Burnham refuses to rule out more borrowing and blames Tories for debt crisis

Andy Burnham has refused to rule out borrowing more and raising taxes to fund his government’s spending plans, as he blamed the UK’s vulnerability to the ongoing global bond rout on the Conservatives. Speaking at his first Prime Minister’s Questions, Burnham said spiralling debt costs in the UK, which have hit near two

In first PMQs clash with Kemi Badenoch, prime minister rejects comparison to Liz Truss’s government UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham blamed the Conservatives’ legacy for leaving the UK vulnerable to market turmoil, in his first prime ministers’ questions clash with Kemi Badenoch, as the UK’s borrowing c

WHAT was supposed to be a “new style of politics” felt strangely familiar. Andy Burnham’s offer of “problem-solving not point-scoring” quickly descended into the Punch and Judy PMQs of old. Labour MPs dutifully cheered their new leader - what choice do they have? - but in many ways it was pure Starmer. As Kemi Badenoch

Sophie Wingate, Press Association Deputy Political Editor Andy Burnham has blamed the rising cost of borrowing and market turbulence on the Tory record on rising debt and declared “we are turning that corner”. He took his first Prime Minister’s Questions after Government long-term borrowing costs were sent soaring to t

Kemi Badenoch pointed to a warning that the Prime Minister’s ‘tone’ during his Tuesday Commons debut would have unsettled investors.

Kemi Badenoch pointed to a warning that the Prime Minister’s ‘tone’ during his Tuesday Commons debut would have unsettled investors.