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Andy Burnham: “You have to rethink how we run things to get a different approach to public spending and running the economy which is…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2026
You have to rethink how we run things to get a different approach to public spending and running the economy which is much more focused on early investment, early intervention, setting people up for success and much less paying for failure.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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Discussing a new approach to public spending and investment.

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