About this episode

The episode discusses the potential future challenges Andy Burnham may face despite his current popularity.

Andy Burnham has generated a sense of energy and purpose during the summer break - but is he in some key areas sowing the seeds of future trouble? To join in the never-ending debate in the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative, email steveric14@icloud.com Rock & Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on Wednesday September 30th - at the end of Andy Burnham’s first Labour conference as Prime Minister. Get your tickets here . Subscribe to Patreon here for exclusive extra content and bonus episodes, plus the regular podcast a day early and ad-free.  Written and presented by Steve Richards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Richards

Topics covered

• politics
• leadership
• Labour Party
• Andy Burnham
• future challenges

Keywords

• Andy Burnham
• Labour Party
• politics
• challenges
• leadership

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Organizations: Rock & Roll Politics

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