Andy Burnham says cost of living plan starts tomorrow in first speech as UK PM

The new UK prime minister, Andy Burnham, has given his first speech after accepting the king's invitation to form a government. In his speech, he pledged to bring in a 10-year plan for Britain as well as planning to end rough sleeping, 'build a new economy' and address the cost of living crisis. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 Andy Burnham’s difficult first cabinet – a visual guide to the options and dilemmas ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/jul/17/andy-burnham-first-cabinet-options-visual-guide Fossil fuels, utilities and housing: what we know about Andy Burnham’s plans ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/19/no-10-north-utilities-north-sea-drilling-andy-burnham-plans-government The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive AndyBurnham PrimeMinister BurnhamSpeech UKPolitics Number10