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PoliticsBurnham’s summer reprieve gives way to a reckoning over his spending plans

After a summer of popular measures that gave “people some breathing space now,” British Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces a tougher test when parliament returns next week: finding the money for some of his more ambitious policies.

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RReuters★★★☆☆2026-08-27 07:45Original

Burnham’s summer reprieve gives way to a reckoning over his spending plans
Burnham’s summer reprieve gives way to a reckoning over his spending plansPolitics