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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nina Lloyd

Andy Burnham declines to rule out wealth tax and will be ‘upfront’ with Trump

Mr Burnham said he would be ‘very upfront’ with the US President while ‘meeting him where he’s at’ (PA) - (PA Wire)

Andy Burnham has declined to rule out introducing a wealth tax and suggested the Government “might be having to ask for a little more” at some point to balance Britain’s books.

The incoming prime minister said he needed time to look at the state of the public finances before committing to policy changes but argued a “greater sense of fairness” was needed.

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