Andy Burnham feared Brexit. Soon he may have to fix it. – POLITICO
But it wasn’t a surprise for everyone. Andy Burnham, then Labour’s shadow home secretary, had broken ranks weeks before to warn that the Remain campaign was getting things wrong and in serious danger of throwing away the referendum. Their pitch had been “too much Hampstead and not enough Hull,” he argued — contrasting the leafy north London suburb with the sort of working class northern city that ultimately propelled Leave over the victory line. ...
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But it wasn’t a surprise for everyone. Andy Burnham, then Labour’s shadow home secretary, had broken ranks weeks before to warn that the Remain campaign was getting things wrong and in serious danger of throwing away the referendum. Their pitch had been “too much Hampstead and not enough Hull,” he argued — contrasting the leafy north London suburb with the sort of working class northern city that ultimately propelled Leave over the victory line. ...
#Andy #Burnham #feared #Brexit #Soon
Andy Burnham feared Brexit. Soon he may have to fix it. – POLITICO
But it wasn’t a surprise for everyone. Andy Burnham, then Labour’s shadow home secretary, had broken ranks weeks before to warn that the Remain campaign was getting things wrong and in serious danger of throwing away the referendum. Their pitch had been “too much Hampstead and not enough Hull,” he argued — contrasting the leafy north London suburb with the sort of working class northern city that ultimately propelled Leave over the victory line. ...
#Andy #Burnham #feared #Brexit #Soon