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Evening Standard
Politics
Craig Paton

Burnham urged to end windfall tax if he enters No 10

Andy Burnham has been urged to clarify his position on the windfall tax (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Presumptive prime minister Andy Burnham has been urged to end the windfall tax on oil and gas if he enters Downing Street.

The energy profits levy has proven controversial, particularly in Scotland’s north east, after it was put in place to respond to outsized profits for energy giants during the cost-of-living crisis.

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