Burnham will have to call a General Election | Simon Case Exclusive Interview

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If our presumed next prime minister, Andy Burnham, wants to avoid the errors that saw off his recent predecessors, perhaps he should talk to the man who has worked for all of them. Simon Case, the former Cabinet secretary, served under David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer, and knows exactly why all of them ended up failing. Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/06/26/simon-case-interview-burnham-downing-street/ ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Get the latest headlines: www.telegraph.co.uk?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Stay ahead with a Telegraph digital subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscription/store?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain https://www.

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