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With weeks to go until he becomes a Labour Prime Minister almost no one voted for, Andy Burnham has been busy answering lots of questions. Not from the press, of course. Apart from a sit-down with Andrew Marr last night, the MP for Makerfield has been avoiding journalists like the plague.
He has, however, taken to social media to answer queries from the public. Specifically, this evening, he has chosen Reddit: a platform where only the most toe-curling softball questions can be cherry-picked by his team.
Enter Kemi Badenoch, who has been having none of his scrutiny-dodging. The Tory leader’s team quickly created a Reddit account so she could join in the fun too. Under Burnham’s post inviting users to ‘ask me anything’, Badenoch responded:
Hi Andy, Kemi here. Whilst you’re answering softball questions on Reddit, I’ve been in Yorkshire answering questions from the press. You’re going to be Prime Minister soon so it’s time to start acting like one. Come out from hiding, face a proper press conference and submit yourself to scrutiny and some tough questions. Are you up for it?
