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Andy Burnham: “Things are getting harder, and politics is getting more polarised, and the path we’re on, if we are not careful, is a…”

On the recordJune 13, 2026
Things are getting harder, and politics is getting more polarised, and the path we’re on, if we are not careful, is a path towards the politics of the United States of America, a polarised, poisonous politics where people in communities don’t work together any more.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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During a campaign speech about the UK's political direction.

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