Next week the Prime Minister will speak with the public about ending rough sleeping and resolving the ‘toxic dump, fly-tipping and environmental vandalism scandal’
Andy Burnham is set to look at issues “ignored by Westminster for too long” during the second week of his summer tour of the UK.
Next week the PM will speak with the public about ending rough sleeping and resolving the “toxic dump, fly-tipping and environmental vandalism scandal”.
Mr Burnham had pledged to tour the country after replacing Keir Starmer to hear directly from the country about the issues facing their communities.
A Downing Street spokesperson said: “The Prime Minister wants to bring back hope that we can finally fix the difficult issues facing the country that have been ignored by Westminster for too long.
“This includes taking on issues that others have said are intractable, like ending rough sleeping and resolving the toxic dump, fly-tipping and environmental vandalism scandal that is blighting communities across the UK.
“The coming week will see the Prime Minister take on some of these issues as he continues his tour around the UK, which will inform his upcoming 10-year plan to make Britain better off.”
It comes as Mr Burnham unveiled a £65 million funding package for farmers, amid fears hot, dry weather could see supermarket food prices soar.
Mr Burnham visited a family-run potato farm near Truro, Cornwall, on Saturday that has been affected by the drought and met National Farmers’ Union president Tom Bradshaw.
Speaking at Colwyn farm, Mr Burnham said: “I realise we’ve got a long way to go to build back trust with the farming community across the country. I think it’s probably been the hardest summer for British farming in a generation.
“I see food and farming as part of national resilience, national infrastructure.We need to be able to guarantee our own food production going forward.”
In his first week of travelling around the country, the new PM visited Derbyshire, the West Midlands, Devon, and Cornwall to hear from local people and businesses.
He also announced a series of policies to give families breathing space, including “easy to exit” rules to help cancel subscriptions and a ban on retailers making misleading claims about discounts.
Mr Burnham has also promised to give councils new powers to block vape and betting shops in a bid to save Britain’s “hollowed-out high streets”.