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All change please: Burnham rips up the Starmer playbook – podcast

Politics The Guardian By Presented by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey, produced by Sam Gruet and Ned Carter Miles, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Frankie Tobi 23 Jul 2026 13:52 1 min read
All change please: Burnham rips up the Starmer playbook – podcast

Andy Burnham’s first week in office has seen him announce a range of measures to help people with the cost of living crisis, and scrap several of Keir Starmer’s big policies. But critics – including former Starmer ministers – are questioning how they will be funded and whether they go far enough. Pippa and Kiran look at what’s behind Burnham’s policy blitz. Please keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran at politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com Read Kiran’s article on Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham’s first week in office has seen him announce a range of measures to help people with the cost of living crisis, and scrap several of Keir Starmer’s big policies.

But critics – including former Starmer ministers – are questioning how they will be funded and whether they go far enough. Pippa and Kiran look at what’s behind Burnham’s policy blitz.

Please keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran at politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com

Read Kiran’s article on Andy Burnham’s communication style here

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