{"id":374798,"date":"2026-09-01T13:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/burnham-enters-the-political-bear-pit\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T13:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:00:31","slug":"burnham-enters-the-political-bear-pit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/burnham-enters-the-political-bear-pit\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnham enters the political bear pit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WyPOa6Ktp6A\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Burnham enters the political bear pit\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WyPOa6Ktp6A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Parliament is back and the honeymoon is over &#8211; Andy Burnham now faces his first major test as prime minister. <\/p>\n<p>The prime minister will make his Commons debut as he promises to \u201cbring back hope\u201d and make life more affordable. But with pressure on public finances can he deliver on his promises to cut energy bills, cap bus fares and slash business rates?<\/p>\n<p>Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy examine the gap between Burnham\u2019s ambitious promises and the tough reality facing the government.<\/p>\n<p>And the duo look at how Kemi Badenoch plans to puncture the Burnham bounce with her shadow cabinet reshuffle.<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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