The Capitalist

Despatch: Burnham can’t outrun the Westminster bubble on a Pendolino

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Andy Burnham wants to escape the Westminster bubble by shipping bits of No.10 to Manchester. Neil Garratt of the London Assembly isn’t buying it – he says the BBC’s own move 15 years ago proves relocating an office doesn’t automatically transform the culture inside.

Then there’s the small matter of logistics: cancelled trains, no privacy for the journey and a Prime Minister who might need his…