Burnham calls emergency cabinet meeting hours before ‘biggest speech of his career’

• Andy Burnham has convened an emergency meeting of his cabinet at the Labour conference ahead of a key speech.
• Reports suggest he may propose scrapping the pension triple lock to fund social care, drawing sharp criticism from union leaders.
• The conference takes place amid a YouGov poll showing Reform UK surpassing Labour at 25 per cent support.
• Burnham is expected to outline plans for a national care service, defence spending and a publicly owned Great British Grid to cut energy costs.
• The address is being described as the most critical speech of his political career.

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Andy Burnham speech live: PM holds emergency cabinet as pressure over ending pension triple lock mounts