JOSEPH DINNAGE: He’ll hate me saying this. But, as Britain’s economy nears the eye of the storm, Burnham is displaying Liz Truss levels of denial

God help us. With high inflation, low productivity and anaemic growth, Britain’s economy is approaching the eye of the storm.

And who do we have to steer us to safety? Andy Burnham. I hope you brought trunks.

The PM has warned of a ‘challenging’ Budget next month after news that inflation was up 3.1 per cent in August, as the war in Iran rages on and Houthi rebels in Yemen wreak havoc on shipping lanes and pipelines, raising the price of oil and gas.

Burnham has branded the development ‘concerning’. No kidding. If I were the self-styled ‘cost-of-living Prime Minister’, potentially on the

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