The Papers: 'Burnham's 10-year mission' and 'Princess in Peaks condition'
Key takeaways
- Andy Burnham's "10 year mission" to "raise living standards" leads the Financial Times.
- Image caption, "Give me 10 years to fix Britain" echoes the front page of the Daily Telegraph on Burnham's speech.
- Image caption, "Tax raids on middle classes in Burnham's 10-year plan" leads the Daily Mail.
Why this matters: a developing story that could shape the day's news cycle.
Andy Burnham's "10 year mission" to "raise living standards" leads the Financial Times. In his first speech as "probable prime minister-in-waiting", he is expected to set out plans for a new "No 10 North" based in Manchester. The FT says his aim to decentralising power has "echoes of Starmer and Johnson".
Image caption, "Give me 10 years to fix Britain" echoes the front page of the Daily Telegraph on Burnham's speech. Describing the former Greater Manchester Mayor as the "incoming prime minister", the paper says he will set out "his stall to boost economy through devolution".
Image caption, "Tax raids on middle classes in Burnham's 10-year plan" leads the Daily Mail. It syas the "would-be PM" will unveil his "left-wing plan for a decade in power" for when Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is "shoved aside" next month. It describes Burnham as a "messiah' without a mandate".