{"id":363137,"date":"2026-07-21T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lord-blunkett-says-friend-andy-burnham-and-cabinet-need-to-get-on-with-it\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:00:28","slug":"lord-blunkett-says-friend-andy-burnham-and-cabinet-need-to-get-on-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lord-blunkett-says-friend-andy-burnham-and-cabinet-need-to-get-on-with-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Lord Blunkett says &#8216;friend&#8217; Andy Burnham and cabinet need to get on with it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IS9bK_bbPks\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Lord Blunkett says 'friend' Andy Burnham and cabinet need to get on with it\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IS9bK_bbPks\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former education secretary Lord David Blunkett, named as a mentor by Andy Burnham, talks to Sky&#8217;s Cathy Newman about the new prime minister and his cabinet. <\/p>\n<p>He said that Burnham is &quot;stamping his authority on the cabinet and on the future of government&quot; and had a stark warning for his cabinet members as he said: <\/p>\n<p>&quot;I think that Andy&#8217;s going to be saying to everybody, &quot;your job&#8217;s on the line&quot;, if they fail to deliver&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>Watch the interview in full. <\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-andy-burnham-keir-starmer-labour-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#andyburnham #government #lorddavidblunkett #uk #politics #cathynewman #skynews<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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