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Burnham Finds Socialism Works Until Someone Asks Who’s Paying

Labour’s Left Demands Free Everything; the Treasury Cites Creditors LONDON — Prime Minister Andy Burnham has encountered the one opponent the Labour left cannot defeat by calling it heartless: the bill. Labour Budget 2026: Burnham Admits the Plan Fell Short of His Ambitions Following Wednesday’s Budget, Burnham acknowledged that his government’s plans were less radical than he wanted. The admission shocked socialist backbenchers, several of whom had assumed the Treasury…