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Andy Burnham: “I don’t think you nationalise the whole thing necessarily straight off, because that’s complicated and probably…”

On the recordJune 3, 2026
I don’t think you nationalise the whole thing necessarily straight off, because that’s complicated and probably expensive, but you look at the different situations in different parts of the country.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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Explaining his approach to water industry nationalisation.

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