UK's Burnham says it is crucial to have stability in public finances
Burnham says tough Budget choices are needed to stabilise public finances and give Labour room for radical change as polling improves.
- On Saturday, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrived at the Liverpool Experience Campus for the Labour Party Conference, promising to end a decade of "drift and division" since the Brexit vote.
- Global economic headwinds driven by the Iran war have pushed borrowing costs to multi-decade highs, restricting the government's fiscal options ahead of the October 28 budget.
- Rising inflation has roughly halved the government's £24 billion of fiscal headroom since March. Burnham acknowledged he and Chancellor John Healey face a "challenging" environment, insisting the administration is "not there for crude cuts."
- Labour Party chairwoman Bridget Phillipson acknowledged Burnham's "real sense of connection" with the public, though she warned Labour faces "a massive fight on our hands with Reform, with the Tories" ahead of the next election.
- Burnham argued that maintaining stability is "crucial" to facing economic realities, positioning financial discipline as the necessary foundation to pursue the major program of change he believes the country needs.
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UK's Burnham says it is crucial to have stability in public finances
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Saturday he knew he had to show investors he had faced "up to the reality" of the public finances in order to stabilise markets, before he can make bigger changes to the economy.
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UK's Burnham: Public finance stability crucial
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Saturday he knew he had to show investors he had faced “up to the reality” of the public finances in order to stabilise markets, before he can make bigger changes to the economy. Government borrowing costs across advanced economies have hit repeated multi-decade highs in recent weeks due […]
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