Andy Burnham sent borrowing costs soaring on Monday as he vowed to exploit 'any flexibility' in the fiscal rules before naming John Healey Chancellor of the Exchequer.

British government bond yields saw a slight increase on Monday. Andy Burnham is set to become the country's seventh Prime Minister in a decade. Investors are anticipating one or…

Burnham's "bold ambition" is his promise to remake Britain's economy, which is constrained by weak growth, high debt and political turmoil.

The government's borrowing costs climbed sharply on Monday afternoon, after Andy Burnham said he planned juice government borrowing

The yield on 10-year Government bonds, called gilts, moved eight basis points higher to 5.049% at the end of London trading.

Andy Burnham sent borrowing costs soaring on Monday as he vowed to exploit 'any flexibility' in the fiscal rules before naming John Healey Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The yield on 10-year Government bonds, called gilts, moved eight basis points higher to 5.049% at the end of London trading.

Andy Burnham has been making some big spending promises but the financial markets remain on alert for any signs of how much more he will borrow.

Andy Burnham begins his premiership by unveiling plans to ease living costs. He aims to improve public finances and end political uncertainty. Measures may include capping bus…

New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a tax cut to ease cost-of-living pressures prior to convening his first Cabinet meeting yesterday afternoon.A day after earlier…

The new PM is already under pressure to explain how he will pay for his ambitious plans to remake Britain

Andy Burnham’s promise to cut VAT from electricity bills came alongside the news that government borrowing in June amounted to £16 billion - nearly bang on target.

As new prime minister briefs cabinet on ‘cost of living government’, critics ask where money will come from