Burnham's Bus Fare Cap: Funding Questions and Defense Spending

Andy Burnham wants to talk about his new bus fare cap, but as Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy point out, there isn’t much chance of talking about anything else without the Commons sitting. They go through how the bus fare plan is funded.

Chancellor John Healey says it will be “no burden to British taxpayers”, but the small print raises questions about how the scheme will be funded. At the Farnborough Air Show, there is the opportunity to talk defence spending – and fresh questions about how to fill the funding gap from Keir Starmer’s pledges.

Plus, Sam and Anne round up the latest ministerial movements.