Burnham attacks neoliberalism and "shameful dereliction of duty" on social care in podcast positioning for possible Labour leadership run

Burnham attacks neoliberalism and "shameful dereliction of duty" on social care in podcast positioning for possible Labour leadership run

Andy Burnham used the "How to Fail" podcast to declare neoliberalism and trickle-down economics failures for former industrial communities, and called his generation of politicians guilty of a "shameful dereliction of duty" on social care. The Greater Manchester mayor, who lost Labour leadership contests in 2010 and 2015, is positioning to the left of the Blairite consensus while distancing himself from the Corbyn era.

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