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Andy Burnham: “Honestly, do we want to carry on in Britain down this path towards a politics like the United States of America, where…”

On the recordJune 6, 2026
Honestly, do we want to carry on in Britain down this path towards a politics like the United States of America, where if people vote different ways, they won't talk to each other and they won't have any relationship with each other? Or do we want to be true to Britain and still live in a country where we work to find common ground?
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Burnham questions the direction of British politics.

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