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Northern Spin · May 29 · 1 hr 18 min

Northern Spin – Season 6 – Episode 1: Can Brand Burnham Beat Reform?

All eyes are on the North as Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham fights to win the Makerfield by-election and keep alive his path to No.10. But any ambitions Burnham has of becoming Prime Minister depend on stopping Reform in the most important by-election in a generation. In this episode, co-hosts Chris Maguire and Frank McKenna tackle the big questions: Can Brand Burnham win over Makerfield, Labour and the country? Is it Burnham or bust for Labour? Will Carol Vorderman finish off Reform candidate Rob Kenyon after the sexism row? Would victory in Makerfield make Burnham Labour’s next leader in waiting? And why does Burnham need to ditch the King of the North label? Northern Spin is a joint production from BusinessCloud and Downtown in Business. The producer is Dan Brown of Renowned.

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All eyes are on the North as Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham fights to win the Makerfield by-election and keep alive his path to No.10.

But any ambitions Burnham has of becoming Prime Minister depend on stopping Reform in the most important by-election in a generation.

In this episode, co-hosts Chris Maguire and Frank McKenna tackle the big questions:

  • Can Brand Burnham win over Makerfield, Labour and the country?
  • Is it Burnham or bust for Labour?
  • Will Carol Vorderman finish off Reform candidate Rob Kenyon after the sexism row?
  • Would victory in Makerfield make Burnham Labour’s next leader in waiting?
  • And why does Burnham need to ditch the King of the North label?

Northern Spin is a joint production from BusinessCloud and Downtown in Business. The producer is Dan Brown of Renowned.

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