{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Politics.co.uk","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk","author_name":"Josh Self","author_url":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/author\/joshself\/","title":"Andy Burnham and the meaning of Makerfield - Politics.co.uk","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rbABfuhrI5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/week-in-review\/2026\/06\/20\/andy-burnham-and-the-meaning-of-makerfield\/\">Andy Burnham and the meaning of Makerfield<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/week-in-review\/2026\/06\/20\/andy-burnham-and-the-meaning-of-makerfield\/embed\/#?secret=rbABfuhrI5\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Andy Burnham and the meaning of Makerfield&#8221; &#8212; Politics.co.uk\" data-secret=\"rbABfuhrI5\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/53844204422_7b63f35283_o.jpg","thumbnail_width":2277,"thumbnail_height":1519,"description":"The news that Andy Burnham would stand as the MP for Makerfield was received with some surprise. In the throes of Labour\u2019s May 2026 crisis, following the disastrous local and devolved parliament elections, commentators questioned his choice of constituency.\u00a0 Burnham\u2019s ambition, of course, was never in doubt \u2013 nor was the national executive committee\u2019s rapid... Read more &raquo;"}