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Andy Burnham: “I’m going to rip the plaster off, if I can put it that way, because someone has to do it.”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2026
I’m going to rip the plaster off, if I can put it that way, because someone has to do it.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Discussing reforms to the social care system.

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