He was looking for a job, now he’s found a job: Burnham, Manchester and the power of the Smiths
The band inspired the PM-in-waiting as a teenager. Now his generation has reached middle age, he is using their lyrics to explain policy – and perhaps even speak to a new electoral coalition with…
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