politics Liverpool, United Kingdom
Andy Burnham sets out Brexit and domestic policies at Labour conference
At Labour's annual conference in Liverpool, Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended the union, said Brexit had done more harm than good and set out policies including a National Care Service, cost-of-living measures and global AI regulation. Ministers said his emotional speech persuaded them and marked a more united government.
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The Labour Party opened its annual conference in Liverpool on Sunday.
“The governing Labour Party opened its annual conference beside the River Mersey in Liverpool on Sunday”
Andy Burnham said his keynote conference speech would call for Britain to have hope again.
“It's time for Britain to have hope again.”
Andy Burnham replaced Keir Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister in July.
2 of 2 sources“Burnham, who replaced Sir Keir Starmer as PM in July”