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Andy Burnham
Andrew Murray Burnham is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party since July 2026. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield in Greater Manchester since June 2026, and was Mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017 to 2026; before that he was MP for Leigh from 2001 to 2017 and held several Cabinet positions. Burnham identifies…
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I have been away for a while, but I will get there in the end. I know that other Members in this House have supported those who have suffered other treatment disasters—sodium valproate, mesh, PIP implants. These are still ongoing campaigns, and we need to recognise these campaigns in the House tonight, as we do that of the Chinook families, who were in court today—only just now, I was speaking about that to the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Vikki Slade) in the Lobby—and we pay t
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2026· 66 entries
“I make no apology for it, rehabilitating the S word, it”
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The Wake Weekly: Opinion: NC is on new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s radar
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Real Daily Express video reports Andy Burnham plans to bring 4,000 migrants from Ceuta into the UK” Faux Story.
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Yahoo: Fact Check: FAKE Daily Express Video Reports Andy Burnham Plans To Bring 4,000 Migrants From Ceuta Into UK
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Courthouse News: Burnham faces North Sea oil test as rising costs force UK to rethink net-zero strategy
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The Guardian: UK politics: Burnham says fly-tippers will be forced to pay for the clean-up when they dump waste illegally – as it happened
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Yahoo Finance: U.K. ETFs in Spotlight as Andy Burnham Completes First Month as PM
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BBC: The questions Andy Burnham answered in Yorkshire
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TIME: Andy Burnham Weighs In As Prince Harry and Meghan Set For Return to U.K.
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Birmingham Live: Andy Burnham government confirms crackdown with 20 hours unpaid work for households
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Euronews.com: Will Andy Burnham move the UK closer to the EU?
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AOL: Andy Burnham washes his hands of Harry and Meghan amid security issue
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The Guardian: Drill Andy drill? Burnham’s North Sea dilemma – podcast
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The Guardian: What has Burnham promised since he became PM, and when will it happen?
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The Guardian: Can Andy Burnham rewire the ‘Treasury brain’ to boost growth?
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The Guardian: Andy Burnham calls on wider society to help end rough sleeping by Christmas
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politico.eu: Poll: British voters underwhelmed by Andy Burnham’s response to drought and wildfires
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The Guardian: Will Andy Burnham get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas? – The Latest
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The Conversation: Wildfires and a summer of extreme heat mean Andy Burnham can’t stay quiet on climate any longer
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Bloomberg: Andy Burnham’s Transfer of Power Risks Treasury Backlash
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Gamereactor: Andy Burnham quiere acabar con el fenómeno de las personas que duermen en la calle en Inglaterra antes de Navidad
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The Guardian: I won’t abandon anyone to sleep rough on our streets. That’s my £442m promise | Andy Burnham
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Diari ARA: Andy Burnham critica implícitamente la guerra de Trump contra Irán
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The Week: Is Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping plan feasible?
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The Guardian: Rising inflation underlines scale of Andy Burnham’s cost of living challenge
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Reuters: UK's Burnham tells Times No 10 North to take economic growth role from Treasury
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Reported claimRated This isn’t a real image. It is an edited version of a real picture of Mr Burnham wearing a completely different outfit. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “An image shows Andy Burnham wearing a T-shirt with “Free Palestine” on it.” This isn’t a real image. It is an edited version of a real picture of Mr Burnham wearing a completely different outfit..
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Reported claimRated False. Current proposals don’t include drivers over 70 being ordered to retake their driving test. The plan would replace the current eyesight self-declaration for over-70s drivers with mandatory eyesight tests every three years when renewing their licence. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Prime Minister Andy Burnham is proposing to make drivers over the age of 70 pass another driving test to continue driving on UK roads.” False. Current proposals don’t include drivers over 70 being ordered to retake their driving test. The plan would replace the current eyesight self-declaration for over-70s drivers with mandatory eyesight tests every three years when renewing their licence..
