Five things we learned from Andy Burnham’s emotional first Labour conference speech as PM

1. Labour leader and prime minister Andy Burnham delivered his first Labour conference speech in Liverpool, promising to break the mould and put Britain on a new path by reforming housing, energy, water and social care.
2. As part of his key policy announcements, an emotional Mr Burnham – speaking less than two weeks after the death of his father Roy – confirmed plans to break the pension triple lock following the next general election to fund a new National Care Service in England.
3. The prime minister outlined measures to reverse 1980s privatisation laws, enabling the nationalisation of water companies that fail to serve the public interest and granting councils powers to take over substandard housing.
4. Critiquing decades of British political history including privatisation and austerity, Mr Burnham accused previous right-wing administrations of handing over public assets and serving vested interests rather than the British people.
5. Drawing comparisons to Clement Attlee's transformative 1945 Labour government, Mr Burnham emphasised his determination to rebuild the common good after replacing Sir Keir Starmer in Downing Street in July.

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