Author: Chris Maguire

With the clock ticking until Andy Burnham’s expected coronation as Prime Minister, BusinessCloud will be tracking the activities of the Makerfield MP.

Highlight:

According to reports in The Times, Burnham had his first meeting with Keir Starmer since Friday’s win in the Makerfield by-election. The two reportedly met for an hour at a secret location.

Media watch:

• ‘Andy Burnham: I’ll boost spending on defence’ – The Telegraph
• ‘Andy Burnham is already feeling the heat’ – The Times
• ‘Andy Burnham set to demote Rachel Reeves to lesser Cabinet role’ – Financial Times
• ‘How Andy Burnham’s wife went on disastrous Blind Date show while the pair were dating’ – Daily Mail

Social media watch:

As of 9pm on Tuesday, Burnham has had a quiet day on his social media channels, with updates from Monday’s dramatic return to Westminster and his official swearing-in ceremony as Makefield’s MP.

“Love to watch England in the pub tomorrow football but we’ll have to see what we can arrange,” he said.

Andy Burnham’s social media following:

Facebook: 109k

Instagram: 40.5k

TikTok: 56.4k

X: 622.4k

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