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Andy Burnham: “I suppose you think you’ll understand what the job will be like until you actually experience it, and it is intense –…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2026
I suppose you think you’ll understand what the job will be like until you actually experience it, and it is intense – but in a good way as well.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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Reflecting on his first two weeks as PM.

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