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  "textContent": "As we’ve reported, Andy Burnham is a politician with many, many faults. Despite this, there was hope Burnham could be used as a vehicle to get some decent policies implemented. As it turns out, though, Burnham has already backed down on one of the policies which made him worth voting for: 🚨BREAKING | Andy Burnham […]\n\nBy Willem Moore",
  "title": "Burnham WON’T back proportional representation this parliament"
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