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Voices: Why Burnham could be the longest-serving PM since Blair

The Independent UK News · 17 October 2026 at 14:09

Voices: Why Burnham could be the longest-serving PM since Blair

Andrew Neil asks if the new tenant of No 10 is the latest in a series of leaders unqualified for the role – but he could be the longest-serving prime minister since Tony Blair, writes John Rentoul

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Voices: Why Burnham could be the longest-serving PM since Blair

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