Burnham chairs cabinet meeting before first statement to MPs as prime minister – UK politics live
PM will tell Commons he wants to unlock ‘positivity’ after a summer of policy announcements and improved poll ratings The long-term cost of borrowing for the government has reached a 28-year high, Julia Kollewe reports on the business live blog. Andy Burnham has been chairing cabinet. Here are pictures of some of the ministers arriving in Downing Street before the meeting started. Continue reading...


