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Brazen Burnham should call an election and put his ten year plan to the voters

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21.07.2026

Tuesday 21 July 2026 2:19 pm

Brazen Burnham should call an election and put his ten year plan to the voters

By: Christian May

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Andy Burnham's big day. Monday July 20, 2026. PA Photo. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Plenty of people were staring at their phones outside the Calais terminal of the Eurotunnel on Monday afternoon, but I sensed I was the only one watching Andy Burnham’s Downing Street address. We left for France under one Prime Minister and came back under another. That’s just how it is these days.

My first reaction was, “So that’s what he looks like in a tie,” and my second was, “Why has he dispensed with the........

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