Hospitality businesses urge Andy Burnham to cut VAT before Budget
More than 800 UK hospitality businesses have urged prime minister Andy Burnham to cut VAT from 20 per…
Hundreds of hospitality businesses call on Andy Burnham to lower VAT
More than 800 hospitality businesses have written to the Prime Minister urging him to set out how he…
Tesco and M&S warn Burnham against Budget tax raid on retailers
Tuesday 01 September 2026 3:40 pm | Updated: Tuesday 01 September 2026 3:41 pm Retailers have urged Burnham to…
Mike Ashley attacks Andy Burnham’s high street plans as ‘too little too late’
Retail billionaire Mike Ashley has criticised Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s cost-of-living and high street measures as “populist” and…
One tax cut could make us all better off – so why won’t Burnham do it?
For all his social media antics since becoming Prime Minister, Andy Burnham is still an enigma. We might…
Burnham accused of ‘piecemeal’ business rates reform
Monday 24 August 2026 2:27 pm | Updated: Monday 24 August 2026 2:28 pm Labour has been accused of…
Back bookshops in bid to rebuild high streets, Burnham urged
Sunday 16 August 2026 12:10 pm | Updated: Sunday 16 August 2026 12:12 pm Bestselling authors have urged Burnham…
Burnham to ‘go further’ in business rates reform
Wednesday 12 August 2026 11:06 am Burnham is set to “go further” in business rates reform. Andy Burnham…
UK’s Burnham vows crackdown on misleading discounts and subscription traps
LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Sunday he would crack down…
What Burnham owes the spirits and hospitality industries
Nick Gillett, MD of premium UK distributor Mangrove Global, says what he thinks Andy Burnham could and should…
Voices: ‘It’s just not worth it’: Readers say Andy Burnham’s pub rates cut is too little, too late
Andy Burnham’s decision to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues by 20 per cent…
Andy Burnham’s pubs rate cut slammed by landlords: ‘Like stealing our lunchbox and giving us a crisp back’
Andy Burnham’s pledge to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues has been criticised as…