Andy Burnham pledges to address cost of living in first speech as UK PM - video
1:39PoliticsAndy Burnham pledges to address cost of living in first speech as UK PM - videoThe new UK prime minister, Andy Burnham, has given his first speech after accepting the king's invitation to form a government. In his speech, he pledged to bring in a 10-year plan for Britain as well as planning to end rough sleeping, 'build a new economy' and address the cost of living crisis. 'I can do something to give people some breathing space now.
- ▪1:39PoliticsAndy Burnham pledges to address cost of living in first speech as UK PM - videoThe new UK prime minister, Andy Burnham, has given his first speech after accepting the king's invitation to form a government.
- ▪In his speech, he pledged to bring in a 10-year plan for Britain as well as planning to end rough sleeping, 'build a new economy' and address the cost of living crisis.
- ▪'I can do something to give people some breathing space now.
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1:39PoliticsAndy Burnham pledges to address cost of living in first speech as UK PM - videoThe new UK prime minister, Andy Burnham, has given his first speech after accepting the king's invitation to form a government. In his speech, he pledged to bring in a 10-year plan for Britain as well as planning to end rough sleeping, 'build a new economy' and address the cost of living crisis. 'I can do something to give people some breathing space now. I will set out some of those measures tomorrow, including how we pay for them,' he saidMon 20 Jul 2026 08.45 EDTLast modified on Mon 20 Jul 2026 08.54 EDTShareExplore more on these topicsPoliticsAndy BurnhamLabour
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