It was the jacket worn by Andy Burnham when he gave his now famous impromptu speech accusing the government of “playing poker with people’s lives” over coronavirus restrictions. On Wednesday, that navy blue coat became a museum piece.
The item – sported by the Greater Manchester mayor while he told reporters that his region was being placed into a new Covid-19 lockdown against its will – is to go on display at the People’s History Museum in the city.
