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Labour's new chief whip is a Liverpudlian with a broad cultural hinterland. Anneliese Midgley grew up in Knowsley on a housing estate. Her family struggled financially when she was growing up but their fortunes changed when her father got a job at the Halewood Ford factory. They moved to the more affluent area of Penny Lane and as a teenager Annaliese got a job at The Beatles Shop. Music became a huge part of her life. She hung out with DJs and musicians and was regularly seen behind the decks at cult Liverpool club night, Liquidation, which...
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Thank you for listening to Profile. If you're in the mood for more, why not listen back to one of our 800 previous episodes on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts? Search for Ed Miller Band to hear about another Burnham insider, or for something totally different, look up Harry Styles. This campaign was won by a band of strong northern power women. I wouldn't mess with them.
And I suggest that you don't either. But Lou, Annalee, honestly... So, a new Prime Minister. What's happened since we've been away on our summer break?
Andy Burnham there, bigging up the two Labour women MPs who ran his by-election campaign and helped propel him into number 10. With Lou Haig, I think the two of them made the whole thing happen.
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