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Andy Burnham: “It’s wrong that people are left arguing for things that are just fundamental, and they’re given in other parts of the…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2026
It’s wrong that people are left arguing for things that are just fundamental, and they’re given in other parts of the country, and the lack of a constitution disempowers places in that situation.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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Critiquing the current lack of a constitution.

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