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What we've seen today is a deliberate act of levelling down. I don't believe we can proceed through this pandemic by grinding people down. We need to carry them with us, not crush their spirit.

— Andy Burnham

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Source: Andy Burnham accuses government of "levelling down" the north and releasing the national lockdown "too early" "King of the North" Speech, Manchester Evening News (25 Sep 2020)
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