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Who is Andy Burnham? The returning MP set to challenge Keir Starmer

Euronews · Jun 19, 2026, 2:41 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Burnham has said he was first inspired to enter politics after watching "Boys From The Blackstuff," an acclaimed 1982 TV show about five unemployed men navigating Margaret Thatcher's Britain.

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