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Andy Burnham: “The people of Dundee and Bangor feel just as distant from Holyrood and the Senedd as they do from Westminster”

On the recordJune 30, 2026
The people of Dundee and Bangor feel just as distant from Holyrood and the Senedd as they do from Westminster
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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Speech on devolution and local governance

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