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Andy Burnham: “I don’t want to sort of be perceived as somebody who’s coming in with grudges and agendas and, you know, going to just…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2026
I don’t want to sort of be perceived as somebody who’s coming in with grudges and agendas and, you know, going to just immediately find or demonise one group or create a new way of dividing people.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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Addressing concerns about public division.

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