- Andy Burnham has pledged to cut business rates for pubs by 20 per cent and abolish them for the smallest businesses if he becomes prime minister.
- He also suggested he could reverse the controversial hike in employers' National Insurance, a policy introduced by Rachel Reeves in Labour's first budget.
- Burnham criticised his own party's government for 'getting it wrong' regarding the impact of tax rises on hospitality and small businesses.
- To fund these proposals, he plans to raise taxes on online tech giants and their British warehouses.
- These policy announcements follow Burnham's confirmation that he intends to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for leadership if he wins the Makerfield by-election.
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