Andy Burnham has been urged by 120 UK millionaires to tax them more, including Gary Lineker. A letter, organised by the Patriotic Millionaires UK campaign group, reads: “We want you to tax us. We can afford it.” It was signed by Lineker and scores more millionaires, with the football pundit saying: “Paying your fair share is a basic British value, but so many ordinary people are already paying more than they can afford. Our richest people can do more and most want to. Our fantastic country deserves all of us to get behind it.”
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Emma Reynolds welcomed the offer, but said any announcement on tax policy would be made in the Budget. She told Sky News: “I welcome the fact people of good means are saying they want to pay more. They can pay more. There is a link on gov.uk. But look, we have to look at tax policy in the round, and we only make major tax announcements at budgets.”
Below is the full list of the 120 millionaires who signed the letter