Andy Burnham has hinted at a “challenging” Budget amid tax rise fears.

The Prime Minister insisted he is prepared to take tough decisions to deliver his radical change agenda.

He suggested the public would have โ€œmore respect for us if we go and grab something difficult โ€ฆ and say, โ€˜right, weโ€™re going to do something hereโ€™, rather than constantly playing the political game before fixing the problemsโ€.

He told the Guardian: โ€œItโ€™s challenging, definitely, but there are still things that you can do. Always in politics, there are things that you can do. The question is sometimes, are you prepared to do them? Yeah, I am prepared to do them.โ€