Now Burnham has finished with his holiday he is kicking off a ‘cost of living tour’ around the country, accompanied by policy announcements. Handily copied and pasted from Starmer’s notebook…
Burnham’s government is promising to bring forward tougher action on “subscription traps” – i.e. auto renewals – by a matter of months and a new consultation on discount advertising. The former was announced by Labour in 2023 and by Starmer’s government in 2024…
The PM’s ‘tour’ is due to begin early this week. Brace yourselves for more ‘Starmerism, but nice’…
Lord Khan in the Telegraph: “I hope, and I say this in a non-pompous way, that the public service I do will bring rewards in this world and the hereafter,” he says. “I’m hoping the work I do is earning me Brownie points.”