Andy Burnham has hit back at Ratcliffe.Andy Burnham has hit back at the billionaire owner of Manchester United after he claimed Britain is “on the slide”.
Tax exile Jim Ratcliffe accused the government of trying to “tax everyone to death”, spending too much on benefits and failing to cut immigration.
But speaking to reporters on his way to deliver a speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, Burnham rejected Ratcliffe’s claims, without mentioning him by name.
He said: “I hear people saying the country is on the slide – we’re the fastest growing in the G7, there’s lots to be proud of, there’s a lot right with the country and I’m going to give a really upbeat message when I speak.”
The prime minister, who will shortly set out his 10-year plan for the UK, said “we can be hopeful...
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