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Reported claimRated This picture has been manipulated to include people with cameras and microphones in the foreground. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “A picture shows Andy Burnham on a run surrounded by a film crew.” This picture has been manipulated to include people with cameras and microphones in the foreground..
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Reported claimRated This is not correct according to Manchester City Council, which says the decision notice relates to a lease for a different part of Heron House, let to an arms-length public body not currently based in the building. The council says Number 10 North is based in office space which was already being leased by the government, and the Cabinet Office says preparations for it took place during the Labour leadership contest. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “A decision notice shows Manchester City Council approved a lease for the offices used by Number 10 North on 10 June, before Andy Burnham was elected as MP for Makerfield.” This is not correct according to Manchester City Council, which says the decision notice relates to a lease for a different part of Heron House, let to an arms-length public body not currently based in the building. The council says Number 10 North is based in office space which was already being leased by the government, and the Cabinet Office says preparations for it took place during the Labour leadership contest..
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Public attention spiked: 68,745 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.4× the usual 20,465, with 32 article edits. Editors noted: clean up, typo(s) fixed: a address → an address
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Public attention spiked: 96,786 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.7× the usual 20,465, with 60 article edits. Editors noted: Remove place of birth. It often means little more than "where was the nearest large hospital", where you grew up is more important, and give L & M as references
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Public attention spiked: 777,708 Wikipedia readers in one day, 38× the usual 20,465, with 168 article edits. Editors noted: External links
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Public attention spiked: 204,840 Wikipedia readers in one day, 10× the usual 20,465, with 135 article edits. Editors noted: Third leadership campaign (2026)
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Reported claimRated Incorrect. By modern convention the Prime Minister is an MP, but there is no law that requires them to have been elected in a general election. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “You have to be a member of the House of Lords or an elected member in a general election to become UK Prime Minister. Andy Burnham was neither of these and therefore has no legal right to be Prime Minister.” Incorrect. By modern convention the Prime Minister is an MP, but there is no law that requires them to have been elected in a general election..
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“I have been away for a while, but I will get there in the end. I know that other Members in this House have supported those who have suffered other treatment disasters—sodium valproate, mesh, PIP implants. These are still ongoing campaigns, and we need to recognise these campaigns in the House tonight, as we do that of the Chinook families, who were in court today—only just now, I was speaking about that to the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Vikki Slade) in the Lobby—and we pay t”
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“I feel tempted to start this speech by saying, “As I was saying 10 years ago in this place,” but it feels fitting to be here tonight, and particularly to be with my right hon. and learned Friend the Prime Minister. I remember very clearly that at the conclusion of the second Hillsborough inquest, he worked with me, as part of the shadow Health team back then, to draft the original Bill that was presented to Parliament. Tonight, it is before this House. Tonight, it feels like life is coming fu”
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Reported claimRated This image has been edited to include the women in Islamic dress. They do not appear in the original photo posted by Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Lucy Powell MP. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “A picture of Andy Burnham’s return to Parliament shows him standing next to several women who are wearing Islamic dress.” This image has been edited to include the women in Islamic dress. They do not appear in the original photo posted by Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Lucy Powell MP..
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Public attention spiked: 88,356 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.3× the usual 20,465, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 82,473 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4× the usual 20,465, with 0 article edits.
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Reported claimRated This image was generated using AI. There are no credible reports of Mr Burnham saying this. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “A picture shows Andy Burnham greeting Asian men, as he says he will make Makerfield home for more asylum seekers.” This image was generated using AI. There are no credible reports of Mr Burnham saying this..
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Reported claimRated Incorrect. Mr Burnham has run in two Labour leadership contests and lost both, but Mr Starmer wasn’t a candidate on either occasion. Mr Burnham didn’t stand in the leadership contest Mr Starmer won in 2020. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Andy Burnham has lost a Labour leadership contest twice—once to Sir Keir Starmer.” Incorrect. Mr Burnham has run in two Labour leadership contests and lost both, but Mr Starmer wasn’t a candidate on either occasion. Mr Burnham didn’t stand in the leadership contest Mr Starmer won in 2020..
