‘Britain’s economy buckles as inflation, unemployment and debt costs soar — plus Andy Burnham’s “Number 10 North” growth gamble, his costly rough-sleeping pledge and the EU migration pact that could force Britain to take thousands more asylum seekers’

Andy Burnham’s much-trumpeted plan to revive Britain’s economy from “Number 10 North” has been met with ridicule as inflation rises to 2.9%, unemployment hits 4.9% and government borrowing costs approach a two-decade high. Also: Burnham promises that every rough sleeper in England will be offered accommodation this winter — but Big Issue founder Lord Bird warns that housing alone cannot address…