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Burnham must be upfront about tax or risk spooking the bond markets | Heather Stewart

Victory in Makerfield is propelling him towards No 10 but investors expect to know how he will fund his promisesBurnham allies confident of ‘coronation’Andy Burnham’s thumping victory in the Makerfield byelection came and went without the bond market rout that Rachel Reeves’s bac

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Burnham adviser calls for billions of pounds in borrowing for infrastructure

Exclusive: Jim O’Neill, a former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, says government should spend more on big projectsUK politics live – latest updatesThe man tapped by Andy Burnham to be his chief economic adviser has called for billions of pounds more borrowing to pay for investm

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‘Walking a tightrope’: Burnham’s borrowing plans clash with fiscal realities

The man tipped for No 10 could also come under immediate pressure if his chancellor is deemed by bond markets to be too left-wingAndy Burnham would enter Downing Street already “boxed in” by financial markets if he signals a rise in borrowing to pay for a more expansive policy ag

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Progressive economists reject Unite leader’s criticism of Ed Miliband

Sharon Graham is urged to withdraw her claim that the energy secretary would cost jobs if he became chancellorMore than 40 progressive economists have written to Sharon Graham, the leader of Unite, rejecting her claim that Ed Miliband would destroy jobs if he becomes the next cha

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Keir Starmer couldn’t beat the curse of Brexit – a politics poisoned by nationalism | Rafa

The outgoing prime minister’s efforts to mobilise a healthier kind of patriotism fell flat. Andy Burnham may stand a better chanceBritain is not ungovernable, but the chalice of high office has been spiked with unusually fast-acting poison. Six prime ministers down in a decade. T

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It’s not the bond markets Andy Burnham should be afraid of. It’s his own MPs | Aditya Chak

To stay popular with the public – and his backbenchers – he’ll need to make big changes fast. That means changing the way the government borrowsA Labour leader arrives, shirt and smile ironed into place, in his hands a big idea. He has polished one slogan, prepped three anecdotes

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Reeves backs Burnham to be PM despite reports she may be offered lesser role

Allies lobby to keep chancellor as ‘stable’ choice while Wes Streeting and Ed Miliband also in pictureUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has given her support to Andy Burnham to be the next prime minister, despite reports she is likely to be moved out of the role of c

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Unison chief endorses Ed Miliband for chancellor in a Burnham government

Exclusive: Head of trade union backs energy secretary to replace Rachel Reeves, but two other big unions are opposedUK politics live – latest updatesThe boss of Britain’s biggest trade union has endorsed Ed Miliband for chancellor, as the race to take over the Treasury under a po

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‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets

Burnham is coming under pressure from some to ditch net zero targets but this could be highly damaging on many levelsUK politics live – latest updatesBritain’s net zero economy is booming. The sector is worth £100bn a year to the UK, has outpaced other sectors, and supports highe

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Andy Burnham says he will give 15% of his MP’s pay to local causes

New member for Makerfield and expected next prime minister joins other MPs who donate some or all of their payAndy Burnham has said he will be donating 15% of his MP’s salary to local causes in his constituency of Makerfield.An MP’s salary currently stands at £98,599 and a number

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The war for Burnham’s ear: politicians and wonks fight for influence over a PM

There is high emotion, a deluge of policy papers and an ‘excruciating’ jostle for jobs as Labour’s probable next leader settles back into Westminster lifeAs well as being the most popular politician in the country – for now – Andy Burnham is also the most popular man at Westminst

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Labour has abandoned the missions that brought it to power. Here's how Burnham could reviv

With a new prime minister incoming, Labour faces a fundamental question about its economic visionAs Keir Starmer stands down as prime minister and attention turns toward Andy Burnham, the current moment should not be reduced to a story of personalities. The question that matters

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