Political Quotes

Andy Burnham

The Public Record

Sep 29, 2026

The new National Care Service 'free at the point of use' will be 'a landmark policy – as significant as the creation of the NHS itself'.

independent.co.uk
Sep 29, 2026

The centrepiece of that Bill will be this: the repeal of Margaret Thatcher’s ideological ban on public ownership of water companies.

independent.co.uk
Sep 29, 2026

Water is a symbol of what has gone wrong with Britain – a service where the shareholders never lose and the public never win, from which some have syphoned out easy money while the public picked up the bill for the sewage in our seas. It…

independent.co.uk
Sep 29, 2026

We can’t succeed in the eyes of the world if we continue with the levels of political turbulence we have seen in recent times.

independent.co.uk
Sep 29, 2026

If we carry on like this, broken social care will break the NHS too, and we can't let that happen.

independent.co.uk
Sep 29, 2026

I see you, I thank you and I am sorry that my profession has let down yours for so long.

independent.co.uk
Sep 29, 2026

More of the same isn’t good enough and isn’t going to get us where we need to be.

thenational.scot
Sep 29, 2026

“We can’t carry on as we are. Politics-as-usual has taken Britain backwards.

thenational.scot
Sep 29, 2026

Social care in England is as unfair as American healthcare

theguardian.com
Sep 29, 2026

It will require some significant changes, but I’m doing it with the best of intentions.

theguardian.com
Sep 29, 2026

Within 10 years, I want our energy costs to be in line with other nations in Europe. That means we must reform a broken energy market so it serves the public interest.

theguardian.com
Sep 29, 2026

I accept people will not agree with every part of it, but I believe it can turn Britain around.

theguardian.com
Sep 29, 2026

Everyone wants less drift and more direction.

theguardian.com
Sep 29, 2026

We can’t carry on as we are. Politics as usual has taken Britain backwards. More of the same isn’t good enough and isn’t going to get us where we need to be.

theguardian.com
Sep 29, 2026

Hope comes from honesty and from saying the things politicians usually avoid.

theguardian.com
Sep 29, 2026

The essentials in life will be controlled by the people.

theguardian.com
Sep 29, 2026

I will show our newfound confidence as a country and I will show it to the world by putting AI centre stage.

theguardian.com
Sep 29, 2026

The days of you being squeezed for every penny are coming to an end.

theguardian.com
Sep 29, 2026

The British right talk about taking back control. Never let them forget, they are the ones that gave it away in the first place.

theguardian.com
Sep 29, 2026

I cannot say to you truthfully that where we are is good enough. Brexit has done more harm than good.

theguardian.com
Sep 29, 2026

Brexit hasn’t given us control and that it was a handbrake on growth.

theguardian.com

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