Political Quotes

Andy Burnham

The Public Record

Sep 10, 2026

The offer is open to colleagues on all sides of the House to be part of that crucial discussion.

independent.co.uk
Sep 10, 2026

It was only right to expect higher standards of your friends than your enemies. You don’t give your mates a free pass to kill people.

theguardian.com
Sep 10, 2026

The government will therefore introduce a bill at the earliest possible opportunity to correct this antiquated and archaic anomaly.

theguardian.com
Sep 10, 2026

It is, however, unacceptable for there to be a legislative bar against people of any faith performing all the functions of my office.

theguardian.com
Sep 10, 2026

I would say exactly the same situation in Scotland. I am not aware that there is a majority of public support for another referendum and until that changes there won't be one.

thenational.scot
Sep 10, 2026

The funding of palliative and social care should be fixed before assisted dying is considered in England and Wales.

bbc.co.uk
Sep 10, 2026

I have my own personal views on the issue but it was a matter for Parliament to decide.

bbc.co.uk
Sep 9, 2026

AI poses risks to our national security, but it also could be the source of solutions to keeping us safer.

independent.co.uk
Sep 9, 2026

It would be better to work across the floor of this House to get a fully and securely funded path to 3.5 per cent of GDP by 2035.

independent.co.uk
Sep 9, 2026

I don’t think myself that taking £4 billion out of housing benefit is going to get the right consensus around this issue, because that would create levels of homelessness in this country that we wouldn’t have seen before – hundreds of…

independent.co.uk
Sep 9, 2026

If public opinion shows demand for one, a second Scottish independence referendum could be held.

independent.co.uk
Sep 9, 2026

He is absolutely right that AI poses risks to our national security, but it also could be the source of solutions to keeping us safer.

independent.co.uk
Sep 9, 2026

Britain has to stand for something. Britain has to show leadership. Britain has to stand for fairness against injustice, where people are being bullied out of their homes, intimidated.

independent.co.uk
Sep 9, 2026

That is what the British people expect of us and that is what this government will do.

theguardian.com
Sep 9, 2026

In this difficult and dangerous world Britain has to stand for something, Britain has to show leadership, Britain has to stand for fairness against injustice.

theguardian.com
Sep 9, 2026

He says in Scotland there is not majority support for another referendum. Until that changes, there won’t be one, he says.

theguardian.com
Sep 9, 2026

A mental health strategy will be put to the Commons before Christmas, he says.

theguardian.com
Sep 9, 2026

The prime minister is prioritising the ballooning benefits bill over our national security. Shameful. This is not leadership, it is surrender.

theguardian.com
Sep 9, 2026

This side of the house will not be forced to choose between the two, and we will set out a plan to get to 3.5% (of GDP spent on defence) by 2035 at the spending review.

theguardian.com
Sep 9, 2026

I looked at it and I don’t think myself that taking £4bn out of housing benefit is the right consensus around this issue because that would create levels of homelessness in this country that we wouldn’t have seen before, hundreds of…

theguardian.com
Sep 9, 2026

That's the Labour way to get the welfare bill down.

bbc.co.uk
Sep 9, 2026

Yes, we do everything to support our national security, but it can't come at the expense of social security.

bbc.co.uk
Sep 9, 2026

National security can't come at the expense of social security

bbc.co.uk
Sep 8, 2026

One year ago, we recognised the State of Palestine. The time has come to take further action to uphold our commitment to protect the two-state solution, our interests and to stand up for our values, before it is too late.

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