Andy Burnham became the UK’s seventh Prime Minister in a decade on Monday, telling crowds outside No 10 that his arrival marked “a moment for reflection and new resolution”.
He used his inaugural speech to make his first official announcement in the role – a £340m fund to end rough sleeping, claiming “this is something a government can fix if it chooses to”.
The former mayor of Greater Manchester also said he would set out further measures on Tuesday to give people “breathing space” on the cost of living, “including how we pay for them”.
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But Burnham has previously committed to sticking with Labour’s 2024 manifesto, ruling out rises to income tax, national insurance or VAT, and following Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules.
