Can Burnham Tackle Entitlements?
Andy Burnham, the new UK prime minister, has announced a series of policy initiatives including increased defence spending, a National Care Service and a pledge to cut the welfare bill. The article notes that Labour is currently leading in opinion polls while the Reform party remains competitive, and highlights concerns about rising benefit costs and the growing number of NEETs. Burnham proposes linking benefits to voluntary work or training, citing examples from the Netherlands and Germany.
- ▪Burnham promises to spend 3% of GDP on defence and to reopen the North Sea for oil and gas development.
- ▪Labour leads in recent polls with 28% support, while Reform and the Green Party have slipped to 24% and 8% respectively.
- ▪The UK welfare bill exceeds £300 billion a year, with disability benefits projected to reach £100 billion by 2030.
- ▪A report by former Labour Health Secretary Alan Milburn is expected to support the prime minister’s view on reforming benefit conditions for young people.
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UK Special Coverage Can Burnham Tackle Entitlements? The prime minister must make hard decisions to stop Britain’s fiscal spiral. UK Special Coverage Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth - WPA Pool/Getty Images Iain Macwhirter Aug 2, 2026 12:03 AM Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Andy Burnham, Britain’s new prime minister, has set a blistering pace in his first full week in office. From 10 Downing Street has come a torrent of dramatic announcements about the future of the country (indeed, it resembles nothing so much as the spate of executive orders from the Trump White House in early 2025). Burnham says he will honor the UK’s commitments on defense by spending 3 percent of GDP on the military.
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