Andy Burnham

A Budget tax raid on British banks would hand a competitive gift straight to rival global financial centres, according to the chief executive of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. Nigel Green of deVere Group urged Chancellor John Healey to dismiss union le

Investors and analysts have warned Chancellor John Healey not to give up on the government's efforts to reduce the UK's fiscal deficit in his first Budget, following a spike in government bond yields in recent weeks. Mr Healey is preparing to unveil his first Budget on October 28 at a time when inve

JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon has warned Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey against creating a more hostile tax environment for banks. The Wall Street executive urged the UK Government to re-consider its plans to increase taxes on banks ahead of a major pre-Budget lobbying campaign

  Andy Burnham's absent economic advisers are a warning sign for UK investors, according to one of the world's largest independent financial advisory organisations.

Andy Burnham has suffered a major blow after economic heavyweights who were advising him ahead of the Makerfield by-election decided against joining his government following disagreements over potential wealth taxes. Former Goldman Sachs executive Lord Jim O'Neill was reported to have been in discus