Nationalisation will simply have the Treasury assume private spending commitments with little knowledge of how to run these businesses, thereby increasing the burden on taxpayers

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The new MP for Makerfield reeled off a list of policies that were light on detail but could force taxation and spending even higher.

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The influential role vacated by the new Makerfield MP will be fiercely contested by Labour, Reform and the Greens

Burnham's political vision, termed 'Manchesterism', advocates for a blend of devolution and nationalisation, drawing inspiration from his tenure as Mayor of Manchester.

Nationalisation will simply have the Treasury assume private spending commitments with little knowledge of how to run these businesses, thereby increasing the burden on taxpayers

Questions are mounting for Andy Burnham over what policies he would implement if he becomes Prime Minister within weeks.

Following British PM Keir Starmer’s resignation, the former Manchester mayor’s dream of a high-tax, high-spending state could become reality.

Following British PM Keir Starmer’s resignation, the former Manchester mayor’s dream of a high-tax, high-spending state could become reality.

Slowing growth. Ballooning interest payments. Rising cost of living. Andy Burnham will inherit Labour at a moment of fiscal peril.

The political economy of an Andy Burnham government is clear, it will be radically interventionist: nationalising failing utilities like Thames Water, investing in the green…

The Labour 'PM-in-waiting' has said Britain undertaxes wealth and overtaxes income

Andy Burnham, expected to become Britain's next prime minister after Keir Starmer resigned, has set out to reassure investors concerned that state spending and debt could rise…