UK PM Burnham vows to end ‘subscription traps’ amid cost-of-living crisis

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-09 · 22:08 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced plans to tackle the cost-of-living crisis by cracking down on difficult-to-cancel subscriptions and fake discounts. Downing Street confirmed the initiative on Sunday. This announcement coincides with Burnham's return to work after a holiday and the commencement of a national tour to engage with citizens about their financial concerns. In a statement, Burnham expressed that the public is weary of deceptive discounts and subscription services that are challenging to terminate or automatically renew at increased prices.

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Burnham stated that 'people are sick and tired of rip-off discounts and subscription traps'.

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Subscription traps involve subscriptions that are difficult to cancel or automatically renew at a higher cost.

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These measures are part of a plan to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham vows to crack down on hard-to-cancel subscriptions and fake discounts.

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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.Burnham said in a statement that “people are sick and tired of rip-off discounts and subscription traps”, where subscriptions are difficult to cancel or automatically renew at a higher cost.

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