- Andy Burnham has declared his new administration a "cost-of-living government " during his first cabinet meeting .
- He instructed his ministers to identify ways their departments could alleviate financial pressures on households .
- A key policy announced is the removal of VAT from household electricity bills, effective from 1 October.
- Chancellor John Healey stated the VAT cut would be financed by cancelling the Digital ID programme.
- However, Starmer ally Darren Jones criticised the VAT cut as "unfunded" and called for clarification on its financing.
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