Our new Prime Minister is taking action to protect British people against unfair dealing.
Too many people feel like modern life is designed to catch them out.
It should be just as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to start it. And if something is advertised as half price, it should actually be half price.
So I'm taking action.
We’re taking every opportunity…
— Andy Burnham (@andyburnham) August 10, 2026
“It should be just as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to start it. And if something is advertised as half price, it should actually be half price”, he says. Sounds fair.
Darren Jones is stuck paying for some subscriptions that he doesn’t use or want and has asked for Mr Burnham’s help:
Hi Andy, I don’t use my BBC subscription, could you help me cancel. While you’re at it, my water provider is providing a partial service, I can’t use my hose, can I get a refund.
Also I haven’t subscribed to picking up illegal migrants in the channel, could I stop funding it. I’d… https://t.co/b9nkhosYPg— Darren Jones (@DarrenRJones) August 11, 2026
And on the scourge of fake price reductions, Anna Ridgway asks,
Can we ban the government from using fake discounts too?
If something is advertised as “free”, it has to actually be free!
Instead, most “free” things should be labeled as “taxpayer funded”! https://t.co/WspdhMscik
— Anna Ridgway (@annaroseridgway) August 10, 2026
It is good to see Mr. Burnham is focusing his energies on the most pressing problems facing the British public.
Thank the Lord he is taking his new responsibilities seriously and not going for some low hanging fruit cheap publicity stunt.
Britain is obviously in good hands.
Brilliant