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Burnham scraps digital ID scheme to cut energy bills

Andy Burnham used his first two days as PM to cut VAT on electricity bills and pledge £340m to end rough sleeping.

Andy Burnham and Jeremy Corbyn, 2016 Labour Party Conference

Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge buries the death toll

A record 4,793 sleep rough and 169 died on the streets in 2024. Burnham's day-one answer is Corbyn's policy at a…