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Burnham Will Have Little ‘Room For Manoeuvre’ In Government Spending | Gordon Brown’s Former Adviser

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“The UK’s fiscal position is very tight.”

Should Andy Burnham enter Downing Street, he and his prospective chancellor will have “less headroom” as a result of sticking to Rachel Reeves’ fiscal rules, but there are still savings to be found while stimulating growth, says economist and former adviser to Gordon Brown, Michael Jacobs.

Michael Jacobs was speaking to Stephen Sackur on The Times At One. Listen live every day, from 1pm.

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