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Express Politics21 Jul 2026

'Family farm tax was Starmer's biggest mistake - Burnham must not repeat it'

Andy Burnham has a chance to reset relations with rural Britain - but the countryside is watching, writes Mo Metcalf-Fisher of the Countryside Alliance

Economy
Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Angela Rayner's return branded a 'slap in the face' to taxpayers

Angela Rayner has been handed back her old housing job just months after being ousted in a stamp duty scandal in what experts branded a slap in the face.

EconomyHousing
Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Reform claim Andy Burnham’s big VAT cut only worth 82p – ‘same as celery from Sainsbury's'

Darren Jones, sacked as chief secretary to the Treasury, highlighted that the scrapped digital ID scheme was actually unfunded.

Economy
Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Sacked Starmer minister exposes huge problem with Andy Burnham new plan

Darren Jones has highlighted the first potential blackhole in Andy Burnham's budget.

Economy
Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Politics LIVE: Andy Burnham savaged over two contreversial Cabinet picks

Andy Burnham has made a convicted fraudster his Deputy Prime Minister and appointed a tax dodger as housing secretary in his first cabinet.

PoliticsEconomyHousing
Express Politics20 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham poised to borrow more and unleash tax raid on high earners

New Prime Minister suggests he will be 'flexible' with the fiscal rules to help pay for raising the personal allowance

Economy
Express Politics20 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham says he wants to cut the cost of living - instead he'll do untold damage

OPINION - ESTHER MCVEY: The problem is, our new PM is more of a Seventies tribute act... It's unlikely he'll liberate us.

Economy
Express Politics20 Jul 2026

UK personal tax allowance raise from £12,570 to £18,000 update after Andy Burnham hint

Incoming Prime Minister faces pressure as support soars for income tax change

Economy
Express Politics20 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham hints at major change to £12,570 tax-free personal allowance

The incoming PM said it was the issue that came up most on the doorsteps in the Makerfield by-election

PoliticsEconomy
Express Politics20 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham ripped apart on Labour's 'coronation day' over 'tax rises'

The Conservative leader has issued a blunt warning to the UK's new Prime Minister.

EconomyDefence
Express Politics18 Jul 2026

Whitehall 'blob' explodes as taxpayers pay for 'Left-wing apparatchiks'

Andy Burnham is urged to cut 'blob down to size', not surround himself with 'more of the same people who have failed to tackle the country's biggest problems'

Economy
Express Politics18 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham warned not to hit Britons with 'death tax' without fighting election first

The incoming prime minister has been warned he lacks the mandate to introduce a 'death tax' to fund social care.

PoliticsEconomyDefence