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Andy Burnham: “We need to honour the manifesto upon which Labour was elected, and if I was to bring forward any changes, obviously…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2026
We need to honour the manifesto upon which Labour was elected, and if I was to bring forward any changes, obviously people would rightly say, well, is this consistent with that manifesto?
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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On the need to align changes with Labour's manifesto.

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