{"id":372793,"date":"2026-08-25T01:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/exclusive-burnham-refuses-to-rule-out-tax-rises-on-his-first-ukraine-visit\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T01:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T00:00:13","slug":"exclusive-burnham-refuses-to-rule-out-tax-rises-on-his-first-ukraine-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/exclusive-burnham-refuses-to-rule-out-tax-rises-on-his-first-ukraine-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Burnham refuses to rule out tax rises on his first Ukraine visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/SIHd6xGXlYo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"EXCLUSIVE: Burnham refuses to rule out tax rises on his first Ukraine visit\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SIHd6xGXlYo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The prime minister has refused to rule out tax rises in his autumn budget saying he &quot;won&#8217;t be unrealistic&quot;, as he spoke exclusively to ITV News in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Burnham, who is currently on his first official visit to Kyiv, said the public need to understand that &quot;we are in a challenging position&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I won&#8217;t take risks with people&#8217;s jobs or livelihoods or their family finances and I will try to help them in whatever way I can,&quot; Burnham said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I will do what I can, but I won&#8217;t be unrealistic and people really need to understand that. We are in a challenging position.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The government is due to set out the budget on October 28, when new Chancellor John Healey will explain his financial plans for the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prime minister has refused to rule out tax rises in his autumn budget saying he &quot;won&#8217;t be unrealistic&quot;, as he spoke exclusively to ITV News in Ukraine. 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