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PM 'struggling' to find time to head back to his beloved Manchester
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (360+ words) Andy Burnham's No 10 North is turning into a 'fiasco' with the Prime Minister 'struggling' to find the time to leave London to head back to his beloved Manchester, Government sources say. Mr Burnham announced the new department with great fanfare…...
Burnham's 'Vote for me, I'm not Keir' slogan could work in a snap poll
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (1014+ words) Last week, in his first statement to the House of Commons since becoming Prime Minister, Andy Burnham began by praising Sir Keir Starmer, who had just announced he was stepping away from Parliament. ‘His leadership took our party from one…...
Edinburgh’s ‘final straw’ tourist tax is a warning to England
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (850+ words) Edinburgh council said its tourism tax would raise £50m a year to invest in the city, following its launch in July. But less than two months on, industry groups are sounding the alarm that the tourist tax has helped make Edinburgh…...
Bath tourist tax plans welcomed by region's mayor
6+ hour, 38+ min ago (36+ words) Visitors to Bath, Bristol and Weston could soon be paying a tourist tax, which Helen Godwin says would raise money for improving transport. Tourist tax plans welcomed by regional mayor Read more on this story here....
Hull And East Yorkshire Mayor Takes Stand Against Tourist Taxes
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (993+ words) Friday, 11 September 2026 12:34 By Paul Drury-Bradey, local democracy reporter Hull and East Yorkshire Mayor Luke Campbell has confirmed he will not introduce a new tourist tax in the region, prioritizing the needs of local hospitality and leisure businesses currently facing financial…...
'Andy Burnham believes all of England can be like Manchester"
19+ hour, 48+ min ago (436+ words) The Prime Minister believes that he transformed Manchester when he served as Greater Manchester Mayor for nine years. His commitment to devolution “is backed by a decade of personal experience of turning around one of the UK’s former industrial heartlands…...
Fury as migrant hotels to be exempt from Andy Burnham's tourist tax
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1013+ words) Migrant hotels will be exempt from Andy Burnham's tourist tax on hospitality after the Prime Minister was accused of raiding struggling Brits with an unlimited 'overnight visitor levy'. Earlier this week, the Prime Minister gave his favoured regional mayors the…...
A tourist tax is the last thing we need - it hasn't helped in Europe!
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (882+ words) Andy Burnham has approved a new holiday tax, which could be rolled out across England in less than two years. The Prime Minister gave regional mayors the power to impose an unlimited 'overnight visitor levy' on stays in hotels, B…...
Badenoch warns of tourist tax ‘disaster’ for hospitality industry
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (571+ words) Planned tourist taxes on overnight stays will be a disaster for hospitality businesses, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch warned. Andy Burnham’s Government has given permission for regional leaders across large parts of England to introduce levies on overnight stays to help…...
Holidaymakers face tourism tax with new powers for mayors across England
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (935+ words) Holidaymakers across England face a new tax on overnight stays under Government plans to give mayors greater economic power in their regions. Local leaders will set the fee as a percentage of the cost of accommodation, rather than a flat…...