The Greens are planning a media blitz before Burnham replaces Starmer in Downing Street on Monday, aimed at countering the idea that Burnham will offer a notably more left-leaning agenda, arguing he has gone quiet on several policies he previously supported.
In a social media post on Thursday, Polanski said the reported decision by Burnham to install Shabana Mahmood rather than Ed Miliband as chancellor showed he was “subservient to the City of London” and not up to the task of delivering change.
A Green plan, seen by the Guardian, to highlight what they see as weaknesses for Burnham focuses on a series of policy areas in which, as they portray it, “semi-skimmed Andy” offers only verbal support for policies, while the Greens propose “full-fat” implementation, which they say is backed by polling data.
These areas include rent controls. As Greater Manchester mayor, Burnham supported the idea, but has not committed to anything in No 10, whereas the Greens are pushing to impose them.
On a wealth tax, the Green document says Burnham seems likely to “fudge the issue” by changing capital gains tax thresholds, by comparison with their proposals for a separate wealth tax, an idea the party says is backed by 81% of 2024 Labour voters.
Burnham, in one of his few policy interventions since returning to parliament last month, apologised for Labour’s initial response to Israel’s military action in Gaza under Starmer. The Greens plan to contrast this with policies which include a ban on all UK arms exports to Israel and wider sanctions.
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's are quite CUTE
Plenty of people (indeed, the majority of the public) out there who are opposed to the Iran War, but I'm not quite sure there are many who are at the point of thinking "glory to the Iranian regime" isn't just a bit weird.
