{"text":[[{"start":10,"text":"Andy Burnham will signal fresh measures to help voters with the cost of living on Tuesday, drawing a clear dividing line with Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffled Conservative opposition."}],[{"start":20.44,"text":"The prime minister will appear in the House of Commons for the first time since taking office amid expectations that his summer honeymoon will give way to a tougher autumn leading up to October’s Budget."}],[{"start":31.44,"text":"He will pledge to MPs to “keep taking action on the cost of living” after a handful of early initiatives such as capping bus fares and taking VAT off electricity bills."}],[{"start":41.9,"text":"Miatta Fahnbulleh, energy secretary, conceded last week that the government might have to find more cash to give a “range of support” to help consumers deal with rising energy bills."}],[{"start":52.64,"text":"Badenoch, the Conservative leader, embarked on sweeping changes to her top team on Monday as she bids to reassert the Conservatives as the leading rightwing party ahead of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK."}],[{"start":64.8,"text":"Andrew Griffith, former finance director of broadcaster Sky, replaced Sir Mel Stride as shadow chancellor, while Tom Tugendhat replaced Dame Priti Patel as shadow foreign secretary."}],[{"start":75.84,"text":"Griffith, who served as City minister under Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, has signalled his desire to cut regulation and government spending, saying Britain needs an “economic revolution”."}],[{"start":87,"text":"In contrast, Burnham will continue his attempt to show active government intervention to give people “breathing space” even while public finances remain tight."}],[{"start":95.88,"text":"“The prime minister does not accept that the government’s role is to stand by and watch on as every bill goes up and up, squeezing the joy out of life,” one Downing Street official said."}],[{"start":106.1,"text":"“He will promise the country that wherever we can make life more affordable, we will.”"}],[{"start":111.38,"text":"In the coming weeks, Burnham’s administration is expected to make final decisions this month over two contentious fossil fuel projects in the North Sea."}],[{"start":119.68,"text":"Foreign secretary Ed Miliband could announce sanctions on Israel over West Bank settlements as early as this week."}],[{"start":126.14,"text":"Decisions on welfare are likely to be delayed into next year, according to government figures."}],[{"start":131.12,"text":"Downing Street is preparing for the visit from French President Emmanuel Macron from Wednesday."}],[{"start":135.84,"text":"Macron is in London to inaugurate an exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum, but he will then have a full meeting with Burnham on Thursday where UK-EU relations and support for Ukraine will be high on the agenda."}],[{"start":149.52,"text":"Tuesday’s appearance will be Burnham’s first in the Commons as a minister for 16 years. On Wednesday, he will field a slew of varied queries in his first session of prime minister’s questions."}],[{"start":161.04,"text":"He is likely to be pushed over the government’s early-release scheme for criminals in England and Wales, designed to address prison overcrowding but criticised by rightwing opponents."}],[{"start":171.42,"text":"On Tuesday he will announce £110mn to increase prison capacity, although it will only provide 200 extra spaces initially."}],[{"start":180.08,"text":"Alex Norris, the new justice secretary, will tell parliament how the government will change the scheme so that those convicted of manslaughter, such as the killers of policeman Andrew Harper in 2019, will not be eligible for early release."}],[{"start":199.98,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1788243143_8736.mp3"}