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Andy Burnham: “I’ve always thought you can tell something about a country by what it learns to walk past.”

On the recordAugust 20, 2026
I’ve always thought you can tell something about a country by what it learns to walk past.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Discussing societal issues and rough sleeping.

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