UK PM BURNHAM VOWS TO END ‘SUBSCRIPTION TRAPS’ AMID COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to crack down on hard-to-cancel subscriptions and fake discounts as part of measures to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, Downing Street said on Sunday. The announcement came as the new Labour leader was set to return to work after a holiday and begin a tour of the country to talk to people about their financial pressures, his office said.

News - South China Morning Post reports that british Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to crack down on hard-to-cancel subscriptions and fake discounts as part of measures to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, Downing Street said on Sunday.

The report adds: The announcement came as the new Labour leader was set to return to work after a holiday and begin a tour of the country to talk to people about their financial pressures, his office said.

Burnham said in a statement that “people are sick and tired of rip-off discounts and subscription traps”, where...

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