The old mate Andy Burnham has tapped to run his Downing Street
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Source: Politico
Published: 2026-06-26 12:00 UTC+10:00
Section: British politics
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Europe, Elections
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LONDON — Just before 10 p.m. on election night in 2009, the Blairite Cabinet minister James Purnell phoned Gordon Brown to resign. His shock-and-awe attempt to topple the prime minister flashed up on TVs in No. 10 Downing Street before he had even finished the call.
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