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Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, is calling for a new levelling up tax, based on property values, Politico’s Alex Wickham reports.
Labour leadership latest
Andy Burnham at IPPR fringe calls for a “Levelling Up Tax” — a property tax on existing market values (households in lower value homes pay less, households in higher value homes pay more)
Has the left’s support already – John McDonnell seemed to back it
The morning conference session has now wrapped up. Delegates voted in favour of eight composite motions, including the LGBT+ rights one. (See 1.08pm.)
There was a particular cheer when the right to food one was passed. This said that the right to food should be enshrined in law, to clarify government obligations on food poverty, and that Labour should include this in its next manifesto.