Political Quotes

Andy Burnham

The Public Record

Jun 30, 2026

I heard on doorsteps in Makerfield how people need a bit extra now to help with rising costs. I will do my very best to deliver it and, whilst not taking risks with the public finances, will seek to give Britain some breathing space as…

mirror.co.uk
Jun 30, 2026

Andy Burnham must act straight away on Amos review so political upheaval does not delay vital NHS maternity reform which grieving families campaigned so hard for

mirror.co.uk
Jun 30, 2026

We will support every region to set clear and credible industrial ambitions – and provide the support to achieve them.

theguardian.com
Jun 30, 2026

We will ensure all parts of the UK are able to take greater public control of essential services like water, housing, energy and transport.

theguardian.com
Jun 30, 2026

That is what we will build as the bedrock of a more balanced economy.

theguardian.com
Jun 30, 2026

I will seek to give Britain some breathing space as soon as I can.

theguardian.com
Jun 30, 2026

It promises a new era of possibility for Britain. Possibility for places that haven’t felt it for a very long time … Let’s give them that feeling, that ability to hope, to aspire for better.

theguardian.com
Jun 30, 2026

I hope people can begin to feel – hopefully you can – the excitement that comes with the change that I am setting out today.

theguardian.com
Jun 30, 2026

I reject crude cuts, promising a preventative approach.

theguardian.com
Jun 30, 2026

And I want to put on record that I never have and never will describe myself as the first female Labour PM.

theguardian.com
Jun 30, 2026

Culture really does matter and we need to change that culture.

theguardian.com
Jun 30, 2026

To strive for equivalent living conditions in all parts of Britain

bbc.co.uk
Jun 30, 2026

We will never get growth up to the level Britain needs unless every single postcode in the land is set up to contribute to it.

bbc.co.uk
Jun 30, 2026

The political direction I set will not be up for negotiation.

bbc.co.uk
Jun 30, 2026

The new No 10 North unit would "oversee the biggest rebalancing of power our country has ever seen".

bbc.co.uk
Jun 29, 2026

Britain's housing crisis is having a ruinous impact on its public finances, so, working with local areas, Number 10 North will oversee the biggest council house building programme since the post-war period.

abc.net.au
Jun 29, 2026

The country isn't where it should be. It is stuck in a rut, and clearly we can't go on like this.

abc.net.au
Jun 29, 2026

Westminster hasn't been working for people, and it hasn't working for a very long time. In fact, it is broken.

abc.net.au
Jun 29, 2026

I will back our scientists, technologists, entrepreneurs, and creatives, and show how Britain will be the innovation nation of the next decade.

malaymail.com
Jun 29, 2026

We need a new determination to raise living standards of every single person in this land.

malaymail.com
Jun 29, 2026

Radical change" to the nation's "broken" political system

abc.net.au
Jun 29, 2026

Growth cannot be ordered from the top down. Indeed, it can only be nurtured from the bottom up,

independent.co.uk
Jun 29, 2026

I believe that land and property are undertaxed relative to earned income.

independent.co.uk
Jun 29, 2026

Land Value Tax is a very productive form of taxation because you make sure land is used for good, productive purposes.

independent.co.uk

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