How Andy Burnham caught the public imagination. @RoundtableTRTWorld
How Andy Burnham caught the public imagination.  @RoundtableTRTWorld
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Labour is gaining ground under new UK PM Andy Burnham and now tops the polls.

But can his popularity last when the real work begins?

Roundtable’s guest, Aubrey Allegretti, argues that Burnham’s popularity is partly driven by his relatable, everyman image, but that image management and social media can only take him so far.

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