Daily Mail columnist Katie Hind recounts a past encounter with Andy Burnham, who is set to become the UK's new Prime Minister, offering a personal character sketch as he takes office. The piece, styled as a gossip-column recollection, focuses on his personality and social manner rather than policy substance, with Hind describing him as flirtatious, self-assured and eager to reference well-known contacts.

According to Hind's account, Burnham spoke openly about having had numerous girlfriends, joked with her about whether he was wearing mascara on his notably prominent eyelashes, and repeatedly dropped the names of celebrities he knew. The article appears alongside other Daily Mail coverage of Burnham's imminent premiership, including pieces on voters demanding a general election and his reported plan to scrap the previous administration's digital ID scheme.