Andy Burnham hosts first cabinet meeting as PM after announcing cut to VAT on electricity bills – UK politics live

Ministers have arrived at Downing Street for the new prime minister’s first meeting with his new governmentBurnham to cut VAT on electricity bills in first cost-of-living moveAntónio Costa, the president of the European council, said in a post on X that he held a “good” phone call with Andy Burnham last night, in which he said they agreed to “further strengthen” EU-UK relations and continue to cooperate to support Ukraine.He said there was also discussion about “common geopolitical challenges facing Europe”, which could be a reference to many things, including energy prices soaring due to the US-Israel war on Iran,