Former Business Secretary Peter Kyle has called for greater urgency on economic growth and said Burnham is not doing enough to support it, as Labour members prepare to attend the party’s annual conference.
Kyle, a political ally of Starmer, used the approach of the conference to press for a stronger focus on the economy. His intervention centres on the pace and scale of efforts to improve growth, although no further details of the measures he believes are needed are provided.
The comments place economic performance among the issues likely to receive attention as Labour gathers for its annual conference. Kyle’s criticism also highlights differences within the party over how urgently growth should be pursued and the role of prominent Labour figures in delivering it.
Burnham is the subject of Kyle’s criticism, but the supplied material does not include a response from him or further detail about the policies or actions at issue. The latest position is therefore that Kyle is calling for faster action while Labour members head to the conference.
