Neil Merrick 23 September 2026

Burnham 'growth in every postcode' ambition dismissed

Burnham growth in every postcode ambition dismissed image
Andy Burnham © House of Commons.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been warned against awarding groundbreaking tax powers to every region.

Burnham has pledged ‘growth in every postcode' but today former Treasury minister Baron O'Neill of Gatley, an informal economic adviser to the Prime Minister, dismissed his chances of achieving this.

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