Andy Burnham’s third day in office tells us much about the man. This morning he unveiled his latest proposal to help on the cost of living: a reduction in England’s bus cap from £3 to £2 from January. For the benefit of the TV cameras, the policy was emblazoned on the side of a big

The incoming PM’s idea to lower bus fares to support people with the cost of living has been backed by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander

Britain's incoming prime minister, Andy Burnham, has signalled that he will be focusing on cost-of-living and other domestic issues. He will outline the detail of the direction…

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 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…

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Andy Burnham told his Cabinet this morning that they need to give people a ‘sense that help is coming’. He was largely focused on the cost of living as he addressed ministers, but…

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

Bus users will see single fares limited to £2 across England from next year under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham's plans to offer a cost of living lifeline to hard-pressed voters

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.

The prime minister said ‘lower fares will help people get to where they need to’

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

Measure to cost more than £500m, with money allocated to allow devolved nations to do the same

Andy Burnham has been boasting about his decision to cap single bus fares at £2 across the country - instead of £3 typically now.

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