UK's Burnham Takes on Brexit, Pensions in Sweeping Change Agenda
Description: Prime Minister Andy Burnham has set out a sweeping vision for Britain — from Brexit to pensions and social care. #uk #politics #world #news
Burnham vowed to reopen some of the UK’s most vexing debates, from Brexit to pensions to the electoral system, in a sweeping and at times tearful call for change that resets British politics.
Burnham laid out the agenda in a speech to the Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool that sought to counter critics who accused him of prioritizing style over substance. Instead, he promised a “new economy and a new politics,” pledging to curb the soaring cost of pensions, repeal the Thatcher-era ban on public ownership of water companies and explore options for a closer relationship with the European Union.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-29/burnham-vows-to-build-a-new-economy-and-new-politics-in-the-uk
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Burnham vowed to reopen some of the UK’s most vexing debates, from Brexit to pensions to the electoral system, in a sweeping and at times tearful call for change that resets British politics.
Burnham laid out the agenda in a speech to the Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool that sought to counter critics who accused him of prioritizing style over substance. Instead, he promised a “new economy and a new politics,” pledging to curb the soaring cost of pensions, repeal the Thatcher-era ban on public ownership of water companies and explore options for a closer relationship with the European Union.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-29/burnham-vows-to-build-a-new-economy-and-new-politics-in-the-uk
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