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UK Bond Yields Spike Amid Market Rout - as PM Stands by Comments

Burnham said high borrowing has left the UK over-exposed to global shocks as gilt yields hit their highest level since 2007, officials said.

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UK borrowing costs spiked yesterday amid a global bond rout - just as Andy Burnham stood by his notorious assertion that Britain should be less 'in hock' to bond markets.

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A few years after Brexit, it becomes clear that Britain, outside the EU debt club, will not evade the spiral of debt. On this side and beyond the English Channel, the policy shows that there is no willingness or competence to reclaim fiscal policy.

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Andy Burnham stands by warning UK should be less ‘in hock’ to bond markets

The Prime Minister expressed concern that Britain is ‘more exposed’ to global shocks than other countries.

·London, United Kingdom
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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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