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23 October 2020updated 30 Jul 2021 11:04am

Podcast: The Andy Man Can

The New Statesman Podcast with Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea.

By NS Podcasts

The mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, speaks to the media outside the city's Central Library on 15 October 2020 (Photo By Martin Rickett - Pool/Getty Images.)

On today’s New Statesman Podcast, Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea discuss the new measures announced by Rishi Sunak – and whether his star is falling – and the response from Andy Burnham that has seen him dubbed “King of the North”. In You Ask Us, they answer your questions on how seriously we should take a politician’s voting record.

Send us your questions for future episodes at youaskus.co.uk.

You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple here or on Google/Android here.

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