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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar and Alexandra Topping

Burnham v Starmer: one week in, how do their leadership styles compare?

Two side-by-side photos of Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer in glasses making emphatic hand gestures while speaking
Andy Burnham took over from Keir Starmer after being crowned as Labour leader unopposed. Composite: Shutterstock/PA

Six weeks ago Andy Burnham was not even an MP; now the former mayor of Greater Manchester is the most important political figure in Britain. After orchestrating a bloodless coup against Keir Starmer, in which he was crowned as Labour leader unopposed, the new prime minister has started his tenure in Downing Street with some eye-catching policies and a radically different approach to communication. A week into the job, how do their leadership styles compare?

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