# Andy Burnham admits he wanted a more radical first budget

https://mins.news/en/item/122051

- The Guardian, 2026-10-30 08:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/30/andy-burnham-first-budget-labour-welfare

> UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said economic uncertainty, the Iran war’s impact on borrowing costs and Labour’s 2024 manifesto constrained his first budget. He would have preferred greater energy support and plans to set out welfare reforms in the coming months, while ruling out “brutal cuts.”

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