Political Quotes

Andy Burnham

The Public Record

Oct 1, 2026

I had complete confidence in the way British security services are handling this.

cbsnews.com
Oct 1, 2026

The authorities have this under the strongest grip and closest control, and I can assure you of that.

cbsnews.com
Oct 1, 2026

We will say more in due course, but we can confirm our belief that we believe Iran to have played a part.

cbsnews.com
Sep 30, 2026

We could look at what [former Chancellor of the Exchequer] George Osborne has said about a customs union, we could look at what the Liberal Democrats said at their conference about the single market, or we could go all the way.

foreignpolicy.com
Sep 30, 2026

We will start laying the ground now for the National Care Service and introduce it in the next Parliament.

thenational.scot
Sep 30, 2026

I will take the opportunity around the summit to lay out to you – to lay out to the country – what I believe the different options are for Britain’s long-term relationship with our European partners.

thenational.scot
Sep 30, 2026

We can’t afford to carry on like this. In 1945, we had the Beveridge Report. We need something similar now – new social contract for the 21st century.

thenational.scot
Sep 30, 2026

If we build a generation of council homes, we will save billions from the housing benefit budget over the decade.

thenational.scot
Sep 30, 2026

Brexit hasn't given us control. We've lost some of the control we had over our economy, as a decade of low growth has put us in a weaker position.

thenational.scot
Sep 30, 2026

Britain is not perfect. It can be better and we will make it so.

thenational.scot
Sep 30, 2026

The United Kingdom my dad represented is the one I believe in.

thenational.scot
Sep 30, 2026

I want you to know how it made me feel: utterly determined to prove him wrong.

thenational.scot
Sep 30, 2026

On the day my dad died, the Scottish First Minister said I would be the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

thenational.scot
Sep 30, 2026

If there’s a shortfall, well, we’d have to be honest about that shortfall and say where that money is coming from.

thenational.scot
Sep 30, 2026

The question I’ve got is, ‘how many can I afford?’

thenational.scot
Sep 30, 2026

I’m considering everything that might help people in very difficult times and I will be honest and say every possible measure is being looked at.

thenational.scot
Sep 30, 2026

From there, in April 2030, we will adjust it. The state pension will continue to rise every year at least by prices or 2.5%. And it will hold its value relative to earnings over time so that pensioners will always share in the rising…

thenational.scot
Sep 30, 2026

I'll be honest, we promised in our manifesto to keep the triple lock unchanged throughout this Parliament. I will honour that promise. I will honour that promise and I will do more. That will take the state pension to a record high.

thenational.scot
Sep 30, 2026

We needed to be patient. Things would get better. Just so long as Labour won in 2029.

theguardian.com
Sep 30, 2026

This wasn’t the country he wanted to build. It was the one his dad had wanted.

theguardian.com
Sep 30, 2026

I can’t tell you how refreshing it is to have a politician other than Nigel Farage say exactly what he thinks and believes

theguardian.com
Sep 30, 2026

Can we really watch a party with less than 30% walk into Downing Street?

theguardian.com
Sep 30, 2026

I cannot say to you that where we are is good enough.

theguardian.com
Sep 30, 2026

I may pay a political price on social care but said I was prepared to do so in order to do what I thought was right.

theguardian.com
Sep 30, 2026

A future care system would give people “peace of mind” that it would protect their “homes and their savings” if they needed care in later life.

theguardian.com

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