Hugo Gye

@HugoGye

Britain political correspondent, @TheEconomist. Chairman of the @housmansoc. Þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg. Get in touch: hugogye@economist.com

SW1A economist.com/topics/britain Joined October 2011

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@TheEconomist Burnham sat down with @TheEconomist this week for his first foreign policy-focused interview, explaining how he plans to put Britain back at the centre of the world stage and why doing so passes the 'Makerfield test'.

Read the interview here: economist.com/britain/2026/1…

www.economist.com Andy Burnham promises three foreign-policy overhauls He speaks to The Economist. In Antigua, of all places

Hugo Gye @HugoGye 1d

'Pornography is an unpopular thing to defend. But Britain has become too willing to ban anything pearl-clutchers dislike, from plastic straws to noisy protests'

The new ban on certain types of porn depicting legal practices is wrong, @TheEconomist argues: economist.com/leaders/2026/1…

www.economist.com England’s new ban on kinky porn will misfire Bans make moralists feel good, but will not work as planned

Hugo Gye @HugoGye 2d

Good to see @TheEconomist interview picked up by the British papers...

Hugo Gye @HugoGye 2d

A full transcript of the highlights of @TheEconomist's interview with Andy Burnham is available here: economist.com/britain/2026/1…

www.economist.com Transcript: An interview with Andy Burnham Britain’s prime minister talks to The Economist about foreign policy and the economy

Hugo Gye @HugoGye 3d

ANDY BURNHAM EXC #1

Vladimir Putin will be barred from attending next year's G20 summit in Manchester, the PM tells @TheEconomist.

I asked: "Will Vladimir Putin be invited to the G20 summit in Britain next year?"

Burnham replied, simply: "No."