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Andy Burnham: “The public are rightly furious about this situation. I think what we have to do is draw a line and say that the public…”

On the recordJune 6, 2026
The public are rightly furious about this situation. I think what we have to do is draw a line and say that the public interest has to predominate now over the private interest.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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On prioritizing public interest in water management.

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