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UK PM Burnham: ‘We need to be a cost-of-living government’
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UK PM Burnham: ‘We need to be a cost-of-living government’ UK PM Burnham: ‘We need to be a cost-of-living government’ At his first cabinet meeting as UK prime minister, Andy Burnham told ministers they must be a “cost-of-living government”, pairing electricity bill tax cuts with a pledge to maintain strict fiscal discipline as his first major domestic priority. Published On 21 Jul 2026
UK PM Burnham: ‘We need to be a cost-of-living government’
UK PM Burnham: ‘We need to be a cost-of-living government’
At his first cabinet meeting as UK prime minister, Andy Burnham told ministers they must be a “cost-of-living government”, pairing electricity bill tax cuts with a pledge to maintain strict fiscal discipline as his first major domestic priority.
Published On 21 Jul 2026