Andy Burnham must “rule out tax rises to pay for his spending spree”, Kemi Badenoch is expected to say, after he spent his first days in office announcing measures to help cash-strapped households.
Mrs Badenoch will set out her response to the fledgling Prime Minister’s cost-of-living policy blitz in a speech in central London on Thursday, and will challenge Mr Burnham to think bigger and be bolder.