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Andy Burnham joins Labour leadership race with immigration pledge
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Contributor | Ralphie |
Last Edited | Ralphie May 20, 2010 03:00am |
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Category | Announcement |
Author | Allegra Stratton and Patrick Wintour |
Media | Newspaper - Guardian |
News Date | Thursday, May 20, 2010 08:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | Andy Burnham will join the race to replace Gordon Brown, saying Labour "had our fingers in our ears and our hands over our eyes" over election issues including immigration.
The former health secretary will announce his candidacy at the People's History Museum in Manchester this afternoon, bringing the number of candidates to five.
Ed Balls, the former schools secretary, launched his campaign yesterday , and John McDonnell, the leftwing backbencher, said he intended to run if he could get the numbers. The Miliband brothers, David and Ed, have already launched their bids. |
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