Listed companies shouldn’t be excluded from Burnham’s Scale-Up Fund October 1, 2026 Backing Britain’s future through initiatives like the Scale-Up Fund means backing its public growth companies too, writes Danny Lopez.
Burnham’s North Sea ‘pragmatism’ vow leaves energy industry hopeful October 1, 2026 Andy Burnham promised to be “pragmatic” about drilling in the North Sea in his conference speech. Those in Aberdeen say there’s not a moment to lose. Bedecked in her obligatory high-vis jacket and surrounded by hardhard-wearing oil and gas workers, Miatta Fanbulleh’s first ministerial trip was a striking piece of political symbolism. Just three days [...]
Andrew Griffith: Burnham’s only belief is that the state knows best September 30, 2026 Andy Burnham has offered up a ten-year plan for socialism. Conservatives would do things differently, says Andrew Griffith I sat down to watch Andy Burnham’s conference speech on Tuesday with trepidation but a genuine interest in what he was going to lay out for people who create jobs, take risks in starting their own businesses [...]
Burnham grid shake-up offers data centres escape from power queue September 30, 2026 Britain’s data centre developers could be handed a new route around years-long waits for electricity under Andy Burnham’s plan to open up the power grid to competition. The prime minister unveiled Great British Grid (GB Grid) on Tuesday, a publicly owned arm of Great British Energy that will aim to challenge existing network operators and [...]
Savings from triple lock pension reform to take over a decade September 30, 2026 Planned reforms to the triple lock on pensions will need 14 years before delivering savings worth more than £10bn, new government analysis has shown, as the Prime Minister admitted there was a “shortfall” in plans to fund a new National Care Service. At his flagship Labour conference speech on Tuesday, Andy Burnham announced that he [...]
Burnham on Brexit: ‘Customs union, single market – or we could go all the way’ September 30, 2026 Andy Burnham has confirmed he is open to reversing Brexit and could push for Britain to rejoin the European Union after the next election, as he said all options are “on the table” for Britain’s future relationship with the bloc. The Prime Minister said on Wednesday Morning: “There are clearly options that need to be [...]
Economists warn of tax hikes after Burnham admits social care funding ‘shortfall’ September 30, 2026 Andy Burnham has admitted there may be a “shortfall” in his ambitious plans to fund a new national care service, as economists warn that taxes will have to rise. Burnham announced plans to adjust the triple lock from 2030, effectively creating a double lock, using the savings to fund the new service. The new mechanism [...]
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Exclusive: Mayors can use tourist tax to ramp up borrowing, Burnham tells business September 30, 2026 Andy Burnham has looked to justify his new uncapped “tourist tax” to business chiefs by claiming it will allow mayors to ramp up borrowing, City AM understands. In various meetings at Labour’s Business Day, top business groups were told by ministers the so-called overnight stay levy will let mayors take on more debt and use [...]
Burnham sets out his socialist stall and business barely gets a mention September 30, 2026 We were told to expect a speech that would leave no room for doubt about what Andy Burnham believes in, and we got one. There might not be much detail yet about how the Burnham Revolution will unfold but there is no ambiguity, either. The Prime Minister painted a vision of what this country could [...]