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UK Heading for ‘Poisonous’ Politics of the US, Andy Burnham Says
Burnham also pledged a 45-day work placement for all 16- to 18-year-olds and a major expansion of apprenticeships.
- Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham warned on Saturday that the UK is veering toward the "poisonous politics of the US" under Sir Keir Starmer's current Labour leadership.
- Burnham, seeking to return to Westminster in Thursday's Makerfield by-election, has made no secret of his Labour leadership ambitions while criticizing Starmer's direction.
- During the campaign, Burnham pledged a "massive expansion of apprenticeships" and a guaranteed 45-day work placement for all 16 to 18-year-olds.
- He also argued the Government must adjust defence spending assumptions, stating he would not be "squeamish" about reducing the welfare bill to fund the Dip.
- The contest, a race between Burnham and Reform candidate Robert Kenyon, follows recent ministerial resignations over the Government's long-delayed defence investment plan.
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UK heading for ‘poisonous’ politics of the US, Andy Burnham says
The Greater Manchester mayor said ‘things are getting harder, and politics is getting more polarised’.
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