Andy Burnham sent 'fuel to fire' warning if he becomes PM - 'severe consequences'

Andy Burnham sent 'fuel to fire' warning if he becomes PM - 'severe consequences'The Mayor of Greater Manchester has admitted that he would join a leadership contest if he were elected as an MP Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Adam Toms 17:27, Sat, Jun 6, 2026 Updated: 17:28, Sat, Jun 6, 2026 Andy Burnham has confirmed he would join a Labour leadership contest if elected as an MP (Image: Getty)Andy Burnham has been sent a warning as he confirmed that he would enter a Labour leadership contest if elected as an MP. The Mayor of Greater Manchester hopes to be elected as the MP for Makerfield on June 18, and said he would put himself forward to lead his party, were Sir Keir Starmer challenged. The CEO of global financial advisory giant deVere Group has warned that Britain risks accelerating an "exodus" of millionaires if the next Prime Minister pursues wealth taxes and exit taxes. Nigel Green said: “Britain is already experiencing a significant wealth exodus. The country is losing more millionaires than China, Russia, or any other major economy. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) “The idea that policymakers could respond to this by introducing wealth taxes, exit taxes or further punitive measures aimed at successful individuals is deeply concerning. It would risk accelerating a trend that is already gathering pace.” Mr Burnham told Sky News in June 2025: “We’ve overtaxed people’s work and we’ve undertaxed people’s assets and wealth and that...