Andy Burnham distances himself from previous pledge to reform Scotland's funding formula

The article criticizes Andy Burnham, a Labour politician, for performing a U-turn on his previous commitment to reform the Barnett formula (which determines funding allocations to Scotland). Burnham had vowed in his book "Head North" to "tear up" the Westminster funding calculation system, but has since distanced himself from those comments. The piece frames this as evidence that Burnham shares Keir Starmer's tendency for policy reversals, arguing that politicians cannot be trusted on their promises.