What Burnham is saying

Andy Burnham's policy positions in his own words and his team's, as he prepares to enter Downing Street.

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About this tracker

The positions Burnham has set out, taken only from his own words and those of his close team. Each is graded by how firm it is, from a passing theme to a concrete commitment.

How firm is a position?

topic a theme he has raised, with no specific policy behind it emerging a clear direction, but not the detail firm a specific commitment to act

Flags and dates

⚡ Departure a break from the current government's position ⟲ Flip-flop a reversal of something he said earlier Dated to when he said it where the source is clear, otherwise to when it was reported.

Attention heatmap

Rows are policy areas; columns are days since the Makerfield by-election. The darker a square, the more he said about that area that day. Move the slider to a date and the panel on the right ranks the areas by his attention over the preceding week.

Makerfield result today

Attention by area, week to

Latest positions

His ten most recent positions, newest first. Each shows the policy, how firm it is, and the source. Hover for the words themselves.

Area development

For each area, how his positions divide between themes, emerging views and firm commitments. A pinker bar means more settled policy; the number is the total. Select an area for its timeline.

Each point is a position, set by date (left to right, from the by-election to today) and by how firm it is (theme at the bottom, commitment at the top). A dashed line marks a reversal. Hover a point for detail.