Burnham says he wants to ensure Makerfield byelection ‘changes British politics’, in eve-of-poll speech – UK politics live
And that is to make sure that this byelection changes British politics. This byelection is going to put power where it should be in the hands of people here, in the hands of you, in the hands of 75,000 people across this constituency, a place that has been overlooked by Westminster in the past. It’s right that this place decides what happens, the change that comes to British politics, because change is coming.
- ▪And that is to make sure that this byelection changes British politics.
- ▪This byelection is going to put power where it should be in the hands of people here, in the hands of you, in the hands of 75,000 people across this constituency, a place that has been overlooked by Westminster in the past.
- ▪It’s right that this place decides what happens, the change that comes to British politics, because change is coming.
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12.30 EDTBurnham says he wants to ensure Makerfield byelection 'changes British politics', in eve-of-poll speech to supportersIn his speech Andy Burnham also said the Makerfield byelection would change British politics.He started by apologising to the voters for the inconvenience the byelection had caused, and all the leaflets and the knocks on the door they were getting.He went on: double quotation markIt’s been a long month, and we’ve lived through it together, haven’t we? But it’s all for a purpose. The inconvenience is for a real purpose. And that is to make sure that this byelection changes British politics. And I believe that is what it’s about to do.
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