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Barratt Redrow urges Burnham to slash tax to boost housebuilders July 15, 2026 Barratt Redrow has called on Prime Minister-to-be Andy Burnham to cut taxes to encourage housebuilding and remove “barriers to home ownership”. The FTSE 100 housebuilder urged the government to address “the increasing regulatory and tax burdens that are constraining viability” to “unlock higher levels of housing delivery, including affordable housing”. Burnham has pledged to back [...]
Tom Kerridge: No good restaurant has ever been run by accountants July 14, 2026 No good restaurant or pub has ever been run by accountants, celebrity chef Tom Kerridge told City AM as he pushes for a VAT cut for hospitality firms. The TV personality and restaurateur has spearheaded lobbying efforts for the government to slash VAT for hospitality companies, a move which he says would offer the struggling [...]
Burnham risks ‘breaking manifesto’ without business rates reform July 14, 2026 Andy Burnham has been warned that he risks breaking Labour’s manifesto if he does not go further in his plans to overhaul the business rates system. The Prime Minister-to-be has been urged by hospitality and retail industry figures to expand his plans to modify a business rates system which they say unfairly disadvantages high street [...]
UK borrowing costs soar as Iran ceasefire collapses July 14, 2026 The UK’s borrowing costs have sailed past five per cent for only the third time since the onset of the Iran war, in a headache for Andy Burnham just days before he enters Downing Street. The yield on the UK’s 10-year government bond – the benchmark for a country’s long-term ability to borrow – climbed [...]
Andy Burnham pressured to safeguard jury trials after legal backlash July 14, 2026 The country’s criminal barristers have demanded an urgent guarantee from incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham to save jury trials. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has ramped up pressure on Burnham to officially drop “misguided” clauses in the Courts and Tribunals Bill that would curb the historic right to a trial by your peers. The controversial [...]
Bank of England warns Burnham of UK economy’s ‘big issue’ July 14, 2026 The Bank of England has warned Andy Burnham that economic growth remains the “big issue” facing the UK economy as he prepares to take the keys to Number 10. Andrew Bailey, the central bank governor, told policymakers on Tuesday that the UK has had “low growth for the best part of 16 to 17 years”. [...]
Reeves issues warning to successor as she battles to defend record July 14, 2026 Rachel Reeves is set to issue a stern warning to her successor in Number 11 as she battles to defend her record after two years in office ahead of the overthrow of Labour’s election-winning leadership. In what is widely expected to be her final act as Chancellor before Andy Burnham is made Prime Minister next [...]
Burnham urged to go further to fix ‘broken’ business rates July 14, 2026 Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham must broaden his plans to reform the “broken and unsustainable” business rates system, hospitality and retail industry leaders have warned. The former mayor of Greater Manchester has already pledged to slash business rates for high street firms but a coalition of trade bodies has urged him to go further. Ros [...]
Andy Burnham is utterly delusional July 13, 2026 Andy Burnham has pledged to “value and respect” every member of the PLP and to favour consensus building over point scoring. We’ll see how long that attitude lasts once he faces his first backbench rebellion, says Eliot Wilson Andy Burnham’s premiership is only a week away. By Friday last week, he had received the backing [...]
Burnham has a chance to build trust in AI July 13, 2026 The biggest risk to the continued success of the UK tech ecosystem isn’t the plight of founders, it’s the risk of a backlash that comes from a lack of trust, says Euan Blair Andy Burnham wants to reset AI policy away from championing global scale ups and founders in favour of UK workers. As a [...]