- Andy Burnham will use his inaugural address as Labour prime minister at the party conference in Liverpool to promise a clear national direction and tackle issues politicians usually avoid.
- The prime minister is preparing to address social care reform, youth unemployment, public control over utility companies, and a major rethink on Brexit.
- Speculation has arisen that the government could reform the pensions triple lock to help fund free adult social care in England.
- Mr Burnham pledged to use his political capital to fix social care, accusing previous political leaders of cowardice for failing to reform the system.
- Conservative Party chairman Kevin Hollinrake dismissed the speech, arguing that hope is not a strategy and claiming Labour's tax rises have crushed businesses.
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