Andy Burnham has reportedly shelved plans to address the UK’s massive welfare bill in this year’s Budget – as his Chancellor suggested the October economic blueprint will include a ‘mansion tax’.
The PM is said to have pushed back any changes to the creaking and bloated benefits system until next year, with aides saying he can only concentrate on ‘one big issue at a time’.
Two reviews into the problems facing the welfare system will not be completed until shortly before the October 28 Budget and he has decided to focus on how to fund a boost to defence spending first.
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