The Guardian view on Andy Burnham’s first week: polished politics allow an upbeat start | Editorial
Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives and greets staff at No 10 North in Manchester on Friday. Photograph: James Speakman/POOL THE TIMES/APView image in fullscreenPrime Minister Andy Burnham arrives and greets staff at No 10 North in Manchester on Friday. At the offices of the new No 10 North – where the prime minister hopes to work at least one day a week – regional mayors sat alongside ministers in an example of Burnhamism at work.
- ▪Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives and greets staff at No 10 North in Manchester on Friday.
- ▪Photograph: James Speakman/POOL THE TIMES/APView image in fullscreenPrime Minister Andy Burnham arrives and greets staff at No 10 North in Manchester on Friday.
- ▪At the offices of the new No 10 North – where the prime minister hopes to work at least one day a week – regional mayors sat alongside ministers in an example of Burnhamism at work.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives and greets staff at No 10 North in Manchester on Friday. Photograph: James Speakman/POOL THE TIMES/APView image in fullscreenPrime Minister Andy Burnham arrives and greets staff at No 10 North in Manchester on Friday. Photograph: James Speakman/POOL THE TIMES/APOpinionAndy BurnhamThe Guardian view on Andy Burnham’s first week: polished politics allow an upbeat startEditorialWith a flurry of cost-of-living measures and a day in Number 10 North, the new prime minister has hit the right early notesFri 24 Jul 2026 12.49 EDTLast modified on Fri 24 Jul 2026 12.58 EDTShareAppropriately enough, Andy Burnham ended a week of political signalling and first impressions back in Manchester on Friday.
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