Andy Burnham, Gianni Infantino and FIFA

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham becomes first leader of a major country to call on FIFA president Gianni Infantino to resign
The U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to resign over the plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to a private equity group.

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Andy Burnham calls on Infantino to resign over ‘outrageous’ World Cup plans
Andy Burnham shows true colours with two-word comment on Gianni Infantino and FIFA row
The British Prime Minister demands Infantino's head: his proposal is disgraceful and unacceptable
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham launched a sharp attack on FIFA president Gianni Infantino, branding his plan to open up the international body to private-sector investors an "outrageous proposal"...

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Infantino’s inner circle revolts with World Cup plan ‘dead and buried’
Burnham blasts FIFA boss Gianni Infantino as ‘wrong man to lead’ over shock World Cup private cash grab
Infantino 'wrong man' to lead Fifa says Burnham as criticism grows
"This was an outrageous suggestion. "The idea that it could even be brought forward shows that, in my view, [he] is the wrong man to lead the organisation."

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UK Prime Minister labels Gianni Infantino 'wrong man' to lead FIFA over 'outrageous' World Cup sale plan
Andy Burnham takes explosive swipe at FIFA boss Gianni Infantino over World Cup scandal
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Andy Burnham passes his first test

S TANDING OUTSIDE the new “Number 10 North” office, set up by Andy Burnham in the centre of Manchester, is a statue of John Bright, a radical free-trader and one of the founders of the original “Manchesterism”,
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Voices: Andy Burnham’s Greater Manchester gamble has paid off – but how long will his luck last?

Andy Burnham has got away with it. He pulled a fast one, took a risk and came up smiling. After the election of Bev Craig to replace him as mayor of Greater Manchester, his smile is broader still. His first risk was going back on his promise to the people ...

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Andy Burnham promises to reform adult social care in England

Andy Burnham has set out his initial approach to tackling the crisis in adult social care in England. Also: drought is declared in more than half of England. And a backlash against Fifa's plan to sell a stake in its major competitions to private investors.