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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Libby Brooks

Tuesday briefing: Can Andy Burnham beat Britain’s headphone dodgers?

Commuters wait on a London Underground platform as a train arrives.
The government has announced measures aimed at tackling nuisance behaviour on public transport. Photograph: Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images

Good morning.

Me again, back from the October school holiday (a week in glorious Wales, thanks for asking) and ready to hear your commuter woes. For our prime minister, it’s “one of the most annoying things on public transport”: maybe you’re trying to work, or read, or you’ve finally got your kid to sleep, when someone starts blasting sound from their phone at full volume.

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