100 days of Burnham

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Is Andy Burnham winning over voters with his promise to put ‘hope in every heart and growth in every postcode’? As the prime minister marks almost 100 days in the job, the FT has been polling swing voters in Sheffield to discuss his performance, the state of the country and how he stacks up against the other political parties. Host George Parker discusses the findings with pollster Scarlett Maguire, deputy political editor Jim Pickard and political correspondent David Sheppard. Plus, the panel discusses the government’s controversial decision to develop the Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea. Follow George @GeorgeWParker and @georgewparker.bsky.social; David @OilSheppard and @oilsheppard.bsky.social and Jim @PickardJE and @pickardje.bsky.social Want more? Has Andy Burnham won over British voters? UK approves development of Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea Andy Burnham’s North Sea ‘pragmatism’ is no big shift from Keir Starmer’s John Healey to quash visa hopes for wealthy in UK Budget The people shaping the Budget Stratford moves closer to international rail upgrade with Budget boost What will the UK Budget mean for Britain? Join Lucy Fisher and political editor George Pa