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Burnham stakes his future on care, electoral reform and Europe in emotional Labour conference speech
UK NewsPolitics•September 29, 2026 at 7:21 PMNational

Burnham stakes his future on care, electoral reform and Europe in emotional Labour conference speech

By Pippa Crerar Political editor•The Guardian - UK News

PM says his plan, which includes ending pensions triple lock to fund national care service, will ‘allow us to rise again’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 says his plan, which includes ending pensions triple lock to fund national care service, will ‘allow us to rise again’

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...

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