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Andy Burnham: “I would say, in modern politics, it has always been something that I treasure to get a message from him, with his advice…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2026
I would say, in modern politics, it has always been something that I treasure to get a message from him, with his advice and the care and the thought he puts in to those messages. They mean everything to me.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Burnham reflecting on Neil Kinnock's influence.

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