Andy Burnham says government will unveil 10-year plan by mid-December

Prime minister tells Kemi Badenoch at PMQs that flagship strategy will be revealed before Commons Christmas recess

The government’s flagship 10-year plan will emerge by mid-December, Andy Burnham has told MPs, having previously raised the possibility that it might be delayed until next year.

Quizzed by Kemi Badenoch at prime minister’s questions, Burnham told the Conservative leader the plan would be unveiled before the Commons Christmas recess, which begins on 17 December.

Responding to a question by Badenoch as to whether the plan was being drawn up in part by external consultants, Burnham did not answer directly, but said: “I did walk up Downing Street promising a 10-year plan for this country because I am determined to give this country the stability that they failed to provide.