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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nicholas Cecil

Makerfield by-election: 'Don't take London for granted,' bosses warn Andy Burnham as he eyes being PM

London business chiefs issued a warning to Andy Burnham and other would-be Labour leadership contenders not to “take London for granted”.

Muniya Barua, deputy chief executive of business group BusinessLDN, also stressed that the window to boost economic growth in Britain before the next general election, expected in 2029, is “closing fast”.

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