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Burnham stands by claim UK is ‘in hock’ to bond markets

PM says his comments last year were deliberately misinterpreted by Keir Starmer and his advisers UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has said he still believes the UK is far too exposed to global shocks, defending comments last year when he said the UK should be less…

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