Andy Burnham wants to 'tear up' funding model for Scottish Parliament

Handout photo issued by the House of Commons of Andy Burnham being sworn-in as an MP in the House of Commons (Image: House of Commons/PA Wire)

BRITAIN’S likely next prime minister wants to “tear up” the funding mechanism for Holyrood, The National can reveal.

It has emerged that Andy Burnham, who could be handed the keys to Downing Street in a matter of weeks, wants to bin the Barnett Formula, which works out how much money the Scottish Parliament gets from Westminster.