# No 10 insists Andy Burnham writes ‘most of his own speeches’ after aide spotted using ChatGPT on train

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/no-10-insists-andy-burnham-writes-most-of-his-own-speeches-after-aide-spotted-using-chatgpt-on-train/
- Published: 2026-11-15T14:50:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T19:06:01+00:00
- Original publisher: The Independent (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/burnham-speech-chatgpt-labour-train-b3085215.html
- Topics: AI, Politics, Technology

## Key points

- Downing Street says Burnham writes most of his speeches.
- An aide used ChatGPT to review a speech draft.
- Officials say the chatbot’s suggestions were not incorporated.

## Summary

Downing Street has said Andy Burnham writes most of his own speeches after a photograph showed an aide using ChatGPT to review a draft for the Welsh Labour conference. The incident prompted questions about the role of AI in preparing the speech, although officials said the aide was seeking feedback on text Burnham had already written.

The chatbot reportedly suggested making the address “a little more emotive” and commented on a passage about miners and community ties; the suggestions were not used. Burnham’s speech argued that industry had given communities a sense of belonging, and criticised the effects of closures and centralisation since the 1980s. Reform UK chairman Lee Anderson mocked the episode.

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