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Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says Labour should accept "that Andy Burnham should never have been blocked" after the Greater Manchester mayor tried to become an MP but was blocked by Labour's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) from standing. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00The Prime Minister today acknowledged the frustration that was expressed last week.
00:06But we will be judged on actions and not just our words.
00:12I'm proud of our Labour values, but they're not enough if we do not have a plan to put them
00:19into practice.
00:21It's no good acknowledging the mistakes if they're not put right.
00:27So let me be honest, conference.
00:30We as a party have to do better than this.
00:34And we can only prove we mean our Labour values by putting the common interest ahead of factionalism.
00:43And we can start by accepting that Andy Burnham should never have been blocked.
00:49It was a mistake that the leadership of our party should put right.

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