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  Andy Burnham to run for Labour leadership
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Last EditedIndyGeorgia  May 15, 2015 03:13pm
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AuthorIrish Times
News DateWednesday, May 13, 2015 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionShadow health secretary Andy Burnham has thrown his hat into the ring in the battle for the Labour leadership.

Mr Burnham joins Chuka Umunna and Liz Kendall in the race to replace Ed Miliband, with the new leader to be announced at a special conference on September 12th.

Following last week’s general election results, which prompted Mr Miliband’s resignation, the former health secretary admitted Labour had “lost its emotional connection with millions of people” and promised to “rediscover the beating heart of Labour”.

In an apparent signal that he will seek to return the party to the approach adopted under Tony Blair, Mr Burnham said he wanted Labour to “speak for everyone and for the whole country”, and to address voters’ aspirations in the way it did in 1997.
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