Andy Burnham is refusing to answer questions at the first press conference designed to ease people’s concerns about his opacity. Who could have foreseen this?
He will give a speech at around 11:30 a.m. in Manchester designed to inform people what his economic views are. The trail goes something like this:
That’s still extremely vague. Lobby hacks are not currently allowed to ask questions – Burnham’s Team claims “time constraints” prevent it. An excuse as insulting as it is anodyne – what’s the point in hacks even carting themselves up there…
Burnham confirms he spoke to Trump last night about drilling in the North Sea:
“I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here. There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that. Hence, me indicating that to the president…”