The real problem for Burnham is that he wants to spend lots of money, but he has no idea where to get it from.

Additional £340m over three years allocated to get people off the streets ‘at the earliest opportunity’

Immigration, benefits and council homes could see Burnham join a line of former PMs who failed to tackle homelessness

Andy Burnham has been making some big spending promises but the financial markets remain on alert for any signs of how much more he will borrow.

Andy Burnham has made ending rough sleeping his first policy pledge as prime minister.

In his first speech as Prime Minister on Monday, the former Manchester mayor promised to 'bring back hope'.

The new Prime Minister has promised unity and stability for the UK, including economic proposals designed to tackle the cost of living crisis

Andy Burnham begins his premiership by unveiling plans to ease living costs. He aims to improve public finances and end political uncertainty. Measures may include capping bus…

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…

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

At the first meeting of his new cabinet, Andy Burnham told ministers they must get the cost of living down and he said they must always show how the policies to do that will be…

Andy Burnham’s promise to cut VAT from electricity bills came alongside the news that government borrowing in June amounted to £16 billion - nearly bang on target.

After inviting cameras in for the first meeting of his new team, Andy Burnham ordered them to focus on the cost of living.

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

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The new Prime Minister introduced a similar cap in Greater Manchester in 2022 when he was mayor of the region and is now set to roll it out nationwide.

Andy Burnham, who replaced Keir Starmer as Prime Minister on Monday, has vowed to "build a new politics" and to unite behind a strong Labour movement

Andy Burnham was last night asked to explain how he will pay for his Left-wing spending spree.

Andy Burnham had made clear twice since entering No10 that he wanted to increase the personal allowance.

The real problem for Burnham is that he wants to spend lots of money, but he has no idea where to get it from.

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…