What does the South make of the King of the North?
Before we had time to really think about it, he was off and running. "It's £45 [saving], I think we could get a little bit more maybe but [it's] £45 we didn't have. I think its something, it's a start."Wednesday marked day three of the new government and the PM was at it again with another new announcement.
- ▪Before we had time to really think about it, he was off and running.
- ▪"It's £45 [saving], I think we could get a little bit more maybe but [it's] £45 we didn't have.
- ▪I think its something, it's a start."Wednesday marked day three of the new government and the PM was at it again with another new announcement.
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What does the South make of the King of the North?Image source, ReutersImage caption, Andy Burnham spent Friday working at No 10 North, a new regional branch of the PM's officeByTiffany RowlandsSouth of EnglandPublished9 minutes agoThe start of the week saw a transition of power in Westminster, with Andy Burnham replacing Sir Keir Starmer to become leader of the Labour Party and the UK's 59th prime minister. Before we had time to really think about it, he was off and running. His goal? To help people with the cost of living.He has announced new measures, from cutting VAT on electricity bills to a £2 cap on bus fares.BBC South has been speaking to people in parts of the south of England to find out what they think about the man who earned the nickname King of the North during his previous…
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