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Andy Burnham: “That I hear you, I feel for you. I wouldn’t forgive myself if I didn’t do everything I possibly could to try and lessen…”

On the recordAugust 13, 2026
That I hear you, I feel for you. I wouldn’t forgive myself if I didn’t do everything I possibly could to try and lessen your anguish, and I am doing that.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Responding to Aimee Harper about her brother's killers.

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