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On the day Andy Burnham becomes UK PM, a northern city loses trains to London

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  1. Andy Burnham becomes UK prime minister on the day the story is set.

  2. A train operator serving a northern English city cuts many direct services to London.

  3. Burnham has promised greater powers and investment for northern England.

  4. The service cut undermines Burnham's agenda on his first day as PM.

  5. The affected city is not explicitly named in the article snippet.

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