UK PM Burnham says his first budget was less radical than he wanted

Andy Burnham has admitted his first budget as UK prime minister did not go as far as he would have liked. He said he wanted to do more, including higher energy support payments, but felt constrained by geopolitical crises and Labour's 2024 election manifesto. He pointed to the war in Iran, which has pushed up government borrowing costs, as one of the pressures limiting his room for bolder steps.