Andy Burnham has accused former Labour prime minister Tony Blair of “retro thinking” and failing to understand modern Britain.
The Labour leadership hopeful – who is widely expected to challenge Keir Starmer if he wins the Makerfield by-election – has set out his own manifesto for change.
In the clearest indication yet of Burnham’s plans if he becomes PM, he called for widespread state intervention across transport, energy and housing.
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Attacking “40 years of neoliberalism”, the Greater Manchester mayor argued that Blairism had failed to tackle Thatcherite economics. Burnham blames both for the current cost of living crisis.
