Andy Burnham has maintained the public’s approval through his first 100 days as the UK’s PM – that’s unheard of these days

By Stephen Coleman, Emeritus Professor of Political Communication, University of Leeds

In his first 100 days in office, Andy Burnham has challenged the economic consensus shared by UK governments in recent decades and set up a prime ministerial office outside London with a remit to rewire the state and devolve power. He has also reopened the debate on Brexit and set in motion the biggest social house-building programme since the post-war period.

These are big moves for the prime minister, not unlike those proposed in the king’s…

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