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Burnham defends limiting business rate cuts, saying pubs are ‘our heritage’

He said 20% being knocked off rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues across England from April next year was a ‘first step’ to help businesses.

The Independent UK

'I welcome it': Minister reacts to UK millionaires' plea to pay more tax

Gary Lineker is among the signatories of the ‘Proud to Pay’ letter, which claims cash raised from higher taxes on wealth could be used to reduce inequality,

Evening Standard

Britain’s quarter century: Blair, populism and the battle over human rights

Summer 2001. Tony Blair had just won a second thumping election victory, promising opportunity for all. The new census showed a nation losing its religion, more inclined to live alone and more ethnically diverse. The maximum temperature was a tepid 32°C in west London in late June, while the twin…

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The two big unanswered questions around Burnham’s ‘overdue’ action for pubs

The move is predicted to save £1,100 annually for the average pub

The Independent UK

Five ways Andy Burnham could fund his early premiership giveaways

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 Independent UK

Burnham cuts business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues across England

It is expected to save a typical pub some £1,100 annually, but will not be available to the very largest live music venues.

Evening Standard

John Healey eyes Global Defence Bank to boost UK spending – what we know

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Why Al Carns declined offer to return to government

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The Independent UK

Al Carns declines offer to return to government as defence funding ‘has not been settled’

Ex-defence minister says he will keep arguing for greater resources from backbenches

The Independent UK

What is John Healey’s plan to raise defence spending and will it work?

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The Independent UK

Former defence secretaries back Healey plan to use war bonds to boost defence spending

Rachel Reeves rejected joining the Global Defence Bank set up by Canadian PM Mark Carney, but her replacement John Healey is understood to be reconsidering it

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham’s cost-of-living mission must not come at a heavy price

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As the new government performs its first U-turn over tax threshold plans for the lowest paid, the prime minister must show he can match his welcome sense of urgency and compassion with better fiscal discipline

The Independent UK

Streeting says Burnham government will prioritise military over other spending

Defence secretary says he will give arms industry ‘clarity and confidence’ in contrast to row preceding Starmer’s exit

The Guardian - UK

Burnham announces £2 bus fare cap across England from January

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

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The Treasury will check Andy Burnham’s ambitions – unless old orthodoxies are challenged

Fifty years ago, another Healey ran the Treasury. Today’s chancellor may find some things haven’t changed, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

Euronews

New UK PM touts 'cost of living government' with VAT cut and bus fare cap

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 cabinet that Britain now has a "cost of living government".

The Conversation

Andy Burnham says he’ll end rough sleeping – here’s what’s needed to make it happen

On his first day as prime minister, Andy Burnham promised to end rough sleeping, and pledged an additional £340 million to the cause. A positive aim for society, to be sure, but what he didn’t mention is that we’ve nearly solved this before. The question isn’t whether ending rough sleeping…

The Independent UK

Will Andy Burnham commit to key defence spending demand?

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Andy Burnham fails to commit to Healey’s 3 per cent defence spending demand

Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham take up their roles after a row over defence spending plagued Sir Keir Starmer’s final weeks at No 10, amid mounting public pressure for the government to prioritise Britain’s ailing military

Evening Standard

Burnham reintroduces £2 bus fare cap reversing Starmer increase

The Prime Minister said ‘no-one should be priced out’ of using public transport.

The Conversation

Chancellor John Healey faces serious challenges in funding Burnham’s grand aspirations

The UK’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, laid out a radical agenda in his short speech upon taking office. He called for a long-term strategy to reverse 40 years of Thatcherism, and the privatisation and centralisation that resulted. Wisely, he put a ten-year horizon on these objectives and it is…

The Independent UK

UK inflation falls to 15-month low in June thanks to lower petrol prices

Newly appointed chancellor John Healey says falling inflation is ‘news families want to hear’

Evening Standard

Who's in Andy Burnham's Government? Complete list of ministers chosen by new PM

Who are the new ministers in Andy Burnham’s Government?

The Independent UK

Britain's new prime minister must solve the old riddle of how to reinvigorate a slow-growing economy

Britain’s new leader, Andy Burnham, is facing the same old problem: How can he kickstart a sluggish economy so that growing companies and increased output generate enough additional revenue to boost defense spending and pay for everything else voters want without raising taxes

The Independent UK

In The Room | Andy Burnham is Prime Minister. Now what?

After weeks of speculation, Andy Burnham finally unveiled his first cabinet late on Tuesday, with John Healey the surprise choice as chancellor, Ed Miliband moving to the Foreign Office and Shabana Mahmood remaining as home secretary.

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