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Andy Burnham

Prime Minister, United Kingdom

Search every verified Andy Burnham interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Andy Burnham, in his first Labour Party conference speech as Prime Minister, said that "Brexit has done more harm than good" and announced plans to set out options for the UK's long-term relationship with the European Union around the time of a UK-EU summit later this year. He stated he would examine the "pros and cons" of all options and did not rule out proposing rejoining the EU, while noting he had previously said he would like to see Britain rejoin in his lifetime. He also said the government would work to secure gains for British industries most harmed by Brexit and that control over immigration had been weakened by losing collaboration with European partners. In the same speech, Burnham proposed a National Care Service, to be free at the point of use, and said the state pension triple lock would be adjusted from April 2030, with pensions continuing to rise annually at least by prices or 2.5% and holding value relative to earnings over time. He said the change would generate savings to fund the care service, and acknowledged there could be a funding shortfall that would require honesty about where money would come from. He also confirmed plans to repeal what he called Margaret Thatcher's "ideological ban" on public ownership of water companies, and said the government would look at options for public control of energy and housing. In interviews, he said the UK faces a "tough winter" with rising energy costs, confirmed a temporary VAT cut on electricity bills, and said he would not call a general election this year or next.

Recent appearances

  • Andy Burnham won't rule out rejoining European Union

    September 30, 2026 · 📺 Daily Record

    Andy Burnham has acknowledged he could go “all the way” and propose rejoining the European Union as he considers the UK’s future relationship with Brussels. The Prime Minister, who has blamed Brexit for a decade of drift and division, said he would look at the “pros and cons” of all options. In his first Labour Party conference speech as leader, the Prime Minister said Brexit had done “more harm than good” and promised to set out the options to the country around the time of a UK-EU summit later this year. Daily Record Homepage: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ Daily Record Facebook:   / th…

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  • Andy Burnham: 'Brexit has caused more harm than good' | BBC Radio 4 Today

    September 30, 2026 · 📺 BBC Politics and BBC News

    Andy Burnham has suggested rejoining the EU is among options the government could examine to reshape the UK's long-term relationship with Europe. Speaking to Today's Nick Robinson, the prime minister said "Brexit has caused more harm than good", and the government is exploring "different options". He also agreed that the UK is facing an energy crisis, but refused to say whether people will be offered more than the temporary VAT cut to help with rising energy bills. When pressed on his vow to scrap the state pension triple lock by 2030, he said it will be an "adjustment" that keeps "in play"…

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  • Andy Burnham in conversation with Nick Ferrari

    September 30, 2026 · 📺 LBC and LBC UK Politics

    Prime Minister Andy Burnham sits down with Nick Ferrari at the 2026 Labour conference in Liverpool. The pair discuss all the biggest talking points of the country's political landscape today. 00:00 | 'What's not to like, Prime Minister?' Delays regarding Heathrow airport's third runway 02:02 | 'I have spoken about it!' 'Very briefly...' Why have you not Nick grills the PM on the UK's defence 03:37 | 'Is there a genocide happening in Gaza?' Burnham comments further on Ed Miliband's sanctions 06:10 | 'What is "working-class aspiration?"' The PM talks about his background 07:42 | 'I can as…

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  • 'Brexit has done more harm than good', says Prime Minister Andy Burnham

    September 30, 2026 · 📺 Chronicle Live

    During his speech at the Labour Party conference, the Prime Minister said Brexit had done “more harm than good” and now wants to consider all options Continue reading at our ChronicleLive website: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/... Twitter:   / chroniclelive   Facebook:   / newcastlechronicle   Instagram:   / newcastlechronicle   Website: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/ #ChronicleLive #labourparty #andyburnham

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  • Watch full interview as Andy Burnham grilled over 'controversial' plans to scrap triple lock

    September 30, 2026 · 📺 Good Morning Britain

    The prime minister has told Good Morning Britain he cannot fix rising fuel costs "straight away" as he acknowledged people were struggling with rising living costs. The average price of a litre of diesel in the UK hit an all-time high of 199.18p this week, with unleaded petrol prices also on the rise, RAC figures showed. Speaking to GMB the day after his conference speech, Andy Burnham said: "It's very hard, isn't it? And what we've got to do is address the root cause, which is the conflict in the Middle East, which is causing a lot of pressure when it comes to the cost of energy, the cost o…

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  • Andy Burnham tells Beth Rigby it will be a 'tough winter' | Watch full interview

    September 30, 2026 · 📺 Sky News

    The prime minister says it is going to be a tough winter as households and businesses face continued financial pressures. Andy Burnham says VAT will come off electricity bills and promises to provide as much breathing space as possible while working within the fiscal rules. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-l... #andyburnham #irn SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:    / skynews   Follow us on X:   / skynews   Like us on Facebook:   / skynews   Follow us on Instagram:   / skynews   Follow us on TikTok:   / skynews   For more content go to http://news.sky.com…

