A personal story to attest to Andy Burnham’s character…
We had some visa issues when travelling to the US for SXSW in 2023. We contacted his office and he personally escalated it to two staff (shout out Maria and Tom) who got us sorted via their contacts at US immigration within a couple of hours.
We were performing on the GMMC stage on our first day there, met with him to say thanks. Cheekily asked could he also sort us guestlist to the New Order show that night. Lo and behold, also sorted that for us within a couple of hours.
All round good bloke, nothing but respect for him.
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