Gary Lineker leads UK millionaires urging Andy Burnham to charge them more tax

Gary Lineker backs campaign to tax millionaires more (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images) Gary Lineker has called on Andy Burnham to tax him more as over 100 British-based millionaires offer up their paycheques. The new Prime Minister has previously suggested he intends to overhaul the tax system, already cutting VAT on electricity bills. The continued cost of living crisis appears to be high on the former Manchester mayor’s list, with a bus fare cap also announced within days of him reaching Downing Street. Now, Lineker along with Richard Curtis, Val McDermid and more, have signed a letter urging Burnham to implement a wealth tax for millionaires. The argument against a wealth tax is often that those who can afford it will simply leave, but this new letter from Patriotic Millionaires UK