Andy Burnham becomes first PM to appear on Gogglebox as he sits down with 'good friend' Steve Rotherham - and discusses Twiglets and Skips - in No10 for Channel 4 show

Published: 10:01 EDT, 22 October 2026 | Updated: 10:22 EDT, 22 October 2026 Andy Burnham will become the first Prime Minister to appear on Channel 4's Gogglebox when he joins a special episode of the show tomorrow night.The PM will appear on the programme, alongside Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotherham, as part of the Stand Up To Cancer charity campaign.The two Labour politicians will be seen giving their reactions to what they are watching on TV from inside Downing Street.A teaser for the programme, which airs at 9.05pm on Friday, introduces the long-time political allies as 'good friends Andy and Steve'.It also reveals the PM offering Mr Rotherham a beer and crisps, with Mr Burnham heard saying: 'I've got Skips, pork scratchings, Twiglets.'Twiglets are probably the best aren't they?' he adds. But Mr Rotherham, who says he already has a packet of Quavers, replies: 'Skips I'd go for. Are they prawn cocktail?'The PM will appear on the programme, alongside Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotherham, as part of the Stand Up to Cancer charity campaignThe Sugababes and comedian Joe Lycett will also be among famous faces on Friday's special version of Gogglebox, alongside the show's regulars. Mr Burnham is not the first Labour leader to appear on Gogglebox, with Jeremy Corbyn having taken part in a 2017 charity version.The veteran Left-wing MP teamed up with actress Jessica Hynes, known for her role in BBC comedy W1A, for the show.Mr Corbyn revealed his fondness for a coddled egg during the programme, as he criticised Nigella Lawson for the way she separated egg whites while watching the TV chef on screen.Stanley Johnson, the father of former PM Boris Johnson, and Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former spin chief, are other political figures to have also previously appeared on Gogglebox.Reform UK leader Nigel Farage appeared on a spin-off programme with former Gogglebox stars Steph and Dom Parker when he was in charge of UKIP in 2014. Stand Up To Cancer is a joint national fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4.Gogglebox for Stand Up To Cancer airs this Friday 23 October, on Channel 4 at 9:05pm.