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Andy Burnham: “I take the view that that debate - and I don't say that there shouldn't be a debate at some point about those issues…”

On the recordJuly 29, 2026
I take the view that that debate - and I don't say that there shouldn't be a debate at some point about those issues - personally, I think there's something that needs to happen first.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party
Source
bbc.co.uk

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On the assisted dying debate and palliative care funding.

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