Richard Osman responds to poll that shows Brits commonly mistake him for Andy Burnham

Quiz show host and author Richard Osman and his wife have responded to a poll for The Independent which showed he had been mistaken for Andy Burnham.

Mr Osman posted a screen shot on social media of a story in The Independent published last week which was headlined: “Brits mistake Andy Burnham for Richard Osman and Mel Gibson.”