Andy Burnham warned against raising taxes ‘for the sake of clobbering people’ by suspended Labour rebel

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Andy Burnham has been cautioned against raising taxes "for the sake of it" by former Labour MP Karl Turner.The Independent parliamentarian, who was excluded by the party over his opposition to ending jury trials, warned of the knock-on effects on Britons struggling with the soaring cost of living.

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I think it's ludicrous to just clobber people for the sake of clobbering them," Mr Turner said.Mr Burnham, expected to succeed Sir Kier Starmer as Prime Minister, is understood to be considering reforms, including aligning Capital Gains Tax with income tax and lowering the threshold for a "mansion tax".

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"I think we already collect something like £1.2trillion in taxes...

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and I think we have to be a bit cautious because people, frankly, are incredibly concerned about the cost of living."When taxes go up,...

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