News & Insights: 14/07/2026
ICYMI - Andy Burnham hasn't the time to appease his critics, his first 100 days in office will be measured by whether or not the incoming Labour PM doubles down on an already congested policy agenda.
You may have seen me tweeting recklessly about the nominations taking place for a new Labour Party leader.
I blogged earlier in the week about the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) who had been cited in an online newspaper as estimating that this new leader, Andy Burnham, and his Chancellor may have the task of raising somewhere in the region of up to £120bn of tax receipts (over time) in order to plug the hole left by their predecessors, as a welcoming present when he enters office.
