Media scrutiny of Burnham just hit a new low

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Andy Burnham is set to become the UK prime minister despite us having no idea how he intends to administer us. Given this, every journalist who gets within spitting distance should be demanding to know what the plan is. Instead, we’re getting sh*te like this: I asked in our video on #PMQs what Andy Burnham might have thought of being called β€˜a pair of eyelashes & a black t-shirt’. We have our answer @IzzyLosseff https://t.co/rWcTm9meIF — Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) June 24, 2026 We are not a serious country For clarity’s sake, the above video features a coquettish Burnham saying: It’s dark…

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The more scrutiny Andy Burnham faces, the less popular he gets

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The Makerfield by-election has got people around the country talking about Andy Burnham again. And a new poll has shown that, with increasing scrutiny, he’s become a lot less popular. We reckon that’s because he represents the same kind of fence-sitting, corporate politics that gave the UK Keir Starmer. Unsurprising popularity dive Voters tend to view most politicians unfavourably, overall. But Andy Burnham was a rare case before the by-election campaign. Because there were actually more people who viewed him favourably. That has quickly changed in recent weeks, though, with YouGov reporting that his: favourability has declined markedly over the past…

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