Burnham vows to seek new ‘long-term’ relationship with EU in emotional Labour conference speech

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PM also confirms plan to end pensions triple lock to pay for national care service and pledges to put electoral reform in Labour’s manifesto

Andy Burnham has promised a new “long-term” relationship with the EU in an emotional Labour conference speech in which he also confirmed the end of the pensions triple lock.

In a deeply personal address where at times Burnham spoke through tears as he reflected on the death of his father just weeks ago, he used the experiences of his grandparents buying their own home, the cruelty of the care system and the pride of his family to set out how he wanted to take political risks to make fundamental change.

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Source: The Guardian World

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