# Tax raid on pensions ‘could give Andy Burnham £20billion’ if Shabana Mahmood is made chancellor

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tax-raid-on-pensions-could-give-andy-burnham-20billion-if-shabana-mahmood-is-made-chancellor/
- Published: 2026-07-17T23:38:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-18T00:14:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15986559/Tax-raid-pensions-Burnham-Mahmood-chancellor.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Pension tax changes could reportedly raise £20billion for Labour
- Story linked to speculation Shabana Mahmood may become chancellor
- Comes amid reports of Andy Burnham gaining influence in Labour

## Summary

Reports suggest that a Treasury raid on pension tax relief could raise as much as £20billion, a sum that could bolster the ambitions of Andy Burnham amid speculation over a Labour reshuffle that could see Shabana Mahmood installed as chancellor. The claim surfaces against a backdrop of wider turmoil within the Labour Party, with Burnham reportedly consolidating influence following a leadership-style address in which he criticised capitalism and signalled a shift towards more interventionist, 1970s-style economic policy.

Full details of how the £20billion figure was calculated, and confirmation of any formal move to appoint Mahmood as chancellor, were not available in the source material provided. The story ties together two developing threads: internal Labour manoeuvring around top jobs and long-standing speculation that the government could target pension tax relief as a way of raising significant revenue, though no official announcement on either the reshuffle or a pensions policy change has been confirmed.

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