New Labour leader Burnham promises to undo 40 years of free-market thinking

Andy Burnham, Labour's new leader, said Britain took a wrong turn in the 1980s, the BBC reported. He blamed 40 years of governments favouring free markets and cutting public services for harming working-class communities. He promised to reverse course, calling it the biggest political turning point in 40 years — and said that included Labour's own past governments.