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Burnham vows to seek new ‘long-term’ relationship with EU in emotional Labour conference speech
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PM also confirms plan to end pensions triple lock to pay for national care service and pledges to put electoral reform in Labour’s manifesto Key takeaways from Andy Burnham’s conference speech UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has promised a new “long-term” relations
PM also confirms plan to end pensions triple lock to pay for national care service and pledges to put electoral reform in Labour’s manifesto Key takeaways from Andy Burnham’s conference speech UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has promised a new “long-term” relationship with the EU in an emotional Labour conference speech in which he also confirmed the end of the pensions triple lock. In a deeply personal address, Burnham spoke through tears as he reflected on the death of his father just weeks ago, and used the experiences of his grandparents buying their own home, the cruelty of the care system and the pride of his family to set out how he wanted to take political risks to make fundamental change. Continue reading...
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