How Burnham Has Learned From Trump | Alex Chalk

“You have to flood the zone with … policy announcements, which set the tone for the kind of person you are.” Like Donald Trump, Andy Burnham has come into his premiership with a raft of policy annoucenements that have “effectively” set out what it is he wants to achieve, says former Conservative justice secretary Alex Chalk. Alex Chalk and Kezia Dugdale were speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 6-10am. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Find us on Facebook:   / timesandsundaytimes   Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram:   / thetimes  

LIVE PMQs Unpacked: Andy Burnham’s First Lunchtime Match Against Kemi Badenoch
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LIVE PMQs Unpacked: Andy Burnham’s First Lunchtime Match Against Kemi Badenoch

Is Rory Stewart Actually Right About A Wealth Tax? | Tax Expert, Dan Neidle
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Is Rory Stewart Actually Right About A Wealth Tax? | Tax Expert, Dan Neidle

Edwina Currie Criticises Burnham’s ‘Platitudes’ And Attacks On Thatcher
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Edwina Currie Criticises Burnham’s ‘Platitudes’ And Attacks On Thatcher

Is It Time to Rage Against the AI Machine?
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Is It Time to Rage Against the AI Machine?

Andy Burnham vs Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions
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Andy Burnham vs Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions

🔴 PMQs LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions - 2 September 2026
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🔴 PMQs LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions - 2 September 2026

LIVE PMQs Unpacked: Andy Burnham’s First Lunchtime Match Against Kemi Badenoch
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LIVE PMQs Unpacked: Andy Burnham’s First Lunchtime Match Against Kemi Badenoch

Is The Trump Administration Starting To Crack? With Matt Frei | Christiane Amanpour Presents
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Is The Trump Administration Starting To Crack? With Matt Frei | Christiane Amanpour Presents

Burnham May Have To Break Tax Pledge | Mohamed El Erian
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Burnham May Have To Break Tax Pledge | Mohamed El Erian

Burnham bombs as PM parliamentary debut falls flat | The Daily T Podcast
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Burnham bombs as PM parliamentary debut falls flat | The Daily T Podcast

Starmer drama on Burnham's first day back at Westminster | The Daily T Podcast
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Starmer drama on Burnham's first day back at Westminster | The Daily T Podcast

Badenoch urges PM to 'take his job seriously' in first Commons clash
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Badenoch urges PM to 'take his job seriously' in first Commons clash

LIVE: Andy Burnham faces first Prime Minister's Questions | BBC News
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LIVE: Andy Burnham faces first Prime Minister's Questions | BBC News

Canada Is Standing Its Ground on Tariffs — And Trump Is Running Out of Time to Blink
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Canada Is Standing Its Ground on Tariffs — And Trump Is Running Out of Time to Blink

Is Mark Carney Beating Trump At His Own Game?
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Is Mark Carney Beating Trump At His Own Game?

Bond Market Meltdown: Investors See No End To The Iran War
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Bond Market Meltdown: Investors See No End To The Iran War

'PATHETIC' Establishment CLUELESS as Britain hurtles to economic DISASTER: Justin Urquhart Stewart
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'PATHETIC' Establishment CLUELESS as Britain hurtles to economic DISASTER: Justin Urquhart Stewart

James O'Brien reacts to Andy Burnham's first PMQs
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James O'Brien reacts to Andy Burnham's first PMQs

Andy Burnham Could Call Snap General Election Next Spring
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Andy Burnham Could Call Snap General Election Next Spring

Kemi Badenoch challenges Andy Burnham on five key issues facing Britain
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Kemi Badenoch challenges Andy Burnham on five key issues facing Britain

"Tax Will Go Up" | Markets Lose Faith In Burnham As Borrowing Costs Soar
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"Tax Will Go Up" | Markets Lose Faith In Burnham As Borrowing Costs Soar

Is Burnham Simply Offering Starmerism 'With A Human Face'?!
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Is Burnham Simply Offering Starmerism 'With A Human Face'?!

Burnham Is Only Offering A 'Short Term Sugar Rush' If He Doesn't Control Spending | Matthew Parris
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Burnham Is Only Offering A 'Short Term Sugar Rush' If He Doesn't Control Spending | Matthew Parris

‘Fancy Words And No Action’ | Andy Burnham To Face His First PMQs Today
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‘Fancy Words And No Action’ | Andy Burnham To Face His First PMQs Today

Burnham's Days Of Being TikTok Prime Minister Are Over | Andrew Neil
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Burnham's Days Of Being TikTok Prime Minister Are Over | Andrew Neil

Burnham’s Commons debut as PM | James O’Brien reacts
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Burnham’s Commons debut as PM | James O’Brien reacts

Imran Khan’s Sons Went To Starmer’s Government And ‘Didn’t Get Much Support’
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Imran Khan’s Sons Went To Starmer’s Government And ‘Didn’t Get Much Support’

“I Don’t Think He WILL!” | Andy Burnham Urged to Call 2027 General Election Before Next Summer
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“I Don’t Think He WILL!” | Andy Burnham Urged to Call 2027 General Election Before Next Summer