We did it then. We can do it now. Get the basics right. Put a care for people at the heart of everything that we do and just get this country working as it should again.
Andy Burnham: “We did it then. We can do it now. Get the basics right. Put a care for people at the heart of everything that we do and…”
On the recordJuly 21, 2026
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party
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thenational.scotEditor's note · Context
Call to action as he enters government.
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