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Andy Burnham Holds Back Tears as He Speaks of Late Father Roy at Conference
Burnham paused as he remembered Roy Burnham, saying his father had voted Labour "religiously" and gave him a good life.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivered his first keynote speech at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, fighting back tears while paying tribute to his late father, Roy.
- Two weeks after Roy died on September 14 from Alzheimer's, Burnham pledged to reform the social care system in his father's memory, creating "a person-centred high-quality care service that starts in the home."
- Recalling his upbringing in Culcheth, Cheshire, Burnham described how his parents, Eileen and Roy, instilled in him "a care for people" and values that guided his political path.
- Audience members shouted "go on Andy" during his emotional address, as Burnham expressed determination to prove wrong Scotland's First Minister John Swinney's claim he would be the United Kingdom's last Prime Minister.
- Burnham outlined plans for a fully funded National Care Service to be introduced in the next parliament, promising pension changes will generate "significant savings" to protect those on low incomes.
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Andy Burnham pays emotional tribute to late father as he sets out vision for UK
Prime Minister Andy Burnham leaned on many familiar themes as he set out his hopes to "break with the direction" of UK politics for the last 40 years in his keynote speech at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool
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