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  • Labour Party Conference: Burnham’s emotional speech

    September 29, 2026 · 📺 Channel 4 News

    Andy Burnham used his conference speech to pitch himself to the people and his party as the man to reset and rewire politics. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/sub...] Driven by the experience of losing his father he asked Brits to back a National Care Service, in part funded by ending the triple lock on pensions as we know it, and adjusting the link to average earnings from year on year to over time. Pensions would still rise, but not as much. Admitting he may pay a political price he insisted somebody had to take on the big decisions. He declared…

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  • Andy Burnham Admits Potential Funding Shortfall For National Care Service

    September 29, 2026 · 📺 Times Radio

    “If there’s a shortfall, we’d have to be honest about that shortfall and say where that money is coming from.” Andy Burnham tells Stig Abell there may be a "shortfall" in his plans to fund a new National Care Service, after ruling out increased borrowing, with economists warning he would have to hike taxes to cover the cost. Andy Burnham was speaking to Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast from Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Listen live everyday, 6-10am. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe…

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  • Watch in full: Andy Burnham's keynote speech to Labour conference

    September 29, 2026 · 📺 ITV News

    Andy Burnham has set out a radical plan to transform Britain, with proposals to reform the state pension triple lock to pay for social care, measures to pave the way for public control of water companies and a potential change in the UK’s electoral system. In his first Labour Party conference speech as Prime Minister he vowed to overturn Margaret Thatcher’s 1980s reforms to give the public greater control over housing, water and energy. Burnham confirmed he wants to end the current pensions triple lock, which guarantees increases in line with the highest of inflation, earnings or 2.5%, in or…

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  • 'IT WILL BE DIFFICULT!' | Andy Burnham announces MAJOR CHANGE to pension triple lock from 2030

    September 29, 2026 · 📺 Manchester Evening News

    Andy Burnham has announced a major change to the State Pension triple lock system in order to pay for social care reforms. It comes as the Prime Minister made his first speech as Labour leader at the party's conference in Liverpool on Tuesday afternoon (September 29). During the speech, he promised to put the country on a new path and pledged to tackle the issues politicians "usually avoid". Continue reading at Manchester Evening News: Andy Burnham announces major change to DWP State Pension triple lock from 2030 https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.... Listen to The Mancunian Way episodes…

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  • Andy Burnham's speech to Labour Party Conference - 2026

    September 29, 2026 · 📺 Labour Party

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  • UK PM Andy Burnham Pledges National Revival at Labour Conference | Dawn News English

    September 29, 2026 · 📺 DawnNews English

    British Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivered an emotional, "honest" address at the Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool, outlining a long-term plan to overhaul public utilities, social housing, and social care. Burnham cautioned voters that fixing Britain's deep-rooted issues will take time, with major results expected after the 2029 election. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawn News English is your window into the latest news, insight, and features from South Asia and beyond. Website: www.da…

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Notable quotes

“I personally believe we need to get closer because we have not had a good decade. We've had a decade of low growth, too much division. I'm the seventh prime minister in 10 years. That's the decade since Brexit. We have to make the next decade ahead of us, much better than the last. But in my lifetime is the key phrase there because it depends what that means and I'm giving you there you know a sort of a principle fee”

“It's going to be a tough winter. There's no doubt about that. And that's why I think all of the time about what can I do? What is under my control to do something to help people? So, it's not just the cost of living, it's the cost of running a business. And we're looking at those issues as we head towards the budget as well as what more can we do. But what is the option that is not to do that? You know, it's about tr”

“Well, I think you've got it completely wrong really, if you don't mind me saying to put it like that because I have put out today a vision for a national care service. There are pensioners out there who watch your program who are paying for care costs from their basic state pension. Now, is that right or fair? Is it right or fair that people who have dementia are treated very differently from people who have cancer w”

“It's still a triple lock, but we're adjusting the triple lock. Now, again, it sounds technical, but I need to explain it. So, three things are involved in the triple lock. Prices, earnings, and 2.5%. And every year the pension rises as you know according to which one of those is highest. Um what we are saying the wages link no it's not taken out completely. So it is an adjustment. So the thing is the way the current ”

“Well, I did and I will come back to that if it's okay. But let me deal with firstly the question as to why Britain has a particular higher level of exposure. And if you look at the lines on the graph, you will see that it does come from that mini budget of a few years ago. Britain lost some trust and credibility in markets at that moment in time and we haven't yet repaired fully that damage and we have to work to rep”

“I want to look at the options. And I am serious. I have said in there's no point me denying it. I've said in a book I would like to see Britain rejoin in my lifetime. So there's no point me saying otherwise but it's not necessarily the case that that is now because we need to understand what would be the nature of how we would look at the different options. So we could stay as we are that's definitely an option if pe”

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