THE MANCHESTER YEARS: HOW BURNHAM’S REBIRTH AS ‘KING OF THE NORTH’ SET HIM ON ROAD TO NO 10
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In the second part of a two-part profile, Josh Halliday charts PM-in-waiting’s journey northward, where as mayor he revelled in his Covid-era popularity – and changed his approach to politics Part one: From Cambridge… In a pub a short walk from parliament, which he had taken to calling “the madhouse”, he plotted his escape over beers with three trusted colleagues.
It was late March in 2016. Burnham, the MP for Leigh in Greater Manchester, had been in Westminster for 15 years but here, in a politico-free pub on Horseferry Road, his mood was dark. Continue reading...
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- The Guardian: In the second part of a two-part profile, Josh Halliday charts PM-in-waiting’s journey northward, where as mayor he revelled in his Covid-era popularity – and changed his approach to politics Part one: From Cambridge…
- The Guardian: In a pub a short walk from parliament, which he had taken to calling “the madhouse”, he plotted his escape over beers with three trusted colleagues.
- The Guardian: Burnham, the MP for Leigh in Greater Manchester, had been in Westminster for 15 years but here, in a politico-free pub on Horseferry Road, his mood was dark.
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- Topic: UK — the feed headline centres on MANCHESTER, YEARS, BURNHAM, REBIRTH, KING.
- Original feed: The Guardian.
- Published: 17 Jul 2026, 06:30 UK.
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