Press release – Petition Hand in at Number 10 North

First petition delivered to No10 North calls for PM to tax extreme wealth of the super-rich

• No10 North today was delivered its first public petition as over 150k people called for Andy Burnham to tax the extreme wealth of the super-rich
• New polling shows 64% think the super rich aren’t paying their fair share and should pay more and 51% feel the tax system treats them less fairly than the wealthiest in Britain
• Tax Justice UK and Patriotic Millionaires UK set out 10 tax reforms they say can be adopted by Andy Burnham to fund the government’s priorities.
• High-res photos of the petition will be sent out via WeTransfer at ~15:00 15 September 2026

15 September, Manchester – Over 150,000 signatures calling on Andy Burnham to tax the extreme wealth of the super-rich have been delivered to No10 North today. This is the first known petition hand-in at the new ‘nerve centre’ of government, based in Manchester.

Organised by Tax Justice UK, Patriotic Millionaires UK, 38 Degrees and Oxfam, the petition was delivered alongside a treasure chest filled with fake bank notes, representing the money that could be raised taxing extreme wealth. 

The call to tax the super-rich comes just six weeks ahead of the Prime Minister’s first Budget. All of the organisations involved have thrown their backing behind a 2% wealth tax on people with net assets over £10m. They say this would raise £24bn a year from taxing around 22,000 people in the UK.

The renewed campaign for extreme wealth to be taxed comes as new polling for 38 Degrees by Survation shows that almost two thirds of people (64%) believe the super-rich should pay more, as they aren’t paying their fair share in tax compared to the rest of the country. When asked how the government should fund a raft of cost of living measures announced during the summer – £2 England bus cap and VAT reduction on electricity bills – 54% of people thought raising taxes on the super-rich, defined as those with more than £10m in assets, should be one of the mechanisms. The polling also found that around half  of people (51%) feel the tax system treats them less fairly than the wealthiest in Britain, with only just over a quarter (28%) feeling it treats them about equal. 

Faiza Shaheen, Executive Director at Tax Justice UK said:

“Andy Burnham has a big responsibility to deliver the reset he’s promised Britain. He’s made some positive commitments on sorting out the social care crisis and investing in every postcode, and this Budget is the vehicle to follow through on these commitments. His actions will show us if his words have meaning. Sorting out the country’s problems and improving lives is going to take serious investment. Taxing the extreme wealth held by a small minority of super-rich people can generate tens of billions a year, and start to rebuild the foundations of a fairer country. 

Geetie Singh-Watson, pub owner and Member of Patriotic Millionaires UK, said: “Life will only start getting better for people in this country when our Government finally confronts the concentration of extreme wealth dividing everything and everyone. The Budget is the time to do that.

“Millionaires like me can easily afford to pay more – and we urge the Chancellor to tax our wealth. The tax contributions of working people have supported our economy through thick and thin, it’s time wealth started pulling its weight.”

The campaigners, including Tax Justice UK and Patriotic Millionaires, have set out a range of policies, which would raise around £50bn a year, and could pay for the government’s stated priorities like sorting out the social care system and building hundreds of thousands of new social homes.

The policies include reforming the Capital Gains Tax system and applying National Insurance Contributions to investment income like property rents. Perhaps the biggest set piece policy, also supported by Oxfam GB and 38 Degrees is the introduction of a 2% wealth tax on people with net assets over £10m. 

Additional measures include replacing council tax and stamp duty with a proportional property tax and passing legislation to stop the world’s largest companies engaging in tactics called ‘profit shifting’ which currently allow them to reduce their tax bills in the UK. 

Veronica Hawking, Campaigns Director at 38 Degrees said:

“This tax would be wildly popular with the public. The polling shows it. The petition numbers show it. Andy Burnham talks a lot about wanting to support people with the cost of living. Imagine what he could do with £24bn, which is what he could raise from a tiny 2% tax on assets over £10m.“

Jean McLean, Chief Influencing Officer at Oxfam GB, said:

“The case for action has never been stronger. The richest 56 people in the UK are wealthier than the poorest 27 million people combined. Andy Burnham and John Healey have the power to change this and show the leadership needed to reduce skyrocketing inequality and fund vital climate action. A 2% tax on assets over £10 million would raise £24 billion a year to ease pressure on over-stretched public services such as social care, support a fair transition from oil and gas to a green economy, and restore the aid budget to tackle inequality and help communities become more resilient to climate shocks.”

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Notes to editors:

• • For further information or to arrange interviews – 
    • Jake Woodier jake@taxjustice.uk  – 07503 789 994 who is coordinating press for Tax Justice UK and 
    • Kate Wilsea kate.w@38degrees.org.uk – 07970 237188 who is coordinating press for 38 Degrees.

• Petition details

• • • Dear Burnham Tax Justice UK/38Degrees/Patriotic Millionaires UK – petition
    • Oxfam – petition 1, petition 2, petition 3 which have undergone a process of de-duplication.

• Survey methodology:

Fieldwork Dates: 18th – 19th August 2026

Data Collection Method: The survey was conducted via online panel. Invitations to complete surveys were sent out to members of the panel. Differential response rates from different demographic groups were taken into account.

Population Sampled: All residents aged 18+ living in the UK

Sample Size: 2,037   

Data were analysed and weighted by Survation.

For further information please contact: researchteam@survation.com 

• Tax reform policies advocated for by Tax Justice UK and Patriotic Millionaires can be found here, with abridged details and hypothecation below:

• • • Capital Gains Tax Reform: Equalise the way the tax system treats different forms of income by completing reform of Capital Gains Tax (Equalising rates with Income Tax rates and closing unfair loopholes by abolishing the death uplift and implementing a settling up charge, alongside introducing an investment allowance) – which will raise £11.3bn and promote economic growth.
      • This is almost exactly the same amount as the initial government funding required to build 90,000 new social homes (£11.8bn), in order to resolve the UK’s housing crisis and help end homelessness. 
    • Expanding the scope of NICs to include income from investments and partnerships to raise £6.1bn a year – after potential behavioural responses – £3.1bn from property income, £0.6bn from savings income, £0.5bn from other NDI income, £1.9bn from partnership income (£1.7bn if offsetting the effect on GPs). 
      • Just extending the scope of NICs to include investment income would raise the exact amount needed to fill the core schools funding gap (£4.2bn).

• Introducing a 2% annual tax on wealth over £10 million to raise upwards of £24bn a year, while accounting for estimated behavioural impacts 

• • • This is significantly more than enough needed to enable the government to fund an NHS-style, free at the point of use, universal and comprehensive social care system (£18.5bn a year by 2035/36).
  • Introduce Public Country by Country Reporting to ensure Multinational corporations pay their fair share – this was already legislated for in 2016 and is estimated to raise around £5bn a year by the end of this parliament through reducing profit shifting by multinational corporations.
    • This is enough to train up to 128,000 NHS nurses. (2025 research by TaxWatch). Nurse comparison: Based on Royal College of Nursing/London Economics estimates (c. £37k per nurse training, uplifted for inflation), projected PCbCR revenues equate to 108,000–128,000 nurse trainings. 
  • Council Tax Reform – replacing Council Tax and Stamp Duty with a proportional property tax, cutting taxes for 75% of households and raising £5.6bn a year.
    • This revenue would be enough for the government to fund the entire 10 year regional investment Pride in Place budget every single year, delivering significantly higher funding to communities across the UK to bring transformative benefits to almost every postcode.