▁in ▁a ▁home ▁where ▁their ▁parents ▁are ▁married " ▁and ▁" it ' s ▁not ▁wrong ▁that ▁the ▁tax ▁system ▁should ▁recogn ise ▁commit ment ▁and ▁marriage ", ▁creating ▁controvers y ▁because ▁his ▁views ▁rep licated ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁leadership ▁bid , ▁Burn ham ▁p led ged ▁to ▁commit ▁Labour ▁to ▁" a ▁policy ▁of ▁progress ive ▁ren ational isation ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁system ". ▁Burn ham ▁also ▁fav ours ▁a ▁universal ▁gradu ate ▁tax ▁to ▁replace ▁student ▁tu ition ▁fe es , ▁and ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁increase ▁in ▁fe es . ▁He ▁has ▁advoc ated ▁a ▁' National ▁Care ▁Service ', ▁integr ating ▁care ▁services ▁into ▁the ▁National ▁Health ▁Service ▁Burn ham ' s ▁key ▁economic ▁policies ▁in ▁his ▁leadership ▁bid ▁included ▁a ▁new ▁le vy ▁to ▁fund ▁social ▁care , ▁extending ▁the ▁higher ▁minimum ▁w age ▁to ▁all ▁ages ▁( it ▁currently ▁only ▁applies ▁to ▁those ▁over ▁ 2 5 ), ▁and ▁b anning ▁zero - hour ▁contract s . ▁Burn ham ▁described ▁the ▁m ansion ▁tax ▁proposed ▁by ▁Ed ▁Mil ib and ▁as ▁" the ▁politics ▁of ▁env y ", ▁saying ▁he ▁knew ▁it ▁would ▁lose ▁votes ▁when ▁his ▁mother ▁ph oned ▁and ▁told ▁him ▁it ▁represented ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Burn ham ▁is ▁a ▁strong ▁supp orter ▁of ▁de vol ving ▁power ▁from ▁West min ster . ▁In ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁leadership ▁campaign