Andy Burnham has vowed to outlaw fake discounts and crack down on stealth subscriptions as he pledges to deliver “breathing room” on the cost of living.
The Prime Minister has proposed to ban businesses from advertising “rip-off” discounts and said he will accelerate existing plans to make subscriptions easier to cancel.
These two pledges come as Burnham prepares to embark on a cost-of-living tour of the UK, where he will set out a series of “everyday fixes” which he claims will make Brits feel better off in the short term.
But some businesses which rely on subscriptions have criticised Burnham’s move to accelerate its crackdown on the payment model, which they said came without sufficient engagement with firms.
The Prime Minister said that Westminster “has got used to telling people that everyday hassles” like phoney discounts and subscription traps “are just a part of life”.
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