What can we do just to take that little bit of pressure off people’s shoulders, just to give them that little extra sense that help is coming so that they can have that bit of hope that things are getting better. And that’s the mission that we’ve got to set ourselves together.
Andy Burnham: “What can we do just to take that little bit of pressure off people’s shoulders, just to give them that little extra…”
On the recordJuly 21, 2026
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party
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theguardian.comEditor's note · Context
Burnham addressing his cabinet on cost-of-living pressures.
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