New UK PM Burnham moves quickly to ease cost pressures and reset Labour’s image

Burnham, 56, announced three feel-good measures designed to offer Britons and businesses some early modest help with high living costs, which he has made the focus of his nascent administration.

He unveiled the removal of a tax on household electricity bills, a planned cap on most bus fares in England and a 20 per cent reduction in business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues.

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