About this episode

Iain and Tessa discuss Andy Burnham's victory in Makerfield and explore his principles while comparing current political divisions to those in Tudor England.

Iain and Tessa react as Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield seat convincingly! But what are his core principles (does he have any?) and could the PM be ousted before the end of the summer? Plus, how do our divided times compare to politics in Tudor England? All that and more!

People in this episode

Hosts: Iain, Tessa

Topics covered

• politics
• elections
• history
• Tudor England
• Andy Burnham
• divided times

Keywords

• Andy Burnham
• Makerfield
• politics
• Tudor England
• elections
• divided times
• core principles

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Places: Makerfield, Tudor England

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