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Badenoch ally attacks Burnham’s ‘hope hard enough’ economic message as ‘absolutely mad’

BIRMINGHAM, England — One of Kemi Badenoch’s most senior frontbench colleagues has branded Andy Burnham’s conference speech last week as “absolutely mad.” Speaking to POLITICO, Helen Whately, the shadow work and pensions secretary, argued that a…

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Published2 h ago (Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:00:00 GMT)
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AuthorAnne McElvoy, Peter Snowdon