Piling more taxes onto UK firms will be the 'road to ruin', Andy Burnham has been warned by the head of one of Britain's leading business groups.

The new MP for Makerfield looks set to take over as Prime Minister this summer after Keir Starmer announced his resignation

Senior figures from the world of business joined forces with even Burnham-backing Labour MPs to warn that the Energy Secretary would wreak havoc if he was put in charge of the…