Burnham not doing enough to boost growth, says Starmer ally
"If the destination means prosperity, it means freedom for people to do new things, and it means security for people and families, then why wouldn't we put our foot down and get there quicker," the former business secretary said. In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, he said the government should be willing to take decisions that involve "short-term" pain in order to deliver economic growth, suggesting a delay to expanding workers' rights. The former minister also suggested introducing a "tax growth test" which would measure the impact of each tax on the economy and asking government experts to review "obstacles" to growth.
- ▪"If the destination means prosperity, it means freedom for people to do new things, and it means security for people and families, then why wouldn't we put our foot down and get there quicker," the former business secretary said.
- ▪In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, he said the government should be willing to take decisions that involve "short-term" pain in order to deliver economic growth, suggesting a delay to expanding workers' rights.
- ▪The former minister also suggested introducing a "tax growth test" which would measure the impact of each tax on the economy and asking government experts to review "obstacles" to growth.
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Burnham not doing enough to boost growth, says Starmer allyImage caption, Peter Kyle served as business secretary during Sir Keir Starmer's premiershipByKate WhannelPolitical reporterPublished2 minutes agoA cabinet minister under Sir Keir Starmer has said Andy Burnham's government is not focused enough on boosting economic growth and needs to act with "more urgency".Speaking to the BBC two months after being sacked in Burnham's cabinet reshuffle upon entering office, Peter Kyle said he wasn't making a "criticism" but "pointing to the potential that we have as a country and as a government".
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