#BethRigby confirms there WAS a teleprompter in for #AndyBurnham & the improbably long [ is he done?] pause was because he was about to talk about his dad and he just stepped - the standing ovation - that bought recovery time. #Beth lapped it up clearly.... inflation or 2.5% replaces triple lock.

Andy Burnham has put free social care back on the political agenda — but is the National Care Service really a progressive policy?

#SocialCare #AndyBurnham #NationalCareService #nhs #pensions #PublicSpending

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What an amazing speech from Andy Burnham. I cried. #andyburnham #labourparty

Gosh that was an ace speech from #AndyBurnham #Lab26
Lots to work through but headlines
#FairVotes 💖
#socialcare 💖
#Reengage with #EU - #rejoin? 💖
#busfares 💖
Plus lots of stuff on on making utilities work

I'd honestly hate for #AndyBurnham legacy to be a teary #MeantWell the emotion was a mistake much like #TheresaMay's "the country that I love"

#SkyNews suggesting "Triple Lock is Dead" but that's after 2030.

#IFS Spokesperson say rises will not automatically ratchet up.

Detail needed from No 10

Well, I know most party conferences are all talk and no trousers, but #AndyBurnham 's speech at the #Labour conference has me more hopeful now than I was before today. Especially the part about looking at our options regarding the EU. Sounded like a hint at a new referendum. 🤞

My dad also passed away in July aged 91. He never voted Conservative. He didn't go to grammar school. He lived a full, successful and happy life. He would have loved that speech #AndyBurnham #LabourConference

AND NO.....#AndyBurnham didn't prove me wrong. #TransgenderPeople are off the #Labour Radar - permanently - no idea. But #Andy, Andy #TransApartheid isn't working and it will forever shame you and your party.

Take that you grifters, you nimby’s, you bitter racists, you Brexit liars, you miserable auld sods & Farage. Fuck you all. I’m convinced - I wasn’t even only yesterday - I’m convinced he can do STUFF. And we need that conviction.

Amazing #AndyBurnham

#AndyBurnham 's speech really was very, very good. A game changer #LabourConference

I'm 63, I haven't heard a speech that inspiring, by a UK politician, in my lifetime, - ever!
The last 30yrs I've been a floating voter but, #AndyBurnham I'm standing behind you, lead on.

#LabourPartyConference

That was a fantastic speech #LabourConference #AndyBurnham

I am hereby rejoining the Labour Party.

#AndyBurnham

Overall, a very good speech from #AndyBurnham My political erogenous zones have been thoroughly, er, tweaked #LabourConference

He's bloody good!
#AndyBurnham