British PM Burnham vows crackdown on misleading discounts and subscription traps

New rules will mean businesses will need to provide clearer up-front information, regular reminders and a much easier exit to contracts.

The prime minister is embarking on a UK tour with a series of announcements aimed at easing living costs.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to crack down on hard-to-cancel subscriptions and fake discounts as part of measures to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, Downing Street said on Sunday. The announcement came as the new Labour leader was set to return to work after a holiday and begin a tour of the country

UK's Burnham vows crackdown on misleading discounts and subscription traps  Reuters

UK PM Burnham vows to end 'subscription traps' amid cost-of-living crisis

The PM will accelerate plans to force companies to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and provide more information about costs up-front rather than quietly auto-renewing them at a higher price

First of PM’s ‘everyday fixes’ to be banning fake discounts and making it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions Andy Burnham: I’ll end the rip-offs that people hate Andy Burnham has promised a series of measures to tackle the cost of living, including a ban on fake discounts and making it easier for people to escap

Burnham launches measures to tackle rip-off discounts and subscription traps  lbc.co.uk

Andy Burnham promises to ban fake discounts and ‘subscription traps’  The Times

The Prime Minister’s summer tour follows his pledge on his first day in office to give the public ‘breathing space’ on bills.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is embarking on a nationwide tour to promote new policies aimed at reducing the cost of living, just as controversy over his prisons policy threatens to end the honeymoon he’s enjoyed since taking office.

The Prime Minister’s summer tour follows his pledge on his first day in office to give the public ‘breathing space’ on bills.

The Prime Minister says the announcements will help to ease the cost of living crisis

Andy Burnham to pledge 'everyday fixes' for rising bills on cost of living tour  ITVX

The Prime Minister inherits an economy where living standards have barely moved in almost two decades

Prime minister Andy Burnham will start a national tour on Monday to hear Brits’ concerns about the cost of living and unveil a series of measures to provide financial support. Burnham plans to use the national tour to tell voters about his 10-year plan for the UK, while also announcing his new policies to “give…

He will travel across the UK to discuss the cost of living and 'meet people where they are'

Andy Burnham will start a national tour on Monday to hear people's concerns over the cost of living.

The Prime Minister will bring forward 'easy to exit' rules, making it less painful for consumers to cancel subscriptions and avoid automatic renewal at a higher cost

The Prime Minister is in 'listening mode', according to Downing Street

Press Association Political Staff Andy Burnham’s Government could water down some of Labour’s net zero targets as it seeks to ease the cost of living, the Energy Secretary has signalled. Miatta Fahnbulleh said her predecessor Ed Miliband’s pledge on the transition to clean power would need to take “affordability” into

A new poll suggests most Canadians now see the Trans Mountain pipeline as a strategic national asset and want Ottawa to keep it.

No.10’s intervention comes after Westminster Council recommended not allowing 'vertical drinking' or ordering at the bar in its new draft licensing policy, which has been slammed

Resolving the cost of living crisis should be Andy Burnham’s most important policy priority, according to new polling…