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Andy Burnham: “I will work hard to change that culture, leading from the front and showing how things can be different, letting MPs be…”

On the recordJune 29, 2026
I will work hard to change that culture, leading from the front and showing how things can be different, letting MPs be authentic representatives and not using the whip system to create fear or close down debate.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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Speech at People's History Museum in Manchester

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