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Chris Mason: What his first week in power tells us about Andy Burnham
The fledgling Burnham administration has been seeking to find its feet and make a decent first impression at the same time, the BBC's political editor Chris Mason explains.
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Chris Mason notes that Andy Burnham’s initial week in office has already highlighted pressing challenges, underscored by Angela Rayner’s warning on the BBC’s Today programme that “we are on borrowed time if we don’t get a move on.” The commentary points to the rapid shift in Westminster after Sir Keir Starmer’s departure as prime minister earlier in the week, framing Burnham’s early actions against a backdrop of urgent political change.
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