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Andy Burnham: “It was a very warm meeting, I thought I would get on well with him, and I did, we got on very well indeed. And this is…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2026
It was a very warm meeting, I thought I would get on well with him, and I did, we got on very well indeed. And this is going to be a close partnership.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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On his meeting with Zelenskyy.

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