With only weeks to go until he is expected to become Prime Minister, Andy Burnham will use a key speech to pledge to raise living standards through reindustrialisation, housing, infrastructure and reform of essential utilities

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Andy Burnham, poised to lead Labour, will unveil a plan to shift power from London to Britain's regions, aiming to boost living standards through reindustrialisation and housing. …