Manx politicians recall dealings with MP tipped to be next prime minister

Burnham was health secretary during negotiations over health agreement

Andy Burnham could become the UK's seventh prime minister in a decade by mid-July.

Yesterday (22 June) he was sworn-in as the new MP for Makerfield.

It came just hours after Sir Keir Starmer announced he was resigning saying he couldn’t lead the party into the next election.

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Mr Burnham is no stranger to the Isle of Man - when he was Health Secretary he was engaged in discussions with the Manx Government over the reciprocal health agreement.

Former Health Minister Eddie Teare, and former Chief Minister Tony Brown, have been sharing their memories of that time: