{"id":356820,"date":"2026-06-30T01:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/andy-burnham-makes-his-pitch-to-be-uk-prime-minister-is-he-ready-for-number-10-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T01:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T00:00:14","slug":"andy-burnham-makes-his-pitch-to-be-uk-prime-minister-is-he-ready-for-number-10-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/andy-burnham-makes-his-pitch-to-be-uk-prime-minister-is-he-ready-for-number-10-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Burnham makes his pitch to be UK Prime Minister, is he ready for Number 10? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/67jWtV8r7wg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Burnham makes his pitch to be UK Prime Minister, is he ready for Number 10? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/67jWtV8r7wg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Andy Burnham has set out his vision for the country should he become Prime Minister, including plans like setting up a \u2018No10 North\u2019 in Manchester.  <\/p>\n<p>He said he wants to \u2018take power out of the centre\u2019 by transferring some powers from Westminster to the regions, and by extending devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. He also promised to deliver the biggest programme of council house building since the post-war period.  <\/p>\n<p>James, Chris and Faisal breakdown what was in the speech, and what wasn\u2019t. <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Is Andy Burnham ready to be prime minister?<br \/>\n00:47 Chris&#8217;s reaction to Burnham&#8217;s speech in Manchester<br \/>\n04:14 &#8216;Manchesterism&#8217; explained<br \/>\n06:55 What does devolution actually mean?<br \/>\n10:50 Lessons from other European cities<br \/>\n13:55 Number Ten North: what is it and how would it work?<br \/>\n20:48 Would Burnham scrap the parliamentary whipping system?<br \/>\n23:34 Burnham\u2019s policy pledges<br \/>\n29:16 The questions Andy Burnham faces before entering Downing Street<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Burnham has set out his vision for the country should he become Prime Minister, including plans like setting up a \u2018No10 North\u2019 in Manchester. 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