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Labour hopeful says wife picked future Tory comms chief

7/23/2026

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Labour leadership candidate Burnham recounted at a July 2015 hustings that his wife appeared as the “picker” on the early-1990s TV show Blind Date.
He said his wife selected a contestant named Will from Surrey during the programme.
Burnham noted that the chosen Will later became the director of communications for the Conservative Party.

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Labour leadership candidate Burnham recounted at a July 2015 hustings that his wife appeared as the “picker” on the early-1990s TV show Blind Date.
He said his wife selected a contestant named Will from Surrey during the programme.
Burnham noted that the chosen Will later became the director of communications for the Conservative Party.