# Andy Burnham chairs first Cabinet after ex-minister criticises 'unfunded tax cut'

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Podcast: [Six O'Clock News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/six-o-clock-news-1009699)
Published: 2026-07-21T17:34:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002z740
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Andy Burnham has led his first Cabinet meeting after his decision to scrap VAT on electricity bills was criticised as 'unfunded', by a sacked ally of Sir Keir Starmer. Also: Russia denies a live firing exercise one of its warships conducted in the English Channel yesterday was timed to coincide Andy Burnham's first day. And the RSPCA says a 'terrified' monkey, which was abandoned in a laundry bag on a London bus, is safe and well.

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