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Burnham visited Stourbridge amid a blaze and pushed for clean energy transition while the government issued a temporary ban on disposable barbeques.
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What happened
Burnham visited Stourbridge amid a blaze and pushed for clean energy transition while the government issued a temporary ban on disposable barbeques.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Andy Burnham visited Stourbridge, which was overwhelmed by fires due to the heatwave in England.Sub-event
Burnham visited the Stourbridge blaze and advocated for clean energy as the government banned disposable barbecues.1 source
PM visited Stourbridge to assess damage following an incident.1 source
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The entities involved
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Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
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Stourbridge
town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England
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England
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
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