What does an Andy Burnham government mean for London and business? with John McTernan and Patrick Diamond
Release Date: 07/16/2026
What does an Andy Burnham government mean for London and business? with John McTernan and Patrick Diamond
What Next For London?
On Monday, 20 July, Andy Burnham will officially become the UK’s new Prime Minister – the seventh person to hold the role in just over a decade. What will his new government mean for the capital, and how will his economic vision of ‘Manchesterism’ play out on the national stage? Our latest podcast explores these questions with an expert panel featuring John McTernan, leading political commentator and former Director of Political Operations for Tony Blair, and Patrick Diamond, Professor in Public Policy at Queen Mary University and formerly Head of Policy Planning in 10 Downing Street....
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info_outlineOn Monday, 20 July, Andy Burnham will officially become the UK’s new Prime Minister – the seventh person to hold the role in just over a decade. What will his new government mean for the capital, and how will his economic vision of ‘Manchesterism’ play out on the national stage?
Our latest podcast explores these questions with an expert panel featuring John McTernan, leading political commentator and former Director of Political Operations for Tony Blair, and Patrick Diamond, Professor in Public Policy at Queen Mary University and formerly Head of Policy Planning in 10 Downing Street.
Listen now to gain insight on key challenges facing the new government, what promises of greater devolution could mean in practice for London and some of the steps that the new Prime Minister can take to boost growth.
Running order:
- Introduction (0:01)
- The handover of power (1:20)
- The next Chancellor and Treasury orthodoxy (04:29)
- What does Manchesterism mean for London? (10:29)
- The politics of London and the new government (34:42)
- A snap election? (38:55)
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Music is provided by Coma-Media.