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Five headaches for the incoming prime minister

Five headaches for the incoming prime minister
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Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces significant policy challenges, most notably the rapidly rising costs of disability benefits. The government is considering reforms to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) system to address fiscal sustainability while managing potential political backlash.

Share Save Add as preferred on Google Ben Chu Policy and Analysis correspondent, BBC Verify BBC When Andy Burnham enters No 10 Downing Street, he will inherit some formidable and complex problems that successive prime ministers and governments have attempted to address - mostly without success.

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