Andy Burnham used his victory rally yesterday to outline radical policy pledges on everything from nationalisation to education reform.
The new MP for Makerfield reeled off a list of policies that were light on detail but could force taxation and spending even higher.
He vowed to end ‘trickle-down economics’ as he put mass renationalisation front and centre of his agenda.
Speaking at a local football ground, he repeated his warning to Labour that his election represented the ‘last chance to change’ – but he said he understood that he had not been handed a ‘blank cheque’ by Makerfield voters.
Appearing to echo Jeremy Corbyn‘s
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