Does Andy Burnham’s pivot from press to social media put scrutiny at risk?

A lifestyle podcast or brief TV clip is less taxing than a full press conference – but No 10 insists the PM is not ducking accountability In an interview this week Andy Burnham said he believed the traditional media was less relevant and the world was “not like that any more”. But some people are now asking: does this change in approach mean less scrutiny?The question was in part prompted by Burnham’s decision to tr…