# Why is the UK prime minister taking a cost-of-living tour?

https://mins.news/en/video/18990

- BBC News, 2026-08-11 10:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzuesNK6MSw

> UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is taking a nationwide tour focused on the cost of living. The discussion asks whether bringing forward a ban on “subscription traps” will address public concerns. It also covers Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband’s meeting with his counterpart Marco Rubio. Another subject is how alleged cartel boss Daniel Kinahan was extradited from Dubai to face a court in Dublin.

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