Andy Burnham says Jason Arday's death is 'tragedy' and 'sad, sad state of affairs' in statement

Jason Arday was found dead at his homePress Association and Benjamin Blosse11:40, 15 Aug 2026Updated 11:41, 15 Aug 2026Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday was “a tragedy”.‌Prof Arday, who resigned after a plagiarism row, was pronounced dead after emergency services were called to Daley Thompson Way, in Battersea, just after 3pm on Friday to reports that a man had been found unresponsive inside a property. The Metropolitan Police said his death is being treated as unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious.‌Prof Arday, a professor of sociology of education who became Cambridge’s youngest black professor in 2023, quit following a series of media reports alleging he plagiarised his PhD thesis – completed at Liverpool John Moores Universit