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Andy Burnham: “No one in government loses when power is shared. When you lift up a place, you lift up Britain.”

On the recordJuly 24, 2026
No one in government loses when power is shared. When you lift up a place, you lift up Britain.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of devolution and shared power.

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