Burnham just set himself a trap by hinting at an income tax cut

close Cancel email WhatsApp link share Share bookmark Save Andy Burnham had to use his prime-time TV moment to achieve two things: show the country he can be a statesman on a par with Sir Keir Starmer, but maintain his doorstep, everyman appeal for the voters of Makerfield and the Labour party membership. His refusal to wear a shirt collar may lose him points on the former, but his words on BBC’s Question Time will have boosted the latter. It is not exactly a secret that Burnham wants to challenge Starmer for leader, but he has finally confirmed that, if…