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== Political views ==
== Political views ==
Andy Burnham has described himself variously as a "[[socialist]]" and "[[social democrat]]". He was associated with the [[New Labour]] movement of Tony Blair earlier in his political career. He describes his own political ideology, dubbed "Manchesterism" and "Burnhamism", as the "end of [[neo-liberalism]]" and "business-friendly socialism".
===European Union===
===European Union===
Andy Burnham has expressed contradictory views on the [[European Union]]. In 2016, immediately before the referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union (in which the vote to leave won), Burnham stated that a vote to leave would lead not only to the breakup of the European Union, but of the United Kingdom too. Later that year, Burnham criticised middle-class champagne socialist Labour-Remain voters who smeared those who voted Leave as uneducated or xenophobic. In 2025, Burnham appeared to support re-joining the European union, having this to say: "Long-term, I’m going to be honest, I’m going to say it, I want to rejoin it. Look, I hope in my lifetime I see this country rejoin the European Union". In May 2026, after putting himself forward for by-election in Makerfield, Burnham said during a speech in Leeds that he "respected" the Leave vote of 10 years prior, and that he would not campaign to take the UK back into the EU.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/05/18/burnhams-changing-views-on-rejoining-european-union/ Burnham’s changing views on rejoining the EU]</ref>
Andy Burnham has expressed contradictory views on the [[European Union]]. In 2016, immediately before the referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union (in which the vote to leave won), Burnham stated that a vote to leave would lead not only to the breakup of the European Union, but of the United Kingdom too. Later that year, Burnham criticised middle-class champagne socialist Labour-Remain voters who smeared those who voted Leave as uneducated or xenophobic. In 2025, Burnham appeared to support re-joining the European union, having this to say: "Long-term, I’m going to be honest, I’m going to say it, I want to rejoin it. Look, I hope in my lifetime I see this country rejoin the European Union". In May 2026, after putting himself forward for by-election in Makerfield, Burnham said during a speech in Leeds that he "respected" the Leave vote of 10 years prior, and that he would not campaign to take the UK back into the EU.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/05/18/burnhams-changing-views-on-rejoining-european-union/ Burnham’s changing views on rejoining the EU]</ref>