Badenoch revives 'airy-fairy' attack on Burnham two years on

The BBC published a video on 20 July 2026 quoting Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch calling Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham's plans "airy-fairy stuff." She first used the same "airy fairy" and "people pleaser" language in March 2024, BBC News reported, returning to the identical framing more than two years later.