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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Guardian readers, Jane Clinton and Jayni Makwana

‘Do a few big things well’: people share what they want from Andy Burnham

A design of Andy Burnham's head surrounded by words.
About 400 people from around the UK responded to an online callout asking about the values and issues they care about. Composite: Sopa Images/Shutterstock

With Andy Burnham having entered Downing Street, we asked people to tell us what they wanted from the new prime minister and government. About 400 people from around the UK responded to an online callout asking about the values and issues they care about.

The words that came up most when people outlined how they wanted Burnham to govern were honesty, integrity and courage, and the biggest issues were the climate crisis, the cost of living and health and social care.

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