Andy Burnham implores cabinet to examine ‘all possible ways’ to tackle cost of living crisis

The Guardian reports that Prime Minister Andy Burnham is facing funding questions on his first day in office. His agenda includes removing VAT from electricity bills and increasing defense spending, but both policies raise immediate questions about how they'll be financed. The timing is particularly awkward: Burnham's new chancellor, John Healey, resigned from his previous role as defense secretary last month — a departure linked to the defense spending issue that now confronts his government. Burnham told his cabinet to find 'all possible ways' to tackle the broader cost of living crisis.

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