Andy Burnham to make it harder for people to claim benefits as he vows to ‘get serious’ about cutting welfare bill
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NewsUKUK PoliticsAndy Burnham to make it harder for people to claim benefits as he vows to ‘get serious’ about cutting welfare billNew prime minister has also warned that ‘the NHS will collapse’ unless he fixes social careDavid Maddox Monday 27 July 2026 06:00 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3021822","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andy-burnham-welfare-bill-benefits-conditional-b3021822.html","title":"Burnham to make some benefits conditional and ‘get serious’ about cutting welfare"}}Andy Burnham says he's…
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