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New UK PM touts "cost of living government" with VAT cut and bus fare cap

Andy Burnham has used his first days in Downing Street to scrap the 5% VAT charged on household electricity bills and cap single bus fares in England at £2, telling his new cabinet that Britain now has a "cost of living government".

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Andy Burnham says he’ll end rough sleeping – here’s what’s needed to make it happen

On his first day as prime minister, Andy Burnham promised to end rough sleeping, and pledged an additional £340 million to the cause. A positive aim for society, to be sure, but what he didn’t mention is that we’ve nearly solved this before. The question isn’t whether ending rough sleeping…

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Will Andy Burnham commit to key defence spending demand?

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Andy Burnham fails to commit to Healey’s 3 per cent defence spending demand

Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham take up their roles after a row over defence spending plagued Sir Keir Starmer’s final weeks at No 10, amid mounting public pressure for the government to prioritise Britain’s ailing military

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Burnham reintroduces £2 bus fare cap reversing Starmer increase

The Prime Minister said ‘no-one should be priced out’ of using public transport.

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Chancellor John Healey faces serious challenges in funding Burnham’s grand aspirations

The UK’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, laid out a radical agenda in his short speech upon taking office. He called for a long-term strategy to reverse 40 years of Thatcherism, and the privatisation and centralisation that resulted. Wisely, he put a ten-year horizon on these objectives and it is…

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UK inflation falls to 15-month low in June thanks to lower petrol prices

Newly appointed Chancellor John Healey said falling inflation is ‘news families want to hear’

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Andy Burnham's Government: Who are all the ministers appointed by the new PM?

Who are the new Ministers of State in Andy Burnham’s Government?

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Britain's new prime minister must solve the old riddle of how to reinvigorate a slow-growing economy

Britain’s new leader, Andy Burnham, is facing the same old problem: How can he kickstart a sluggish economy so that growing companies and increased output generate enough additional revenue to boost defense spending and pay for everything else voters want without raising taxes

The Independent UK

In The Room | Andy Burnham is Prime Minister. Now what?

After weeks of speculation, Andy Burnham finally unveiled his first cabinet late on Tuesday, with John Healey the surprise choice as chancellor, Ed Miliband moving to the Foreign Office and Shabana Mahmood remaining as home secretary.

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Andy Burnham urges cabinet to examine ‘all possible ways’ to tackle cost of living crisis

As new prime minister briefs cabinet on ‘cost of living government’, critics ask where money will come from

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Fiscal hawk or big spender – what kind of chancellor will John Healey be?

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Voices: ‘Same gang, different seats’: Readers unimpressed as Andy Burnham names new cabinet

YOUR VIEWS: As Andy Burnham unveils his first cabinet, readers are debating whether familiar faces in new jobs amount to real change

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Where will Andy Burnham find the money to fund his spending pledges?

The new PM is already under pressure to explain how he will pay for his ambitious plans to remake Britain

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FTSE 100 ends up as Healey pledges fiscal control

The index closed up 61.15 points, 0.6%, at 10,585.91.

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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Warns Newly Sworn-In PM Andy Burnham Over Economic Plans

Jamie Dimon warns Andy Burnham that Britain needs stronger economic growth, as soaring debt, bond-market pressure and competing spending demands threaten the new PM's ambitious plans.

International Business Times UK

Day One Promise Delivered: PM Andy Burnham Cuts Electricity Tax for Immediate Relief

UK households will see reduced electricity bills as VAT is abolished, saving around £45 annually. The move, funded by cancelling the Digital ID programme, aims to ease cost-of-living pressures.

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Healey wants to build ‘new hope for Britain’ in first address to Treasury staff

The new Chancellor told staff in Whitehall fiscal control will be the ‘bedrock of stability’.

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Healey as chancellor? Streeting as defence secretary? This isn’t a cabinet to change the UK like Burnham promised

Putting Ed Miliband in charge of the Treasury would have signalled a genuine new era. Instead, the new PM has played it safe, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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More women than ever before – and more privately educated than Starmer’s: A closer look at Andy Burnham’s top team

Andy Burnham purged a number of Sir Keir Starmer’s close allies on Monday as he unveiled his new cabinet - but how different really is his top team from that of his predecessor? Millie Cooke and Albert Toth take a closer look

Evening Standard

Streeting says he wants to make UK prepared to win wars as Defence Secretary

Mr Streeting described the new Chancellor as a ‘firm friend’ of defence in the Treasury, when asked how Government plans to boost defence spending.

The Independent UK

Can Andy Burnham afford his own ambitions? Chris Blackhurst answers your questions

ASK ME ANYTHING: Renowned business journalist Chris Blackhurst answers readers’ questions on why Rachel Reeves had to go, whether Burnham can avoid a Liz Truss-style market reaction, and how he pays for the rough sleeping pledge he never delivered in Manchester

The Economic Times

UK gilts steady, sterling dips as markets assess new British finance minister

The British pound experienced a minor dip against both the euro and the dollar today, as market participants gauge the fiscal policy strategies of freshly appointed finance minister John Healey. His unexpected appointment by Prime Minister Andy Burnham occurred on Monday, prompting investors to look for clues regarding future spending…

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John Healey is the UK’s chancellor: what Burnham’s surprise pick says about his style of government

The UK’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has appointed John Healey as chancellor of the exchequer. His pick to fill the UK’s top economic post was something of a surprise: if we were to believe the speculation, the choice was between a minister with strong views on the economy –…

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Wes Streeting appointment as Defence Secretary branded 'disgraceful'

WES Streeting being appointed Defence Secretary has been branded “disgraceful” by anti-war campaigners.

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