Andy Burnham has previously a 'proportional property tax' which would mean Londoner's taxes going to pay for leisure centres in the North

The challenger to Sir Keir Starmer's leadership made a series of expensive commitments during his by-election campaign - but is yet to set out how he will fund them.

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

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

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Andy Burnham has previously a 'proportional property tax' which would mean Londoner's taxes going to pay for leisure centres in the North

As he prepares to enter Downing Street, Mr Burnham is reported to be looking at the rates of capital gains tax, which is levied on the profit made when selling an asset.

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Andy Burnham is rumoured to be mulling over radical property tax reforms if he becomes Prime Minister. This is what you need to know.