The Week: Andy Burnham’s Big Speech And First Own Goal?
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The Week: Andy Burnham’s Big Speech And First Own Goal?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 2, 202635 min
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  • Politics

After a strong week at Labour Party conference has the Prime Minister made his first foul? Downing Street has said Manchester City are not "above the rules" after Andy Burnham was criticised for his comments about the club's breaches of Premier League financial rules. Adam, Chris and Joe are joined by the FT’s Whitehall editor and host of “Political Fix” Lucy Fisher to unpack the backlash, plus Andy Burnham’s big speech to conference. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play...

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