The Andy Burnham era is under way, and the new prime minister is kicking off with a bang – cutting VAT on electricity bills.
He promised the country some “breathing space” on the cost of living, but with prices still rising will anyone actually feel better off? And is it properly funded?
Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy examine what the announcement shows about Burnham’s direction of travel in government, as his new cabinet gathers for the first time.
Plus, the duo unpack the biggest cabinet appointments – from John Healey as chancellor to Wes Streeting as defence secretary – after many Starmer loyalists were shown the door.
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<p>The Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Bola Oyebamiji, has identified human errors, drug use, and disregard for safety regulations as the primary causes of boat accidents in Nigeria over the past three years. Speaking during an oversight visit by the House of Representatives Committee on NIWA to the agency’s headquarters in […]</p>
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Talks between the United States and Russia on a ceasefire proposal for the war in Ukraine are progressing “constructively” in Florida, the Kremlin’s envoy told…
