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Lisa Nandy backs Andy Burnham's ambitious plan to shift the country's center of gravity and establish a 'new North'.
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What happened
Lisa Nandy backs Andy Burnham's ambitious plan to shift the country's center of gravity and establish a 'new North'.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
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Lisa Nandy
British politician (born 1979)
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Keir Starmer
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024
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