Andy Burnham promised to be unflinchingly honest with the public regarding where, in his view, the country has gone wrong. He staked his political future on the public supporting radical progressive policies concerning social care, electoral reform, and Europe.
Burnham accepted that he might face a political cost for these proposals. Furthermore, the leader stated he would present plans for a longer-term relationship with the European Union at the reset summit this autumn.
He also asserted that Brexit has caused more detriment than benefit. Regarding pensions, Burnham confirmed that he would cease the triple lock if Labour secured the next election.
A cross-party national commission, Burnham announced, will examine options to replace the first past the post system with a form of proportional representation. Later this year, Burnham confirmed plans for two new pieces of legislation, one of which will be a leasehold reform bill.
Additionally, the leader stated a water bill would repeal Margaret Thatcher’s ban on state-owned water companies. The creation of GB Grid was confirmed, which will utilise funds previously earmarked for Great British Energy to compete against private firms like National Grid.
In response, Kemi Badenoch claimed that Burnham intends to revert Britain to the 1970s. Nigel Farage stated that scrapping the triple lock would represent an abdication of duty to British pensioners.
