Government — NEW UK PM TO SCRAP DIGITAL ID CARDS, CUT ENERGY BILLS IN POLICY BLITZ

Incoming UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will scrap his predecessor's plan for digital ID cards and redirect the funds toward cost-of-living relief. The new government is also preparing measures to give free bus travel to 11-16 year olds and to cut household energy bills by an average of £130 a year. The energy bill proposal, from the Nesta think tank, would cost the Treasury an estimated £3.2bn annually.