Andy Burnham has announced millions of households across the UK will benefit from immediate action to help with their electricity bills this winter.

The Government has said it will tackle rising bills with a tax cut to remove VAT from domestic electricity bills from October 1 in time to impact the next Ofgem price cap. This immediate action applies and is funded for this financial year.

The cost of this immediate action for this financial year – taken now, before the next price cap – is being funded from the cancellation of the (£1.8bn) Digital ID programme.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: "Westminster has not been working for people for too long, with families struggling with the cost of living.

"That needs to change. I said I wanted to give people breathing space, and that’s what I’m announcing on my second day as Prime Minister.

"We’re taking immediate action to cut taxes on energy bills, put more money in people’s pockets and bring back hope."

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