Andy Burnham has put the cost of living at the top of his priorities listThe SNP has urged the Prime Minister to go “further and faster” on the cost of living, claiming families in Scotland will see “no meaningful benefit” from measures announced in his first week. In his inaugural Cabinet meeting, Andy Burnham told ministers they would be a “cost-of-living Government”, before announcing plans to cut VAT on electricity bills. He also announced a £2 cap on bus fares, which will not impact directly on Scotland due to transport being devolved. “Families in Scotland will get no meaningful benefit from the changes announced so far, which are far too small to make a real difference. “Under the Labour Government, many families are living payday-to-payday, the number of people in poverty has risen by half a million and UK unemployment has increased to a five-year high.