Working class Northerner or patronising middle-class politician ‘dressed like Rab C Nesbitt?’ Who is wannabe Burnham? (opens in new tab)

WAVING his mic like a maraca, DJ for the night Andy Burnham joked to his audience: “This goes out to all the politicians in the room.” The Manchester mayor then spun I Wanna Be Adored by local heroes and Burnham favourites The Stone Roses. His quip, at a charity do in 2023, might have been...