How Burnham Is (Or Isn't) Defining Himself

About this episode

The episode discusses Andy Burnham's vision for the country in the context of the Makerfield by-election and various political figures' responses to current events.

How is Andy Burnham defining his vision for the country as he tries to win the Makerfield by-election? Sally, Polly, Danny and Hugo discuss whether the (possible) next prime minister can really wind back the clock back 40 years, whether Nigel Farage has taken a risk in his response to the murder of Henry Nowak, and whether Kemi Badenoch can define Labour as the party of welfare. Send your messages, voicenotes, praise and criticism to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk A full list of the candidates in the Makerfield by-election is available here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sally, Polly, Danny, Hugo

Topics covered

• by-election
• political vision
• Labour party
• Nigel Farage
• Kemi Badenoch
• Andy Burnham

Keywords

• Andy Burnham
• Makerfield by-election
• Nigel Farage
• Kemi Badenoch
• Labour party
• politics
• by-election

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour, Times Radio

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