Marie-France van Heel looks set to be a very different type of prime minister’s wife
Andy Burnham and Marie-France van Heel are greeted by party supporters before his keynote speech at the Labour conference in Liverpool on Tuesday. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPAView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham and Marie-France van Heel are greeted by party supporters before his keynote speech at the Labour conference in Liverpool on Tuesday. The UK is holding the G20 presidency next year and the G7 presidency the year after, and van Heel is seen as a valuable addition to the UK’s diplomatic vanguard.View image in fullscreenVan Heel boarding a plane to travel with Burnham to the UN general assembly in New York last week.
- ▪Andy Burnham and Marie-France van Heel are greeted by party supporters before his keynote speech at the Labour conference in Liverpool on Tuesday.
- ▪Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPAView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham and Marie-France van Heel are greeted by party supporters before his keynote speech at the Labour conference in Liverpool on Tuesday.
- ▪The UK is holding the G20 presidency next year and the G7 presidency the year after, and van Heel is seen as a valuable addition to the UK’s diplomatic vanguard.View image in fullscreenVan Heel boarding a plane to travel with Burnham to the
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Andy Burnham and Marie-France van Heel are greeted by party supporters before his keynote speech at the Labour conference in Liverpool on Tuesday. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPAView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham and Marie-France van Heel are greeted by party supporters before his keynote speech at the Labour conference in Liverpool on Tuesday. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPAAndy BurnhamMarie-France van Heel looks set to be a very different type of prime minister’s wifeAndy Burnham’s partner is expected to play a big role in promoting UK and could be the most influential PM’s spouse in yearsAlexandra Topping Political correspondentThu 1 Oct 2026 13.09 EDTLast modified on Thu 1 Oct 2026 13.10 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleSarah Brown called Gordon her hero, Samantha Cameron insisted…
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