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Burnham Urged to Join Inequality Panel, Back UN Role

8/18/2026

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Scholars urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to join International Panel on Inequality (IPI).
The letter named Joseph Stiglitz as IPI chair and urged Burnham to signal UK support at UN General Assembly, noting UK will chair 2027 G20.
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said he will prioritize development, seek Bank board seat and restore 0.7% aid target after 90% drop in African aid, cut backed by Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.

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Scholars urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to join International Panel on Inequality (IPI).
The letter named Joseph Stiglitz as IPI chair and urged Burnham to signal UK support at UN General Assembly, noting UK will chair 2027 G20.
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said he will prioritize development, seek Bank board seat and restore 0.7% aid target after 90% drop in African aid, cut backed by Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.