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Chris Mason: Will Burnham find PMQs as 'nail biting' and 'nerve wracking' as Blair did?

Chris Mason: Will Burnham find PMQs as 'nail biting' and 'nerve wracking' as Blair did?
BBC Politics Wednesday 02 September 2026, 04:49 UTC 1 min read
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Curiously, the questions at lunchtime may well feel like a minor extension of what he faced on Tuesday, the BBC's political editor writes.

Curiously, the questions at lunchtime may well feel like a minor extension of what he faced on Tuesday, the BBC's political editor writes.
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