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  "path": "/opinion/2026/05/31/burnham-king-north/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-31T18:46:35.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
  "tags": [
    "Opinion",
    "Labour Party",
    "Swindon's Sunday Sermon",
    "Rachael Swindon"
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  "textContent": "In these quite frankly desperate times for British progressivism, with Keir Starmer’s deeply unpopular government crumbling under the weight of its own timid orthodoxy, many on the left are (still) casting about for a saviour. Enter Andy Burnham, the apparent “King of the North”, Greater Manchester Mayor, and newly energised contender for the Labour leadership. […]\n\nBy Rachael Swindon",
  "title": "Burnham’s no ‘King of the North – he’s the Menace from Manchester for the left"
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