Politics · United Kingdom · 1 hr ago
Burnham says 10-year plan will be presented before Christmas recess
Prime Minister Andy Burnham says the government will present its 10-year plan by mid-December, before Parliament’s Christmas recess begins on 17 December.
The plan is meant to set out a path for Britain over the next decade, and Burnham previously said its timing could slip into January.
Boston Consulting Group is helping shape the plan, according to one account, although Burnham did not answer directly when asked about outside consultants in Parliament.
The firm previously worked with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which operated aid sites in Gaza where Palestinians seeking help were shot; BCG later said the projects were run secretly and launched an investigation.
Some Labour MPs say they are concerned about the plan’s detail and direction, while one also criticised the use of a corporate consultant.
The plan is expected before the Christmas recess, but the government has not yet set out its contents.
Andy Burnham told MPs the government will present its 10-year plan for Britain before the Commons Christmas recess.
The recess begins on 17 December, putting the plan’s expected release before that date.
Burnham had previously said the timetable might slip into the new year.
Middle East Eye reported that Boston Consulting Group would provide a consultant to help shape the plan.
Labour MP Clive Lewis criticised the role of a corporate consultancy and said MPs outside the cabinet were not being consulted.
- Who
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the government would present the plan.
- What
- The government’s 10-year plan for Britain will be presented before the Christmas recess.
- When
- Before the Commons Christmas recess, which begins on 17 December.
- Where
- Burnham told MPs at prime minister’s questions in the House of Commons.
- Why
- Burnham said he wanted to provide stability and leadership; the plan is intended to set out a path for Britain.
The government and Andy Burnham
Kemi Badenoch and critics of the plan’s development
Plan and leadership
The government and Andy Burnham
Burnham said the government would present a 10-year plan before the recess and provide stability.
Kemi Badenoch and critics of the plan’s development
Badenoch said the government was “totally adrift” and described the plan as outsourced.
Use of consultants
The government and Andy Burnham
Middle East Eye reported that Boston Consulting Group would provide a consultant to help shape the plan.
Kemi Badenoch and critics of the plan’s development
Clive Lewis called the move problematic and criticised the plan being developed with a corporate entity without wider MP consultation.
Burnham said he would bring forward a new 10-year plan for Britain later that year.
Burnham told the Economist the timetable might slip to December or January.
Middle East Eye reported that Boston Consulting Group would provide a consultant to help shape the plan.
Burnham told MPs the plan would be presented before the Commons Christmas recess.
- Plan length
- 10 years
- Promised deadline
- Before the Commons Christmas recess, which begins on 17 December
- Consultant
- Boston Consulting Group
- Critic
- Clive Lewis, Labour MP
- Prior possible timetable
- December or January
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What people are saying
we will present our plan for Britain to this house before it rises for the Christmas recess.
They need consultants to tell them what to think, they need civil servants to tell them what to do.
This isn't the most auspicious of starts and I think we can do much better than this.
The irony will not be missed that a radical ten-year programme to end neoliberalism and rewire our economy and constitution is going to be handed down from a closed room with a corporate entity