INSIDE BRIEFING with Institute for Government
Burnham Issues
Published: 21 May 2026 at 12:42 Europe/London
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Episode notes
With Andy Burnham inching closer to a return to Westminster, Sam White, Keir Starmer's former chief-of-staff, joins the podcast team to explore what happens next - and what the prime minister can do while this drama plays out around him.
If Burnham makes it to Number 10, then he will follow a path once trodden by Boris Johnson in being a mayor turned prime minister. So what skills does the mayoralty provide - and how might they be transferable to Downing Street?
Plus: What is in Rachel Reeves's economic support package and will it meet the scale of the Iran crisis?
Catherine Haddon presents.With Hannah Keenan and Tom Pope.
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