I grew up near Andy Burnham. This is what shaped our new PM

Andy Burnham is the new British Prime Minister—and he's a northerner. Reporting from his hometown in Culcheth, The Guardian notes he's the first Prime Minister from the north in fifty years. The village, nestled in Cheshire near Warrington, is hopeful about what one of their own can accomplish. Burnham still frequents the Cherry Tree pub, where locals have no shortage of stories about the area's most famous resident.

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