Andy Burnham blames Brexit and deindustrialisation for UK economic decline during first House of Commons appearance

Andy Burnham took his place in the House of Commons for his first appearance as prime minister, identifying Brexit and a series of

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• The Independent
  Burnham blames Brexit for ‘decade of low growth’ in UK
• BBC
  Burnham's PMQs debut shows the challenge of delivering new style of politics
• Al Jazeera
  UK PM Burnham faces first parliament grilling, vows to ‘bring back hope’
• The Guardian
  Burnham blames Brexit and Thatcher for ‘wrong turns’ in first Commons speech as PM

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• Financial Times
  Andy Burnham tries to calm bond markets as public spending fears mount