Andy Burnham has accused Sir Tony Blair of failing to acknowledge that life for millions of Britons is much harder than it used to be, as he hit back at the former prime minister’s lengthy criticism of the direction of the Labour Party.
The cost of living crisis is the “gaping hole” in Sir Tony’s argument, the Greater Manchester mayor argued, as he said his city’s recent economic success had been achieved through a “very interventionist” approach that proved that “you can’t just leave it to the market”.
