ANDY BURNHAM was accused of taking activists’ votes “for granted” yesterday after branding bosses “heroes” and bashing benefits claimants in a speech to business bigwigs.

He chose the plush City of London headquarters of consultancy conglomerate Ernst and Young to host his first speech of the Labour leadership campaign, designed to quash his reputation as the left-wing candidate.

The shadow health secretary told assembled bosses that Labour “got it wrong on business” under ex-leader Ed Miliband.