UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham convenes his first Cabinet meeting

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham gathers his Cabinet for its first meeting on Tuesday and vows to take a "one-team approach" despite purging allies of predecessor Keir Starmer from the government.

Burnham tells his top team that he would lead a "cost-of-living government" focused on easing the economic burden felt by millions of people.

"We need to think every day, what can we do just to take that little bit of pressure off people's shoulders, to give them that little extra sense that help is coming, so they can have that bit of hope that things are getting better," Burnham tells the Cabinet.

Burnham makes a small down payment on that pledge by announcing a tax cut on energy bills that will save the average household about 45 pounds a year.

The cut will take effect October 1st, Burnham says, with the funding coming from scrapping a plan for digital ID cards announced by Starmer.