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Emotional Burnham pays tribute to late father in first conference speech
Andy Burnham became emotional paying tribute to his late father Roy, who died this month, in his first conference speech as prime minister. He said the son of a man who failed his 11-plus had become prime minister, wishing his dad had been able to appreciate it. His mother Eileen and brother John watched as he praised a Britain of solidarity, not separation.
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