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Burnham gambles on radical progressive plan to help Britain ‘rise again’
UK NewsPolitics•September 29, 2026 at 7:21 PMNational

Burnham gambles on radical progressive plan to help Britain ‘rise again’

By Pippa Crerar Political editor•The Guardian - UK News

PM accepts some of his plan could be “difficult” and admits he “may pay a political price”.Analysis: PM’s promises will take time to come goodKey takeaways from Burnham’s conference speechAndy Burnham has staked his future on a gamble that the public will back radical progressive policies on social care, electoral reform and Europe, telling voters that his agenda will break the mould of the last 40 years and “allow us to rise again”.In a deeply personal speech at Labour’s conference, Burnham began building his next general election manifesto, acknowledging that he may end up paying the price for creating sharp new dividing lines in politics. Continue reading...

PM accepts some of his plan could be “difficult” and admits he “may pay a political price”.

Andy Burnham has staked his future on a gamble that the public will back radical progressive policies on social care, electoral reform and Europe, telling voters that his agenda will break the mould of the last 40 years and “allow us to rise again”.

In a deeply personal speech at Labour’s conference, Burnham began building his next general election manifesto, acknowledging that he may end up paying the price for creating sharp new dividing lines in politics.

Continue reading...