Tax hikes and borrowing ‘almost inevitable’ under Burnham

Tax rises and increased government borrowing now look almost inevitable under Andy Burnham, with the PM telling the BBC that the NHS will “collapse” unless social care is reformed, while admitting he cannot put a timeline on the fix.

It follows a week that has already delivered a rough sleeping fund, an electricity VAT cut, and a bus fare cap, all signed off while Parliament is in summer recess and before a single line of the autumn Budget exists....