Andy Burnham used his first major speech since Sir Keir Starmer announced his resignation to promise a "new direction" for Britain, saying Westminster is "broken" and the country is "stuck in a rut".
Speaking at Manchester's People's History Museum on Monday (June 29), the former Greater Manchester mayor and new MP for Makerfield unveiled plans to radically reshape how Britain is governed if he becomes Prime Minister.
Among the major announcements were plans to bring about the "biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen", shifting decision-making power away from Whitehall and creating a 'Number 10' in the North based in Manchester.
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Andy Burnham speech: 10 key announcements made by Labour leadership hopeful
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