Andy Burnham's First Labour Party Conference Speech as PM: Fact Checked
He proposed scrapping the pension triple lock to help pay for social care and more public control over housing, water and energy.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivered his first conference speech in Liverpool, pledging to launch a National Care Service and end the pension triple lock from 2030 to fund social care.
- Replacing Sir Keir Starmer in July, Burnham promised to 'break with the direction of the past 40 years' and return to traditional Labour values, emotionally referencing his recently deceased father, Roy.
- Legislation planned for later this year aims to repeal the 'ideological ban on public ownership of water companies,' placing the UK on a 10-year path to a 'very different water system.'
- While delegates gave Burnham 11 standing ovations, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed his speech lacked long-term economic solutions, warning he would take Britain 'back to the 1970s' with increased government control.
- His new GB Grid company aims to reduce energy prices to European levels within 10 years, alongside a proposed national commission on electoral reform to ensure 'everyone's voice is heard' at the next election.
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"All together now." With those words, Prime Minister Andy Burnham opened his speech today at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. It was a reference to The Beatles, the world-famous heritage of the city where he addressed his party and the country, for the first time as leader of the British Social Democrats. "Together we draw a line under the division," said the Prime Minister, who took office two months ago as Starmer's successor. "And w…
Andy Burnham pledges a radical shake-up for Britain in a high-risk political speech
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to give Britain “a new social contract for the 21st century.” Speaking Tuesday at the Labour Party’s annual conference, he outlined plans for more social housing, better education, and affordable elderly care through a…
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham promised greater state control over housing, water supply and energy in a speech at the Labour Party's annual conference on Tuesday.
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