The claim
“Andy Burnham said people in the UK cannot afford a good life.”
Burnham launching his Makerfield by-election campaign.
Our verdict
Mostly True
Burnham made cost of living his main theme, saying people can no longer afford the basics; we did not find these exact words.
What we found
At his campaign launch Burnham said decisions in the 1980s had left people unable to afford the basics and that life had become unaffordable in places like Makerfield. The claim paraphrases him fairly but is not a direct quote we could find.
The evidence
- Supports the claim
Burnham launched his Makerfield campaign with cost of living as his top priority. [1]
How we checked
We checked the claim against LBC. We reviewed 1 relevant source.
Sources
- [1]LBC · Andy Burnham launches campaign in Makerfield
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