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Andy Burnham

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  1. Cameron stands behind unpopular NHS reform plans
    Irish Times logo Irish Times 6 hours ago

    BRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron has rejected demands to scrap plans to reform the National Health Service in England, despite mounting fears among his own Conservative ranks that the legislation could destroy their chances at the next election. The

  2. Fears of Coalition split as Simon Hughes breaks ranks and calls for Lansley to be sacked over controversial health reforms
    Daily Mail - UK logo Daily Mail - UK 6 hours ago
    The reformers: Nick Clegg, David Cameron and Andrew Lansley meet staff during a hospital visit

    Plans to reform the NHS sparked a coalition split yesterday when the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats called for Health Secretary Andrew Lansley to be fired. Simon Hughes broke ranks undermining efforts by David Cameron and senior Tories to shore u

  3. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 months ago
    Shadow Education Secretary Andy Burnham delivers his keynote speech on the fourth day of Britain's opposition Labour Party's annual conference, in Liverpool, northern England September 28, 2011.

    Shadow Education Secretary Andy Burnham delivers his keynote speech on the fourth day of Britain's opposition Labour Party's annual conference, in Liverpool, northern England September 28, 2011. View Photo »

  4. We have learnt from bitter experience not to trust the Prime Minister’s NHS pledges. Just two months after promising that there would be no privatisation of the health service, his Government outrageously orders the privatisation of three local services.
    – Andy Burnham SOURCE: Mirror.co.uk 4 weeks ago
  5. NHS productivity has risen in 10 years, undermining Lansley's case, says study
    Guardian Unlimited logo Guardian Unlimited 6 hours ago
    Andrew Lansley

    NHS productivity has "almost certainly" risen in the past decade, with taxpayers getting more out of the health service for every pound spent – undermining one of the government's key arguments for its reforms, according a new paper. "Despite such confid

  6. Falling NHS productivity "myth"
    BBC News logo BBC News 6 hours ago
    Surgeons

    12 February 2012 Last updated at 18:58 ET By Adam Brimelow Health Correspondent, BBC News 'Better ways' of measuring what the NHS does are needed Official figures have failed to reflect recent improvements in the NHS in England, according to the Lancet.

  7. Andy Burnham: David Cameron is putting pride before the NHS
    The Telegraph logo The Telegraph 13 hours ago

    Several Conservative Cabinet ministers are said to have privately criticised Mr Lansley's handling of the Health and Social Care Bill, with one suggesting the Government's problems were now on the scale of the Poll Tax in the 1980s. A Downing Street sour

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago
    Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Election Coordinator Andy Burnham (L) hugs Yvonne Sharples Head of Parklands High School in Speke, Liverpool after she had addressed delegates during the fourth day of the annual Labour pary conference...

    Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Election Coordinator Andy Burnham (L) hugs Yvonne Sharples Head of Parklands High School in Speke, Liverpool after she had addressed delegates during the fourth day of the annual Labour pary conference... View Photo »

  9. Andy Burnham has shown his true colours. He wants to turn the clock back to 1948, destroying the progress that was made under Tony Blair and is committing the NHS to a costly reorganisation that no one will want ... He's rolling back the progress of the New Labour years by taking us back to a top-down, ...
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  10. LFC-TV: Andy Burnham's speech, interrupted by shouts of "justice for the 96"
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  11. Tory-led Government in meltdown over the Health Bill - Burnham
    The UK Labour Party logo The UK Labour Party 14 hours ago

    Andy Burnham MP, Labour's Shadow Health Secretary, has commented on Simon's Hughes' call for Andrew Lansley to be sacked and on this morning’s reports on McKinsey consultancy and the Department of Health. Andy Burnham said: "The Tory-led Government seems

  12. Lansley should be replaced after health bill becomes law, says Hughes
    Guardian Unlimited logo Guardian Unlimited 17 hours ago

    Lib Dem deputy leader says health secretary should 'move on' to enable government to put NHS controversy behind it Andrew Lansley needs to be replaced as health secretary, Simon Hughes has said. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/PA A leading Liberal Democrat spark

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About Andy Burnham

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Andrew Murray Burnham MP (born January 7, 1970), usually known as Andy Burnham, is a British politician. He is the Labour Member of Parliament for the Greater Manchester constituency of Leigh and has been Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport since January 24, 2008. Full Article

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Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Election Coordinator Andy Burnham (L) hugs Yvonne Sharples Head of Parklands High School in Speke, Liverpool after she had addressed delegates during the fourth day of the annual Labour pary conference in Liverpool, north-west England...
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  1. Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Election Coordinator Andy Burnham (L) hugs Yvonne Sharples Head of Parklands High School in Speke, Liverpool after she had addressed delegates during the fourth day of the annual Labour pary conference in Liverpool, north-west England... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Election Coordinator Andy Burnham (L) hugs Yvonne Sharples Head of Parklands High School in Speke, Liverpool after she had addressed delegates during the fourth day of the annual Labour pary conference in Liverpool, north-west England...

