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Andy Burnham: “Britain took a series of wrong turns in the 1980s - political power was centralised and economic power was privatised.”

On the recordJuly 17, 2026
Britain took a series of wrong turns in the 1980s - political power was centralised and economic power was privatised.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party
Source
bbc.co.uk

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Outlining his vision for change in British politics.

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