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Andy Burnham: “I did 'not want to leave office' without reforming the system and that I was 'ready to use some of my political capital'…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2026
I did 'not want to leave office' without reforming the system and that I was 'ready to use some of my political capital' on the issue.
Said by
Andy Burnham
Labour Party
Source
bbc.co.uk

Editor's note · Context

Commitment to social care reform shortly after becoming PM.

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