Mr Burnham did admit that he felt there was some room for more taxes, most notable changes to business rates on large firms.
But the Conservatives panned the suggestion with Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride saying: “Britain needs to brace for yet another Labour tax bombshell from Andy Burnham.
“Despite more than £60 billion of tax rises under Rachel Reeves, sending the tax burden to a record high, Burnham thinks there is still ‘room for movement on tax’. Unless he urgently rules out raising taxes, we will see business and investor confidence draining in another summer of damaging speculation.
“Instead of raising taxes Labour should be getting a grip of spending – but Andy Burnham won’t touch the ballooning benefits bill. He will double down on all the mistakes Labour have already made.”