Burnham says there are ‘big decisions’ ahead on making council tax fairer – UK politics live

Labour’s 2024 manifesto did not include any specific commitments on council tax but two models are being floatedKeir Starmer resisting calls to stand down was “selfish and stubborn”, according to the current sole Scottish Labour leadership contender, Monica Lennon.As the Press Association reports, the earliest high profile call for Starmer to quit came from former Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, who broke cover in February. Sarwar is now leaving Holyrood having been given a seat in the Lords and a job as a business minister by Andy Burnham.Clearly, the focus is the May election and what’s happened in Scotland.The party has had its worst election result ever in the history of the Scottish parliament – in fact we’ve been losing seats and votes since 1999, so there’s a downward trend that