Andy Burnham has announced a series of mini giveaways on energy bills, buses and pub business rates in his first week as prime minister with potentially more to come. Political editor David Maddox looks at how he might pay for them

The new prime minister has promised to bring forward the ‘biggest changes in the last 40 years’

Andy Burnham selected his Cabinet after replacing Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister on Monday and made several pledges, including help for households struggling with the cost of…