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‘He persuaded us’: Labour ministers moved by Andy Burnham’s emotional conference speech

Prime minister’s pure political argument marks new era for party as he sets out his plans and priorities The hottest ticket at Labour conference – after Andy Burnham’s speech – was an afterparty in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, headlined with a set by the noughties girlband Sugababes.

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All four outlets treat Burnham’s conference speech as the central event, and BBC News, the Guardian and Channel 4 all highlight its emotional and policy-heavy tone. BBC focuses most on the personal moment about his late dad and the standing ovation, while the Guardian foregrounds care, electoral reform and Europe, plus a promise tied to ending the pensions triple lock. Channel 4 frames the speech as a pitch to “reset and rewire politics,” and Sky News is different again in centring pre-speech expectations from Labour donor Dale Vince, which appears only in its extract.

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