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Andy Burnham: “I would never forgive myself if I left without having tried.”

On the recordJuly 29, 2026
I would never forgive myself if I left without having tried.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Expressing personal stakes in social care reform.

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