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UK prime minister Andy Burnham to address MPs after cabinet meeting
The statement comes as UK borrowing costs are described as reaching a 28-year high and next year's spending review is expected to outline a defence ramp to 3.5% of GDP by 2035.
Andy Burnham is set to chair a cabinet meeting before his first Commons statement as UK prime minister. The statement is scheduled after 3.30pm, according to the briefing described in the coverage.
The reporting says the address is expected to be wide ranging, drawing on the announcements Burnham has made over the past six weeks and emphasizing a desire to bring essential services back into public control.
The brief also highlights parallel fiscal and economic context, including commentary that higher public spending alone will not make the UK richer. It further notes that long term UK borrowing costs are described as reaching a 28-year high, and that next year's spending review is expected to set a clear path to raise defence spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2035.
In addition, the coverage points to other policy items likely to remain in focus during the parliamentary return, including planned changes to prisons and an update from the Home Office on small boat crossings during summer months falling to a seven year low. Guardian Economics reports that Burnham will aim to frame his approach around “positivity and possibility” and “problem solving, not point scoring,” as he outlines his priorities to MPs.