Angry Burnham Deletes Botched Attack on Media After Campaign Scuffle
Andy Burnham faced backlash after a confrontation with a journalist from the Daily Mail. He deleted a tweet related to the incident but later posted again to criticize the journalist. Burnham is set to officially launch his campaign later today.
- ▪Andy Burnham clashed with Daily Mail journalist Christian Calgie.
- ▪Burnham deleted a tweet about the incident shortly after posting it.
- ▪Lee Anderson clarified that their visit was unplanned and related to a local cafe.
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Andy Burnham has attempted to give his side of the story after his clash with the Daily Mail’s Christian Calgie. It has already gone wrong. Earlier this morning, Burnham tweeted this: Those looking to find this tweet will struggle, because he has deleted it. GB News never mentioned the story once. Guido did, of course, and co-conspirators can watch our interview with Christian Calgie here. He has since posted again to only attack Calgie… Lee Anderson also posted to X this morning (still available): “We had no idea Andy was there. The reason we stopped by is because there is a lake there where Rob fishes and he was showing us places in the constituency that meant a lot to him. Whilst there a few of us went into the cafe to use the toilet and have a cup of tea.
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