This reprioritisation of public resource shows a change in direction towards improving everyday life and strengthening local economies over expensive national government schemes.
Andy Burnham: “This reprioritisation of public resource shows a change in direction towards improving everyday life and strengthening…”
On the recordJuly 19, 2026
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party
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bbc.co.ukEditor's note · Context
On the shift in government priorities
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