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Andy Burnham’s BBC jibe backfires

Andy Burnham is now making a career out of being an aggrieved northerner, fed up with London dominating the agenda. Never mind that the Mayor of Greater Manchester made his name down south, Burnham takes a pop at the Westminster ‘bubble’ whenever the opportunity presents itself. But Mr S wonders whether he really thought through his latest dig. Following a morning of chaos on Britain’s railways, Burnham chose to direct his ire, not at the railways companies, but at the BBC for its coverage of the story:

Andy Burnham’s tweet

The only problem? This is how the BBC are covering the story on their website:

And how the BBC is covering the story…

Oh dear….

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