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“Last up is Andy Burnham. Mikel Arteta is Everton’s best player, he says, and he can’t get into the Spain team, so “I think it will be Spain”.”
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“Did I ever mention that we are the fastest-growing city-region in the UK? 😂 Tremendous piece by Simon Kelner in the @theipaper.com. 👏🏻”
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“Opinion | The renewal of Manchester should be enough to make you feel optimistic 🖋️ by Simon Kelner Read more: trib.al/WXX8MjK”
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“Andy Burnham says homeless armed forces veterans are to get ‘fast tracked’ to the Bed Every Night progamme in Wigan | Chris Gee”
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“We have always said we will not know the whole truth about Hillsborough until we know the truth about Orgreave. Same police force. Same tactics. Five years earlier. We are grateful to the Government for delivering on its manifesto promise. 🙏🏻”
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“Some good news: we will soon restore a night bus service to all 10 boroughs in GM. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...”
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“Super to be invited to the GM Good Growth event today. Huge buzz about devolution, the importance of social purpose, and how GM is 'doing things differently' with a blended approach to investment across the city-region. Lots of great speakers incl. @andyburnham.bsky.social @bevcraig.bsky.social.”
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“A major vote of confidence in Ballymena manufacturing. Mayor Andy Burnham has confirmed a new order for 55 electric buses from Wrightbus as Greater Manchester accelerates plans for a fully electric fleet. More below!”
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“Tomorrow we lift the 9.30am restriction on bus passes, letting older and disabled people travel whenever they want. It was good to thank the GM Older and Disabled People’s Panels for pushing for it. A positive change powered by the people - exactly how politics should work! 🙌🏻”
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“By this time next week, we will have removed the 9.30am restriction on older and disabled people’s bus passes - for good.”
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Described Neil Kinnock as his inspiration
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Career landmark: Minister for the Union (2026).
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Career landmark: Minister for the Civil Service (2026).
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By winning the Makerfield by-election and resigned as mayor
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“s running for selection in Makerfield by-election to”
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“to be in a manifesto and endorsed at a general election”
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“oversee the biggest rebalancing of power our country has ever seen”
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Career landmark: Leader of the Labour Party (2026).
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Attitude magazine wrote that he had overall "one of the most consistently pro-LGBTQ+ records in politics
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2026).
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Career landmark: member of the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2026).
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Campaign: 2026 leadership election.
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Career landmark: First Lord of the Treasury (2026).
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2024· 3 entries
Burnham expressed his wish to "give everyone growing up [in Manchester] an equal alternative to the university route" through the creation of a baccalaureate in collaboration with local and prospective businesses, in an
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Burnham maintained strong approval ratings as those of the prime minister, Keir Starmer, declined, and came to be seen as a potential successor
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Burnham co-authored Head North: A Rallying Cry for a More Equal Britain with the Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram
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2023· 1 entry
“they [Labour] needed me one day in the future”
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2022· 1 entry
Reported claimRated Mr Burnham did not make this comparison. His comments about being a “better politician” were instead a comparison with his own previous two attempts to contest the Labour leadership. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Andy Burnham said he’s a “better politician” than Keir Starmer.” Mr Burnham did not make this comparison. His comments about being a “better politician” were instead a comparison with his own previous two attempts to contest the Labour leadership..
