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Andy Burnham: “Charging parents just to sit with their children is a rip-off, plain and simple.”

On the recordOctober 2, 2026
Charging parents just to sit with their children is a rip-off, plain and simple.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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On new airline seating rules for families.

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