Everton pay tribute to Andy Burnham's dad as a 'lifelong Blue' as grieving PM attends club's game against Wolves with Canada's Mark Carney

See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Published: 06:04 EDT, 17 September 2026 | Updated: 06:04 EDT, 17 September 2026 Everton last night paid tribute to Andy Burnham's dad as a 'lifelong, diehard Blue' as the grieving Prime Minister attended the club's match against Wolves.Mr Burnham watched the game with Canadian PM Mark Carney - a fellow Evertonian - just days after the death of his father, Roy, who suffered with Alzheimer's.Roy's photo was shown on the Hill Dickinson Stadium's big screens alongside a message that read: 'RIP Roy Burnham lifelong, diehard Blue, much loved by Eileen, Nick, Andy, John and all the family.'Mr Burnham earlier held a bilateral meeting with Mr Carney at the stadium in Liverpool before Everton's third-round Carabao Cup game on Wednesday evening.Both Mr Burnham, who said the match was special for a 'personal reason', and Mr Carney wore Alzheimer's Society forget-me-not flowers on their lapels.The Canadian PM said he had also lost his father to the disease, telling Mr Burnham: 'I know that struggle.' Everton last night paid tribute to Andy Burnham's dad as a 'lifelong, diehard Blue' as the grieving Prime Minister attended the club's match against Wolves Mr Burnham watched the game with Canadian PM Mark Carney - a fellow Evertonian - just days after the death of his father, Roy, who suffered with Alzheimer's Roy's photo was shown on the stadium's big screens alongside a message that read: 'RIP Roy Burnham lifelong, diehard Blue, much loved by Eileen, Nick, Andy, John and all the family'Mr Carney said the first Everton match he attended was the 1989 FA Cup semi-final, a game which Mr Burnham has also spoken about attending as it happened on the same day as the Hillsborough disaster.The Canadian premier commended Mr Burnham for his role in 'bringing justice and closure' following the tragedy, in which 97 Liverpool fans died.Mr Burnham described Mr Carney, a former Bank of England governor, as a 'great progressive leader' and said there were opportunities for them to work together on defence and AI.He said: 'It's just so good for me to think I will have somebody to talk to and commiserate about Everton at a G7 meeting.'You are so welcome to Liverpool and obviously to your beloved club, to the new home of Everton.'Mr Carney said there was an opportunity for Canada and the UK to 'build together' in areas including values around AI.He said: 'It is an honour to be here. It is a pleasure to be here.' Mr Burnham earlier held a bilateral meeting with Mr Carney at the stadium in Liverpool before Everton's third-round Carabao Cup game on Wednesday eveningAfter the meeting, which lasted about 45 minutes, the pair both donned blue and white Everton scarves and took their seats in the stands to watch the match.They greeted supporters as they made their way to their seats, shaking hands and posing for photos.The pair could be seen hugging and celebrating as Everton scored the only goal of the match in the 80th minute.Mr Burnham invited Mr Carney to watch a game together when the pair spoke in July, shortly after he became PM.The Canadian adopted Everton as his team after moving to the UK.Since moving into No10 in July, lifelong Toffee Mr Burnham has continued to be a regular attendee at games at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, which opened last year.In a readout of their meeting, a Downing Street spokeswoman said: 'The leaders began by underscoring the close co-operation between the UK and Canada and emphasised the importance of building similar close ties with European partners, particularly on trade and defence.'The Prime Minister welcomed Canada becoming the first observer nation in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) this summer, as the leaders discussed strengthening defence co-operation and the complementary work of the Multilateral Defence Mechanism and the Defence Security Resilience Bank.'The GCAP is a joint initiative between the UK, Japan and Italy to develop the next generation of stealth fighter jets.