Becoming Burnham: The Manchester Arena Call, Westminster Plotting, and Keir vs Andy
The Rest Is Politics | 03 sep 2026 | 00:19:08
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How did Andy Burnham learn about the Manchester Arena bombing? Would he still have tried to become PM had Keir Starmer let him stand in the Gorton and Denton byelection? And when did tensions between Keir and Andy really begin?
Join Alastair Campbell and Steve Rotheram as they address all these questions and much more on Becoming Burnham
Producer: India Dunkley
Researcher: Miranda Crawford
Video Editor: Josh Smith
Social Producer: Celine Charles
Executive Producer: Emily Kent Smith
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How did Andy Burnham learn about the Manchester Arena bombing? Would he still have tried to become PM had Keir Starmer let him stand in the Gorton and Denton byelection? And when did tensions between Keir and Andy really begin?
Join Alastair Campbell and Steve Rotheram as they address all these questions and much more on Becoming Burnham
Producer: India Dunkley
Researcher: Miranda Crawford
Video Editor: Josh Smith
Social Producer: Celine Charles
Executive Producer: Emily Kent Smith
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