Andy Burnham's first speech as Labour leader in full

Andy Burnham delivers his first speech as Labour leader, thanking supporters including affiliated trade unions, socialist societies, and 379 MPs. He pledges to restore hope to forgotten communities, build on Keir Starmer's legacy of workers' rights, NHS improvements, rail nationalization, and justice reform. Burnham outlines five priorities: ending factionalism, challenging neoliberalism, supporting industrial heartlands, passing the Hillsborough Law, and reconnecting Labour with working-class roots. He emphasizes unity and a break from infighting to defeat the new Right.

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