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‘Total class act’: Marie-France van Heel is poised to be a very different PM’s wife

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All 1 reports on Thu, 1 October 2026

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Marie-France van HeelSarah BrownGordonSamantha CameronDavidAkshata MurtyRishiAndy BurnhamNo 10UK

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How it spread - 1 original report

  1. Thu, 1 October 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World17:56first to report

      The former marketing executive is expected to play a big role in promoting the UK and could be the most influential spouse in No 10 in years Sarah Brown called Gordon her hero , Samantha Cameron insisted David was “incredibly funny” , while Akshata Murty said Rishi was her best friend . When Marie-France van Heel spoke about her husband, Andy Burnham, in a rare public interview a decade ago, she joked that she had noticed his “good looks … and monobrow”. The spousal humanising of a party leader...

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