Andy Burnham’s announced tax cuts on household electricity bills in his first major policy announcement as Prime Minister.

VAT will be scrapped in Britain from October, with comparable support for Northern Ireland, saving homes around £45 a year.

It’s to be funded by cancelling plans for digital IDs, but an ally of Sir Keir Starmer claims that scheme was ‘unfunded’.

Here’s Liberal Democrat leader and MP for Kingston and Surbiton, Sir Ed Davey.