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Andy Burnham: “Proposed agreements could add the equivalent of more than £10 billion annually to the UK economy by 2040”

On the recordOctober 21, 2026
Proposed agreements could add the equivalent of more than £10 billion annually to the UK economy by 2040
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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On the economic benefits of EU agreements

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