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Andy Burnham: “But always we will show how we are going to pay for it, what we are reprioritising.”

On the recordJuly 21, 2026
But always we will show how we are going to pay for it, what we are reprioritising.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Promise made during cabinet meeting.

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