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  2. Leader of the Labour Party Ed Miliband (R) looks towards Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Election Coordinator Andy Burnham (L) during the fourth day of the annual Labour pary conference in Liverpool, north-west England on September 28, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    Leader of the Labour Party Ed Miliband (R) looks towards Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Election Coordinator Andy Burnham (L) during the fourth day of the annual Labour pary conference in Liverpool, north-west England on September 28, 2011.

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  3. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Shadow education secretary Andy Burnham delivers his keynote speech to delegates during the annual Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 28, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Speakers from Labour's shadow cabinet addressed delegates and... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Shadow education secretary Andy Burnham delivers his keynote speech to delegates during the annual Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 28, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Speakers from Labour's shadow cabinet addressed delegates and...

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  4. Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Election Coordinator Andy Burnham addresses delegates during the fourth day of the annual Labour pary conference in Liverpool, north-west England on September 28 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Election Coordinator Andy Burnham addresses delegates during the fourth day of the annual Labour pary conference in Liverpool, north-west England on September 28 2011.

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  5. STAFFORD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 06: Former Government Health Secretary Andy Burnham arrives at Stafford Civic Centre for the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry on on September 6, 2011 in Stafford, England. The inquiry continues following concerns about high death rates... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    STAFFORD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 06: Former Government Health Secretary Andy Burnham arrives at Stafford Civic Centre for the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry on on September 6, 2011 in Stafford, England. The inquiry continues following concerns about high death rates...

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  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: Andy Burnham, Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education, gives an interview outside Parliament after Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his budget on March 23, 2011 in London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has... Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: Andy Burnham, Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education, gives an interview outside Parliament after Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his budget on March 23, 2011 in London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has...

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  7. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: Andy Burnham, Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education, gives an interview outside Parliament after Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his budget on March 23, 2011 in London, England. The Chancellor is expected to implement further... Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: Andy Burnham, Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education, gives an interview outside Parliament after Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his budget on March 23, 2011 in London, England. The Chancellor is expected to implement further...

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Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Election Coordinator Andy Burnham (L) hugs Yvonne Sharples Head of Parklands High School in Speke, Liverpool after she had addressed delegates during the fourth day of the annual Labour pary conference in Liverpool, north-west England...

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  1. National Health Service National Health Service
  2. Andrew Lansley Andrew Lansley
  3. Gordon Brown Gordon Brown
  4. House of Lords House of Lords
  5. United States Department of Health and Human Services United States Department of Health and Human Services
  6. Ed Balls Ed Balls

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  1. We have learnt from bitter experience not to trust the Prime Minister’s NHS pledges. Just two months after promising that there would be no privatisation of the health service, his Government outrageously orders the privatisation of three local services.
    – Andy Burnham SOURCE: Mirror.co.uk 4 weeks ago
  2. Andy Burnham has shown his true colours. He wants to turn the clock back to 1948, destroying the progress that was made under Tony Blair and is committing the NHS to a costly reorganisation that no one will want ... He's rolling back the progress of the New Labour years by taking us back to a top-down, ...
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  3. When people are going to their private surgeries they are not getting a good response, that's what people are telling me.
    – Andy Burnham SOURCE: Sky News 1 month ago
  4. We will not allow David Cameron to throw away essential safeguards in his desperation to develop a credible industrial strategy.
    – Andy Burnham SOURCE: Sky News 2 months ago
  5. If ever a reason was needed to stop this reorganisation then this is surely it. Spending nearly £3.5billion is unjustifiable.
    – Andy Burnham SOURCE: Mirror.co.uk 2 months ago
  6. This will take us straight back to bad old days of the Tory NHS, where patients are forced to choose between waiting longer or paying to go private
    – Andy Burnham SOURCE: UK Poli Blogs 2 months ago
  7. On his watch, NHS waiting lists are spiralling upwards, with a 48% increase in patients who waited longer than 18 weeks
    – Andy Burnham SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 2 months ago
  8. If the Government does not comply with the ruling of the commissioner, we will ask the House of Lords that it suspends further consideration of the Bill.
    – Andy Burnham SOURCE: This Is London 2 months ago
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