Who is Andy Burnham, the lawmaker seeking to replace Keir Starmer
Politics,Great Britain,British Parliament,Keir Starmer
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Andy Burnham is a political insider turned outsider who aims to be Britain's next prime minister.
The 56-year-old politician presents himself as an amiable northern everyman who prefers T-shirts to a suit and tie and spends spare time playing soccer or spinning 1990s tunes during DJ battles.
He's also an experienced politician whose career has taken him from high-level government jobs to the mayoralty of Greater Manchester, and now to the cusp of the prime minister's office...
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