‘ABOVE ALL, IT’S THE SYMBOLISM THAT MATTERS’ – POLLY TOYNBEE ANSWERED YOUR QUESTIONS ON ANDY BURNHAM’S FIRST WEEK

After seven days in charge, how is the new UK PM doing? You asked our political columnist about electoral reform, social care and more.

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SonOfTheDesert asks: Given that nothing in this world ever turns out quite as intended, and that good intentions in politics are always hit by unforeseen misfortune, which of the commitments that Burnham has made so…

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