@thetimes: Andy Burnham’s summer was the start that any prime minister would want. A relaxed PM — a look I never quite mastered — touring the country and getting maximum bang for his buck from a string of small yet symbolically significant policies. But this autumn will pose a very different challenge. It will be dominated by the budget. Burnham and his chancellor, John Healey, must avoid repeating the mistake of the last two years: constant, confidence-sapping speculation about which taxes will rise. To be fair, our new prime minister appears to appreciate this. Burnham has said he picked the earliest possible date for an autumn budget to avoid a repeat of last year’s endless chatter. But the bad news for Burnham and Healey is that their fiscal buffer is already eroding | ✍️ Rishi Sunak #budget#autumn#rishisunak#primeminster #uknews