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Burnham: Is the Media Tempting Fate by Jumping the Gun?

(8 Posts)
Anniebach Sun 28-Jun-26 20:54:44

I didn’t like his behaviour on his first attendance in parliament

Casdon Sun 28-Jun-26 20:38:21

What I meant was that as they are adults, they won’t be living with him and are not of much interest for photos now LizzieDrip? Happy families pictures need cute little kids to engage the public.
Burnham is a social media animal, he always has been, so it doesn’t surprise me that his kids have featured - the difference now is that it’s with their consent, as adults.

LizzieDrip Sun 28-Jun-26 20:24:29

Casdon there are many photographs of his children when very young in the public domain, released by AB.

Casdon Sun 28-Jun-26 20:20:41

I just checked, apparently his children are 26, 24 and 22. - old enough to decide for themselves if they want to be in family photo shoots or not?

LizzieDrip Sun 28-Jun-26 20:12:32

Oh Padstow, Burnham's visa to Downing Street is very much sorted and just waiting to be rubber-stamped.

Because no-one has stood against him (as yet) the process completely avoids a democratic vote by the LP grass roots membership … of which I am one. Not happy😡

I think the media will be far kinder to Burnham than they were to KS. Burnham is happy to have photos of his kids publicised, (like his former boss Blair) - the media loves this. Family photos make great front pages - physical print, online, TV news & SM.

KS has been far more private about his children (quite rightly IMO) but I think it the media resented this - no click bait🤷‍♀️

Iam64 Sun 28-Jun-26 19:25:19

I wouldn’t worry Padstow. Alongside that nonsense are endless articles damning Andy Burnham and especially his wife. How very dare she be a successful independent wife and mother. There will be no honeymoon period. It will be a repeat of negative exaggerated or simply untrue attacks on Burnham as it was with Starmer

Casdon Sun 28-Jun-26 19:25:00

I thought his children were all adults, so wouldn’t be moving to London, regardless of his status, have I got that wrong?

Padstow13 Sun 28-Jun-26 19:14:46

Well, the iNewspaper seems to be - featuring a photo of the Burnham tribe billed as "the new First Family".

Eh? There's the not insignificant matter of democratic process......or is Andy Burnham's visa to Downing Street sorted and just waiting to be rubber-stamped?