Andy Burnham pictured with his parents, Eileen and Roy, in 2016. Photograph: Peter Byrne\/PAView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham pictured with his parents, Eileen and Roy, in 2016. Photograph: Peter Byrne\/PAAndy Burnham cancels engagements as his father\u2019s death is announcedPrime minister had been due to speak at the TUC conference in Brighton UK politics live \u2013 latest updates Andy Burnham has cancelled his engagements for Monday and Tuesday after his father, Roy, died.Among other plans, the prime minister had been due to speak to the TUC conference in Brighton on Tuesday.Burnham\u2019s father had Alzheimer\u2019s and was in a care home. In an interview in July shortly before he become prime minister, Burnham said that his father\u2019s condition meant he was unaware this was going to happen.\u201cThat\u2019s a sadness because he would be [proud],\u201d Burnham told the Times. \u201cBut the way I look at it, it\u2019s his achievement as well.<\/p>\n
A whole family achievement although he doesn\u2019t know it.\u201dBurnham has also talked about the fact he wants to improve social care in part because of his experiences with his father, a former telephone engineer.In one of his first speeches as prime minister, Burnham said it was humbling to see the \u201cskill and the care and the professionalism\u201d of care workers like those looking after his father, and that they should be paid more.Explore more on these topicsAndy BurnhamnewsShareReuse this content<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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