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Burnham brings in top economists before possible leadership run

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Admin

Labour mayor giving advisory roles to ex-Bank of England economist and others seen as attempt to reassure markets

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Three economic heavyweights have been brought in to advise Andy Burnham as he attempts to reassure the markets before his possible return to parliament on Friday and challenge to Keir Starmer.

Burnham is understood to be getting advice from Andy Haldane, a former Bank of England chief economist, as well as Richard Hughes, a former chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility and Jim O’Neill, a crossbench peer and former Treasury minister who worked on George Osborne’s “Northern Powerhouse”.

‘Secret sauce of success’: levelling-up report co-author on why UK should be like Renaissance Florence

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Admin

Andy Haldane says city’s crucible-like atmosphere created ‘combustion’ for economic prosperity

The government’s new levelling-up strategy should help Britain’s left-behind towns and cities emulate Renaissance Florence in cooking up the “secret sauce” of economic success, according to its co-author Andy Haldane.

The hefty report, published on Wednesday, was mocked by some for its frequent historical references – including to 15th-century Florence under the Medici – but Haldane, a former Bank of England chief economist, is deadly serious.