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What roles did Andy Burnham hold in the British government?

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Andy Burnham served as chief secretary to the Treasury; secretary for culture, media, and sport; and health secretary in the government of Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He was also home secretary in Jeremy Corbyn’s opposition shadow cabinet. In 2026, after a nine-year stint as mayor of Greater Manchester, he returned to Parliament and successfully challenged Labour leader and Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the prime ministership.