Brian Eno, Gary Lineker and Richard Curtis among UK millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more

Brian Eno, Gary Lineker and Richard Curtis are among a number of millionaires based in the UK, who are asking Prime Minister Andy Burnham to tax them more. There are 120 millionaires who came together to sign an open letter addressed to the new PM and leader of the Labour Party, following him stepping into 10 Downing Street at the start of the week following Keir Starmer’s resignation. The request is led by Patriotic Millionaires, and sees signees tell the politician: “We can afford it. We’re not talking about higher taxes on those who get up and go to work for their income every day, but on the very richest whose income is derived from the wealth they hold.” In the letter, they said that “millionaires are a patriotic bunch” who “love this country and we want it to succeed”. “But success requires investment and a primary source of untouched capital investment is sitting with us, in untaxed potential,” it read, also adding that the move would lead to a more balanced and equal society. Signees include presenter and former footballer Gary Lineker, film director Richard Curtis, musician Brian Eno, and journalist Sasha Bates. Other names added to the list include former chairman of Greg...