Andy Burnham to chair Cabinet ahead of first big statement to Parliament
Andy Burnham will face MPs for the first time since becoming Prime Minister with a major statement to the Commons today.
TL;DR
- Andy Burnham to make his first statement as Prime Minister to the House of Commons.
- The statement will focus on the cost of living, public control of essential services, and decentralizing UK government power.
- A new government unit in Manchester, 'No 10 North,' is planned.
- Justice Secretary Alex Norris will make a statement on changes to the early release scheme due to prison capacity.
- Pressure exists to secure access to EU security databases (Eurodac and SIS) lost after Brexit.
- Burnham has spent six weeks touring the country listening to voters.