Andy Burnham told ministers he will lead a “cost-of-living government” after announcing an £850 million tax cut on electricity bills.
From October 1 electricity bills will be VAT free, saving households around £45-a-year as part of the new Prime Minister’s promise to help ease cost-of-living pressures.
But Darren Jones, a key ally of former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer who lost his Cabinet post on Monday when Mr Burnham took office, said the policy was “unfunded”.
Mr Burnham used the first meeting of his Cabinet to say that ministers must give people “a sense that help is coming”.
