▁Street ... What ▁kind ▁of ▁country ▁leaves ▁people , ▁who ▁did ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁wave ▁off ▁their ▁loved - ones ▁to ▁a ▁football ▁match , ▁sitting ▁in ▁a ▁court room , ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁later , ▁begg ing ▁for ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁their ▁sons , ▁daughters , ▁brothers , ▁sister s ▁and ▁f athers ? ▁The ▁answer ▁is ▁one ▁that ▁needs ▁to ▁do ▁some ▁deep ▁soul - search ing ". ▁The ▁eleven ▁minute ▁statement ▁drew ▁app la use ▁from ▁MP s , ▁a ▁response ▁that ▁is ▁generally ▁against ▁convention ▁at ▁West min ster . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁as ▁his ▁final ▁act ▁in ▁Parliament , ▁he ▁delivered ▁an ▁adj ourn ment ▁debate ▁that ▁last ed ▁over ▁an ▁hour ▁on ▁the ▁Cont amin ated ▁Blood ▁Sc andal . ▁Burn ham ▁used ▁the ▁debate ▁to ▁present ▁a ▁ra ft ▁of ▁evidence ▁stating ▁" this ▁sc andal ▁amounts ▁to ▁a ▁criminal ▁cover - up ▁on ▁an ▁industrial ▁scale " ▁and ▁that ▁" Th ese ▁are ▁criminal ▁acts ". ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁Government ▁did ▁not ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁Investig ation ▁into ▁the ▁sc andal ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁refer ▁his ▁evidence ▁to ▁the ▁Police . ▁ ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁( 2 0 1 7 – present ) ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁Burn ham ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁approached ▁by ▁party ▁officials ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester , ▁asking ▁him ▁to ▁consider ▁res