
Burnham cancels engagements after death of his father
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Burnham pictured with his parents, Eileen and Roy, after he was selected as Labour's candidate to become the mayor of Greater Manchester in 2016 Prime Minister Andy Burnham has cancelled official engagements on Monday and Tuesday following the death of his father Roy, who had Alzheimer's.
2016年,伯纳姆被选为工党候选人成为大曼彻斯特市长后,与他的父母艾琳和罗伊合影 总理安迪*伯纳姆(Andy Burnham)在他的父亲罗伊(Roy)去世后,周一和周二取消了正式订婚,罗伊患有阿尔茨海默氏症。
He had been due to host a meeting of business leaders in Downing Street on Monday, and was expected to speak at the annual trade union TUC Congress in Brighton on Tuesday.
他原定于周一在唐宁街主持一次商业领袖会议,并预计将于周二在布莱顿举行的年度工会联盟大会上发表讲话。
In July, Burnham spoke about his father's condition and said it had influenced his drive to reform adult social care in England.
7月,伯纳姆谈到了他父亲的病情,并说这影响了他在英格兰改革成人社会关怀的努力。
He had also said his father's illness was so advanced that he did not know his son had become prime minister.
他还说,他父亲的病情如此严重,以至于他不知道他的儿子已经成为总理。
Burnham told the BBC that while his father could not be there when he entered No 10 to take up the role, he and his mother had "exchanged a few words about my dad and how proud he would be".
伯纳姆告诉英国广播公司,虽然他的父亲不能在那里,当他进入10号担任这个角色时,他和他的母亲"交换了几句关于我父亲的话,他会多么自豪"。
"That's a little hard, but then again I've said, it's their achievement", he told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg in July.
"这有点难,但我再次说,这是他们的成就",他在7月份与Laura Kuenssberg一起告诉周日。
"The emotion of that moment was, well, bittersweet - it was painful in one way but beautiful in another."
"那一刻的情绪是,好吧,苦乐参半-这是痛苦的一种方式,但美丽的另一种方式。"
The prime minister later said care home staff had shown his father footage of him entering Downing Street, calling it a "wonderful" thing.
总理后来说,护理之家工作人员向他的父亲展示了他进入唐宁街的镜头,称这是一件"美妙"的事情。
Burnham said he wanted to help "my dad and the millions like him" when setting out plans to reform adult social care.
伯纳姆说,在制定改革成人社会关怀的计划时,他想帮助"我的父亲和像他这样的数百万人"。
He said he had been "overwhelmed" by the skills and professionalism of care workers supporting his father.
他说,他已经被支持他父亲的护理人员的技能和专业精神"淹没"。
Burnham has described how his father, a former telephone engineer, had raised him with "laughter, love and support" alongside his mother Eileen in Culcheth, Cheshire.
伯纳姆描述了他的父亲,一名前电话工程师,如何在柴郡的Culcheth与他的母亲Eileen一起用"笑声,爱和支持"抚养他。
In his 2024 book Look North, he wrote that neither of his parents had attended university, but could have done had they "grown up in a different time and different place".
在他的2024书Look North中,他写道,他的父母都没有上过大学,但如果他们"在不同的时间和不同的地方长大",他们本来可以做到这一点。
"Their knowledge of that fact seemed to make them all the more determined that their three sons would go."
"他们对这一事实的了解似乎使他们更加坚定地认为他们的三个儿子会去。"
Opposition politicians have offered their condolences to Burnham and his family.
反对派政客向伯纳姆及其家人表示哀悼。
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said: "No matter how old you are, or how much you try to prepare, losing your father is a profoundly painful experience.
保守党领袖凯米*巴德诺赫说:"无论你多大年纪,或者你努力准备多少,失去父亲都是一个深刻痛苦的经历。
"A part of your life that has always been there is suddenly gone forever and it can feel as though a part of you won't ever be the same again."
"你生活中一直存在的一部分突然永远消失了,感觉好像你的一部分再也不会一样了。"
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: "My heart goes out to the prime minister on the loss of his dad.
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"From our conversations he sounded like a wonderful man."
"从我们的谈话中,他听起来像一个了不起的人。"
Green party leader Zack Polanski said: "There are moments in life such as this sad time that transcend politics and I join the whole country in sending condolences."
绿党领袖扎克*波兰斯基说:"生活中有一些时刻,比如这个超越政治的悲伤时刻,我加入整个国家的哀悼。"
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