{"id":351377,"date":"2026-06-11T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-ghosts-of-burnham-past-haunt-his-campaign\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T09:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:00:36","slug":"the-ghosts-of-burnham-past-haunt-his-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-ghosts-of-burnham-past-haunt-his-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"The ghosts of Burnham past haunt his campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9BUjVyFcIPs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The ghosts of Burnham past haunt his campaign\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9BUjVyFcIPs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Andy Burnham\u2019s political opponents are finding plenty of attack lines to throw at him. So, are past comments and policy positions \u2013 from WASPI women to calls for an early election \u2013 coming back to haunt the Burnham campaign?<\/p>\n<p>Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy also wonder who is to blame for Keir Starmer\u2019s troubles? Well, according to a focus group of Labour members \u2013 it&#8217;s all the media\u2019s fault!<\/p>\n<p>The duo unpack the mood within the party and the continued paralysis at the heart of government \u2013 affecting everything from the delayed reset of relations with the EU to the even more delayed Defence Investment Plan.<\/p>\n<p>You can see all the candidates standing in the Makerfield by-election here. (Andy Burnham\u2019s political opponents are finding plenty of attack lines to throw at him. So, are past comments and policy positions \u2013 from WASPI women to calls for an early election \u2013 coming back to haunt the Burnham campaign?      Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy also wonder who is to blame for Keir Starmer\u2019s troubles? Well, according to a focus group of Labour members \u2013 it&#8217;s all the media\u2019s fault!      The duo unpack the mood within the party and the continued paralysis at the heart of government \u2013 affecting everything from the delayed reset of relations with the EU to the even more delayed Defence Investment Plan.      You can see all the candidates standing in the Makerfield by-election here.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Burnham\u2019s political opponents are finding plenty of attack lines to throw at him. So, are past comments and policy positions \u2013 from WASPI women to calls for an early election \u2013 coming back to haunt the Burnham campaign? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy also wonder who is to blame for Keir Starmer\u2019s troubles? 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