Andy Burnham has made a bold start – but convincing people that change is possible will take much more | Frances Ryan
Andy Burnham holds his first No 10 North meeting in Manchester, 24 July 2026. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/PAView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham holds his first No 10 North meeting in Manchester, 24 July 2026. While Starmer responded to an era of social and economic crises with the futile pessimism of a man who appeared not to realise he was in fact prime minister, Burnham has spent his first week in Downing Street challenging the orthodoxy that certain problems are just too big to solve.
- ▪Andy Burnham holds his first No 10 North meeting in Manchester, 24 July 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Christopher Furlong/PAView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham holds his first No 10 North meeting in Manchester, 24 July 2026.
- ▪While Starmer responded to an era of social and economic crises with the futile pessimism of a man who appeared not to realise he was in fact prime minister, Burnham has spent his first week in Downing Street challenging the orthodoxy that
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Andy Burnham holds his first No 10 North meeting in Manchester, 24 July 2026. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/PAView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham holds his first No 10 North meeting in Manchester, 24 July 2026. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/PAOpinionAndy BurnhamAndy Burnham has made a bold start – but convincing people that change is possible will take much moreFrances RyanThe new PM’s greatest task has long weighed down the left: convincing voters there are actually better days aheadTue 28 Jul 2026 01.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 28 Jul 2026 01.01 EDTShareThis is the danger zone.
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