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Andy Burnham: “What I have to do in my role is try and repair bridges so that the support comes back and therefore I should at this…”

On the recordOctober 14, 2026
What I have to do in my role is try and repair bridges so that the support comes back and therefore I should at this moment in time be careful in terms of laying the ground to bring people back together.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party
Source
bbc.co.uk

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Commenting on US-Ukraine relations during PMQs.

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