Newscast – One week of Prime Minister Andy Burnham

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Today Prime Minister Andy Burnham officially opened the doors to 10 North in what he described as ‘the best day of my life’. Adam is joined by Lucy Fisher – Whitehall Editor at the Financial Times and Patrick Maguire, Chief Political Analyst at The Times, and they discuss how Number 10 North is shaping up and whether it will be more than a gimmick. Plus, they’ll look back at Andy Burnham’s announcements in his first week in office and set an example of how he’ll run the government. Now you can listen to Newscast on smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “Ask BBC Voice to play a news broadcast”. Works on most modern speakers. Join our Newscast online community here https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released daily. If you’re in the UK, for more BBC news and current affairs podcasts, listen to BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the BBC’s current political news. The presenter was Adam Fleming. Produced by Jack McLaren with Rosie Merotra. The social producer was Beth Pritchard. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The news editor is Sam Bonham.

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