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Andy Burnham: “Can we really watch a party with less than 30% walk into Downing Street?”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2026
Can we really watch a party with less than 30% walk into Downing Street?
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Discussing electoral reform on the Today programme.

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