It's been floated by Boris Johnson, so there will be no more substance to it than there was to his bridge over this Irish Sea, but I like the idea of moving the House of Lords to York.
York is a wonderful historic city and the upper house should be elected from the nations and regions and meet well away from London.
Not everyone is happy with the idea:
Oh dear! This is a misunderstanding of York, which is indeed a lovely city, with a superb Minster. But (sadly) we do also have food banks, and homeless people, and hungry children. We had it in Joseph Rowntree's day and we have it now. We do.
— sue mendus (@mendus_sue) July 12, 2020
Burnham has always traded on being from the North of England, but this is not the first time he has adopted a view of the region that accords with the most ignorant Southerner's stereotype of it.
In the Greater Manchester mayoral election he tweeted:
Fortunately, this fantasy North of Burnham's that lacks historic buildings or coffee shops has little to do with the real thing.
Bit bizarre hearing these right-wing calls for a "Barista Visa". God forbid the idea of waiting longer in the morning for their posh coffee.
— Andy Burnham (@AndyBurnhamGM) April 17, 2017
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