Given pressures on the public purse, the Makerfield MP may have to look at autumn tax rises to fund his ‘new direction’

Andy Burnham is under pressure to get a grip on soaring energy bills if he enters office. Here, The Independent looks at the options available to him, and whether or not they…

As a defence minister admits Starmer only told Burnham about a £5bn black hole in the Defence Improvement Plan at the last minute, the prime minister-in-waiting is under pressure…

Andy Burnham is facing an early threat from his own benches as he prepares to take over from Keir Starmer in a little over a fortnight.

Burnham's message on public finances came minutes after he said he had “deliberately” avoided making a decision on his Chancellor pick.

Burnham, who is due to become Britain’s prime minister on July 20, admitted he was blindsided by a funding gap in his predecessor Keir Starmer’s defense investment plan.

Given pressures on the public purse, the Makerfield MP may have to look at autumn tax rises to fund his ‘new direction’