Andy Burnham uses first speech as PM to call for ‘national sense of unity’
20-07-2026 14:02 via standard.co.uk

Andy Burnham uses first speech as PM to call for ‘national sense of unity’

In his first speech as Prime Minister Mr Burnham hinted at help with the cost-of-living squeeze.
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