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Andy Burnham: A female leader for Labour 'when time is right'
Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham told 5 live the Labour party will be ready for a female leader "when the time is right".
5 live presenter Nicky Campbell put the question to Burnham during a Labour leadership debate in Stevenage for BBC Radio 5 live. Labour have never had a female leader, and Burnham is standing alongside Liz Kendall and Yvette Cooper who urged him to "say yes".
This clip is from 5 live Breakfast 25 August 2015.
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