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Andy Burnham: “We will stick to Labour's fiscal rules on spending and borrowing as well as the party's 2024 manifesto pledges not to…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2026
We will stick to Labour's fiscal rules on spending and borrowing as well as the party's 2024 manifesto pledges not to increase income tax, VAT or national insurance contributions.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party
Source
bbc.co.uk

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Discussing fiscal rules and manifesto pledges.

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