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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
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.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Call to action as he enters government.

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