Manchester Evening News
UK · 17 mins ago
The Mancunian Way: Change, unity and 'hope in every heart'
Hello,Andy Burnham was confirmed as the new leader of the Labour Party this afternoon. And as he gave his first speech after succeeding Sir Keir Starmer he vowed to 'put hope in every heart'.Speaking at a special conference at the Trades Union Congress headquarters in central London before he becomes Prime Minister on Monday the Makerfield MP and former Greater Manchester Mayor promised to 'get the country pulling together again' and vowed to change the Labour Party.He said: "I want people to say once again that Labour are ‘for us’. We can be that party, the party that puts more power in people’s hands, drives good growth in every postcode and puts hope in every heart.”He also repeated his pledge to devolve power away from Westminster, giving people 'more power over life’s essentials'. He
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