Does Andy Burnham have the right ideas - and can we afford them? This is Money Podcast

See more This is Money on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Updated: 12:32 EDT, 31 July 2026 There’s another new Prime Minister in town and yet another plan to revitalise Britain.Andy Burnham wasted no time in taking action on pubs, buses and electricity bills. But is this the start of a radical reshaping and improvement or just more tinkering? And how will we pay for it?Plus we know his views on defence but what about our money? What will the new Chancellor, John Healey, have in store for us?On this 24 July 2026 episode of the This is Money podcast, Georgie Frost, Helen Crane and Simon Lambert run the rule over the new Burnham government and answer the question of what they would do. This is Money podcast Listen to the This is Money podcast We publish the podcast every Friday on This is Money and at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and more. Search for it at your favourite podcast platform. To download Apple Podcasts go to the App store. On Android devices, go to the Google Play store to download the podcast app of your choice. You can press play to listen to this week's full episode on the player above, and wherever you get your podcasts please subscribe and review us if you like the podcast.You can also listen to the latest episode, find the archive and join in the debate in reader comments on the This is Money podcast page.