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2021· 1 entry
Emerged as the bookmakers' favourite to become the next Labour leader
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2020· 3 entries
Iain Martin of The Times described Burnham as a "former Blairite" and associated with New Labour
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Burnham signed off on a new £10 yearly charge for pensioners who wished to continue to use their TFGM travel passes on the region's trains and trams
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Part two (focusing on Oldham) reported in 2022, part three (focusing on Rochdale) reported in 2023 and part four (led by HMICFRS and covering the whole of Greater Manchester) reported in 2025
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2019· 1 entry
With the third highest rise on a general election since 1945
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2018· 1 entry
Where he said China's high-speed rail and infrastructure made a strong impression
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2017· 17 entries
“It is a case of at least defamation. A range of potential offences, such as misconduct in public office, could be considered. It remains the case that people have not had access to their full medical records. There are just so many examples of people saying that crucial pages are missing. They obviously cannot prove that, but I have put on the record things that I think are provable and are, in my view, criminal. This cannot be left there, and the Minister is going to have to answer that point d”
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“I think people have applied for documents, but many of those documents have been withheld. I will come on to that in a moment. I was a Minister in the Department of Health just after the publication of the Archer report and the Government’s response to it. At the instigation of the late Paul Goggins, I sought to reopen the whole issue, and I encountered a lot of institutional resistance, if I may put it that way. I am myself standing here out of a sense of guilt—I wish that I had done more ov”
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“I fear that my hon. Friend is right once again. I am aware that individuals received Crown immunity to protect the Government from litigation at the time. That paints a strong picture, and that is why we need to see the papers and find out what happened. I do not want to stand here and accuse Ministers in that Government of anything—that is not my aim—but let us have a look at the papers, so that we can at least see whether any misleading statements were made. The cases that I have brought be”
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“Absolutely; I could not agree more. It is downright immoral to make these people carry on begging in the way they have been forced to do. The Government raised their hopes; they should deliver on the former Prime Minister’s promise and do what my right hon. Friend has just described. The story is becoming clear, is it not? Warnings from the United States were ignored. There was a wish to drive on with these new products from the Oxford haemophilia centre: “We’ll just push them out there to fi”
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“I am very pleased to hear that. I hope that means a commitment in the election manifesto of the kind I have just called for.”
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“I will not be here, but I make a plea to the hon. Gentleman, if he is returned—do not rule out Labour in Scotland, it is on the way back. I make a plea to everybody here in the Chamber today and to the candidates who may be coming here that they must act on this information. They cannot leave this where it is. Their conscience must tell them that they have to do something about it. When the Government ruled out an inquiry into Orgreave, despite the existence of clear evidence of serious wrong”
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“I accept that there have been two inquiries—Penrose was commissioned by the Scottish Government—but it is not acceptable for the Government to point to Archer. That was not a Government-backed inquiry. It did not have access to all the Government papers. The Minister cannot use that as an excuse or say, “We don’t need an inquiry because of Archer.””
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“It is a total disgrace. Absolutely there must be full, fair compensation now. I say to the Government, do not delay; do what Ireland and other countries have done. They should do that now. They raised expectations and they should do it. We would all support it. Mrs Bullock, whom I mentioned, is reduced to sending begging letters. She has had to sell the family home and move away from everything. She is sending begging letters to the Skipton Fund for a stair-lift. She is not well herself now.”
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“I am grateful for the opportunity. The Minister was very kind in her remarks, but the point that perhaps was missed when referencing Archer and Penrose is that I am calling for a different process that takes documents at a very local level and matches them with documents higher up the chain. It is only then that we can put the jigsaw together and start to understand why someone was acting in a certain way in a particular hospital. That is what we are looking for, and that was the strength of the”
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“I think it has such a feel. For me, the whole thing about finance—it is always about finance, and about whether we can give them a bit more—has been helpful to the Government, because it has meant that they have never focused on the issue they should really focus on. As I said at the beginning, if this had been known about, the wave of support behind the people struggling to find out the truth would have been massive—absolutely massive—and the Government would have had nowhere to go and would ha”
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“That was the direct content of the Stanford letter. There was a worry that the NHS was using such products in a completely different context, not understanding the difference between the two systems. That was the Stanford letter. I am not standing here claiming to be an expert on all the papers, because I am not; I am saying what I know, from the people I have spoken to, to be wrong, and linking that to the documents in order to say what I believe to be the case. I may not be right, but we ne”
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Career landmark: member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (2017–2026).
