June 30, 2026 19:29
How Burnham might approach the Middle East as PM
Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People’s History Museum in Manchester, England, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo)
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Back in September 2012, I took Andy Burnham on a parliamentary delegation to the West Bank. It was his first proper visit there. Like most politicians on their first such trip, he was visibly shocked. By the middle of the first day, Burnham turned to me and said: “Chris, I have always been told that we support a two-state solution and I do.
June 30, 2026 19:29
How Burnham might approach the Middle East as PM
Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People’s History Museum in Manchester, England, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo)
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