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Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, has been speaking at a Labour fringe. As my colleague Rowena Mason reports, he has been setting out his own policy agenda.
Andy Burnham says a “good safe home should be a human right in law” and repeats calls for a “universal basic income” – as everyone needs a good foundation before levelling up can occur
Andy Burnham setting out a real alternative vision here:1) universal basic income 2) homes for all as a human right 3) social care service free at point of use like NHS funded by 10% levy on estates after death 4) buses in public ownership…and lots more policy
Read the original article at The Guardian