{"id":363605,"date":"2026-07-22T19:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/burnham-backs-off-income-tax-change-so-what-is-he-planning-next\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T19:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:00:35","slug":"burnham-backs-off-income-tax-change-so-what-is-he-planning-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/burnham-backs-off-income-tax-change-so-what-is-he-planning-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnham backs off income tax change &#8211; so what is he planning next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Mw8cj9dMCrA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Burnham backs off income tax change - so what is he planning next?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mw8cj9dMCrA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Andy Burnham has kicked off his &#8216;cost of living&#8217; government with a flurry of announcements &#8211; starting with removing VAT from household energy bills and restoring the \u00a32 cap on bus fares in England. But he has already rowed back on a potential rise in the tax-free personal allowance.<\/p>\n<p>On Talking Politics, Tom Bradby and Robert Peston ask whether support is really being targeted towards those who most need it and whether it is ambitious enough to turn the country around. They also discuss his promise to end to factionalism, which coincided with a purge of the Starmerites.<\/p>\n<p>Tom also asks Robert to explain exactly what &#8216;war bonds&#8217; are and whether some creative government accounting could actually help solve the defence funding dilemma. Plus Robert analyses what the abolishment of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology means for AI in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro &#8211; Rowing back on personal tax allowance?<br \/>\n00:28 Promotions for Starmer quitters while Starmerites purged<br \/>\n05:18 &#8216;Not very Labour, not very ambitious&#8217; Peston&#8217;s analysis of the VAT cut<br \/>\n08:48 AI minister in cabinet but department cut &#8211; why it matters<br \/>\n12:14 Burnham on the tax-free personal allowance<br \/>\n15:26 Peston on Burnham rowing back on things: &quot;In a way, I quite like that&quot;<br \/>\n22:15 Could tax-free personal allowance rise be in the budget?<br \/>\n27:31 What are &#8216;war bonds&#8217; and could they help increase defence spending?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Burnham has kicked off his &#8216;cost of living&#8217; government with a flurry of announcements &#8211; starting with removing VAT from household energy bills and restoring the \u00a32 cap on bus fares in England. 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