Manchester was Burnham rehearsal – now get ready to pay the bill

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Burnham has asked to be judged on Manchester – where his record is more spending, more borrowing and higher taxes, says Gareth Davies Andy Burnham walks into Downing Street with a simple pitch: judge me on Manchester.

I am happy to take him up on it.

Start with tax.

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