Britain's new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, is more "Evertonian" than "Etonian", notes Lee Elliot Major: with his working class roots and political identity rooted in North West England, he marks a radical break with the traditional political elite. But with occupation and income no longer the class indicators that they used to be, what does Burnham's journey tell us about Britain's changing class divide - and the challenges surrounding the inequality of opportunities today?

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22 July 2026

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LSE Inequalities

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2026/07/22/andy-burnham-new-class-system-opportunities/

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