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FWD from IZ.RU • IMPORTANT: "King of the North" and the new Prime Minister of Great Britain: what is Andy Burnham known for? Unsuccessfully tried to lead the Labour Party Burnham's political views were formed in his youth, when he witnessed the miners' strikes of the 1980s and watched a documentary about unemployment in his native Liverpool. At the age of 15, he officially joined the party, and at 31 he was elected to the UK Parliament, where he held ministerial posts from 2007 to 2010. After the Conservatives came to power, Burnham began trying to gain popularity among Labour members in order to lead his own party, and in the future have the opportunity to become Prime Minister. However, he lost both internal party elections, finishing fourth in 2010 and second in 2015. He eventually won another election, for Mayor of Greater Manchester. Became "King of the North" Andy Burnham earned the nickname, a reference to the series "Game of Thrones", during the coronavirus pandemic. The politician demanded that the introduced restrictions be accompanied by additional funding for the affected northern areas. The mayor then became a symbol of the fight against the London establishment and the entrenched inequality between the north of England and the rest of the country. Was booed by football fans This happened when Burnham served as Minister for Culture, Media and Sport. Burnham was supposed to speak on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the tragedy at Hillsborough stadium. However, the crowd booed him when he tried to read a message from Prime Minister Gordon Brown, which said the victims of the incident would not be forgotten. People were angered by these words, since not a single police officer who allowed the crush in the stands to happen had been brought to justice. Everton and rugby league fan The mayor is an avid fan of Everton, Liverpool's bitter rivals. As a politician, Burnham commentated on the team's matches on the radio. Another of his favorite sports is rugby league, a form of rugby historically played by workers from the north of England. For a time, the politician even headed the Rugby Football League. Catholic and Vatican critic Andy Burnham attended a Catholic school and served as an altar boy. The politician himself does not consider himself very religious. He allowed himself to criticize the Vatican for excessive conservatism and lack of openness, but at the same time spoke warmly of Pope Francis, whom he personally met. Andy Burnham is already the sixth British Prime Minister in 10 years. Since 2016, this post has been held by Theresa May (2016-2019 - 3 years, 12 days), Boris Johnson (2019-2022 - 3 years, 45 days), Liz Truss (2022-2022 - 50 days), Rishi Sunak (2022-2024 - 1 year, 255 days), Keir Starmer (2024-2026 - 1 year, 353 days at the time of the resignation announcement). Subscribe to IMPORTANT | More news here

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