Burnham offers 20% cut in business rates for pubs, clubs and live music in England – UK politics live
The prime minister said the £100m package would mean the typical pub would save around £1,100 in the next financial year Good morning and welcome to the UK politics live blog. Andy Burnham will cut business rate bills for pubs, clubs and live music venues in England by 20% from next April. For too long, governments have stood by while cherished venues have disappeared from our local high streets. So today I am changing that. This government will back the businesses that people want to see in the
Andy Burnham has paused the early prisoner release scheme that was due to begin in September.
In a statement, the new prime minsiter said:
double quotation mark Keeping the public safe will always be my top priority.
I am working closely with the new Justice Secretary and have instructed my team to put a pause on the changes that were due to start in September.
No prisoners will be let out under this policy until we have conducted an urgent review and done everything we can to minimise risk to the public.
Where changes are needed, we will not hesitate to make them.
Coverage from 4 sources
- Burnham offers 20% cut in business rates for pubs, clubs and live music in England – UK politics liveGuardian - World · Tom Ambrose · Jul 23, 2026, 9:50 AM
- Badenoch says Burnham’s ambitions for Britain are ‘too small’ after business rates cut for pub and clubs in England – UK politics liveGuardian - World · Tom Ambrose (now) and Vivian Ho (earlier) · Jul 23, 2026, 1:51 PM
- Burnham pauses early prisoner release scheme due to start in September – UK politics liveGuardian - World · Hayden Vernon (now); Tom Ambrose and Vivian Ho (earlier) · Jul 23, 2026, 4:43 PM
- UK politics: Burnham pauses early prisoner release scheme due to start in September – as it happened
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