Is Andy Burnham seriously about to tour Britain like some medieval monarch? | Zoe Williams
It’s good to talk, but … Burnham on a visit to a family centre in Sheffield last month. Photograph: Annabel Lee-Ellis/ReutersView image in fullscreenIt’s good to talk, but … Burnham on a visit to a family centre in Sheffield last month. Photograph: Annabel Lee-Ellis/ReutersOpinionAndy BurnhamIs Andy Burnham seriously about to tour Britain like some medieval monarch?Zoe WilliamsThe ‘King of the North’ is on the march – or rather, on a bus.
- ▪It’s good to talk, but … Burnham on a visit to a family centre in Sheffield last month.
- ▪Photograph: Annabel Lee-Ellis/ReutersView image in fullscreenIt’s good to talk, but … Burnham on a visit to a family centre in Sheffield last month.
- ▪Photograph: Annabel Lee-Ellis/ReutersOpinionAndy BurnhamIs Andy Burnham seriously about to tour Britain like some medieval monarch?Zoe WilliamsThe ‘King of the North’ is on the march – or rather, on a bus.
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| Publication time | Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:38:12 GMT |
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It’s good to talk, but … Burnham on a visit to a family centre in Sheffield last month. Photograph: Annabel Lee-Ellis/ReutersView image in fullscreenIt’s good to talk, but … Burnham on a visit to a family centre in Sheffield last month. Photograph: Annabel Lee-Ellis/ReutersOpinionAndy BurnhamIs Andy Burnham seriously about to tour Britain like some medieval monarch?Zoe WilliamsThe ‘King of the North’ is on the march – or rather, on a bus. But maybe he’d be better off staying at home and thinking than heading out to press the fleshMon 10 Aug 2026 09.38 EDTLast modified on Mon 10 Aug 2026 09.39 EDTShareAndy Burnham is going on a “listening tour”, travelling the country on a bus to find out what real people are concerned about.
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