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“s mayor, he would resign his seat as the member of parliament for Leigh. In the event, the 2017 general election was declared two weeks before the mayoral election, and Burnham did not stand as a candidate for parliament. Burnham was elected to the new role of Mayor of Greater Manchester on 5 May 2017. He received 63% of the vote, winning majorities in all ten of Greater Manchester”
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Stood down as an MP and was elected Mayor of Greater Manchester
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Burnham initiated a review of historical child sexual abuse allegations in Manchester and Rochdale, later expanding the scope of the investigation to Oldham
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Career landmark: Mayor of Greater Manchester (2017–2026).
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Burnham argued ending freedom of movement must be prioritised over the economic benefits of single market membership during the UK's Brexit negotiations
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2016· 3 entries
Alongside the anti-Prevent organisation MEND, Burnham said: "The Prevent duty to report extremist behaviour is today's equivalent of internment in Northern Ireland
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“The Prevent duty to report extremist behaviour is today”
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As Shadow Home Secretary, Burnham opposed migration caps
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2015· 5 entries
Burnham drew a hard line on national security during the Labour leadership race, warning that he would quit the Shadow Cabinet if the party ever backed leaving NATO
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For jokingly saying that Labour should have a woman leader "when the time is right", with the New Statesman saying that he had "tripped over his mouth again"
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“a policy of progressive re-nationalisation”
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Career landmark: Shadow Home Secretary (2015–2016).
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Career landmark: member of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2015–2017).
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2014· 1 entry
As the shadow health secretary, he condemned the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea and argued Russia should not be allowed to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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2011· 2 entries
Career landmark: Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (2011–2015).
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Published “ICTAC Kinetics Committee recommendations for performing kinetic computations on thermal analysis data” in Thermochimica Acta — cited 5,591 times.
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2010· 9 entries
“Long term, I’m going to be honest, I'm going to say it, I want to rejoin it. Look, I hope in my lifetime I see this country rejoin the European Union.”
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“I am ready...I have a plan.”
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And in 2015, coming fourth and second, respectively
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Career landmark: Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (2010–2010).
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“did great things during its thirteen years in office”
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Career landmark: member of the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2010–2015).
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Career landmark: Shadow Secretary of State for Education (2010–2011).
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By Burnham's Conservative successor, Andrew Lansley
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“My view is Brexit has been damaging, but the last thing we should do is revisit these arguments. I’m not proposing the UK [should] rejoin the EU. I respect the referendum.”
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2009· 2 entries
Career landmark: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (2009–2010).
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Was promoted to Health Secretary; he responded to the swine flu pandemic and launched an independent inquiry into the Stafford Hospital scandal
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2008· 2 entries
Career landmark: Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2008–2009).
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Campaign: 2008–2009: Culture Secretary and the Hillsborough election.
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2007· 2 entries
Career landmark: Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom (2007).
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Career landmark: Chief Secretary to the Treasury (2007–2008).
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2005· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2005–2010).
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2004· 2 entries
Became PPS to the education secretary Ruth Kelly
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Published “Multimodel Inference” in Sociological Methods & Research — cited 10,287 times.
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2001· 2 entries
“Will the internet kill broadcasting?”
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Career landmark: member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom (2001–2005).
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2000· 1 entry
Burnham married American-born Marie-France van Heel, who is of Dutch descent, in October 2000; the two have been in a relationship since their university days.
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1999· 1 entry
Published “Program MARK: survival estimation from populations of marked animals” in Bird Study — cited 5,982 times.
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1998· 1 entry
Became a special adviser to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Chris Smith, a position he held until he was elected to the House of Commons in the 2001 general election
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1970· 1 entry
Born 1970-01-07.
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