Does an accent make the man — or woman?
by editors@theworld.org (Aaron Schachter) from The World: Latest Stories on (#7746R)
The new British prime minister is something of a groundbreaker. Despite being in politics since he was a young man, Andy Burnham has refused to lose his northern England accent. Many politicians - and all prime ministers - have been known to speak in a polished, posh accent, which was once known as "the queen's English." Host Marco Werman explains.