Burnham 'plotting early election' in bid for income tax hike mandate

Andy Burnham told he's ‘missed his chance’ to call early General Election as tax hike fears set in

Andy Burnham has been warned he has missed his chance to call an early General Election as fears of tax hikes among voters grow. Speaking to GB News, political commentator Benedict Spence said the former Manchester Mayor had failed to take advantage of the so-called “Burnham bounce” when he replaced Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister.Upon entering Downing Street, Mr Burnham oversaw a surge in Labour's polling of five to six points. This led Labo…

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Burnham 'Plots Early Election to Seek Income Tax Rise Mandate

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Burnham 'plotting early election' in bid for income tax hike mandate

Chancellor John Healey is stress-testing a series of options for soak-the-rich tax rises in next month's Budget.