“He promises change, but he’s been given no mandate for change … The more he wants to do different, the less actual authority he has to do that.”
If Andy Burnham pushes for major structural changes, he risks furious public pushback because he lacks the mandate to do so, says Times Radio presenter Stig Abell.
Stig Abell was speaking to Ayesha Hazarika on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Friday-Sunday from 1pm-4pm.
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