Andy Burnham has jetted off on holiday just 15 days after walking into Number 10. That is the earliest a PM has enabled their out of office notice in modern history. Theresa May comes the closest, and even her trip to the Alps was a month into her premiership. Burnham has halved her record, although at least he waited longer than some Cabinet colleagues…PM Took office First holiday Gap Burnham 20 Jul 2026 4 Aug 2026 15 days May 13 Jul 2016 12 Aug 2016, Swiss Alps 4 weeks Brown 27 Jun 2007 Aug 2007, Dorset (returned early) About 6 weeks Blair 2 May 1997 Aug 1997, Tuscany About 3 months Cameron 11 May 2010 Aug 2010, Cornwall About 3 months Johnson 24 Jul 2019 Dec 2019, Mustique 5 months Starmer 5 Jul 2024 Late Dec 2024, Madeira 6 months Sunak 25 Oct 2022 Aug 2023, California 9 months Truss 6 Sep 2022 Obviously never took one Resigned after 49 daysWho in the real world vanishes from their desk two weeks after starting a new job? Even a new graduate wouldn’t dare to do it, let alone a CEO…