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Andy Burnham admits he would have liked more radical first budget
Prime minister says room for manoeuvre was limited by geopolitical crises and Labour’s 2024 manifesto Andy Burnham has admitted his first budget as prime minister was not as radical as he would have liked because of the economic uncertainty facing the country. He said he would have liked to have gone further with this
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- The Guardian Politics. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/30/andy-burnham-first-budget-labour-welfare
Prime minister says room for manoeuvre was limited by geopolitical crises and Labour’s 2024 manifesto Andy Burnham has admitted his first budget as prime minister was not as radical as he would have liked because of the economic uncertainty facing the country. He said he would have liked to have gone further with this
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