India, Aug. 10 -- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will set off on a nationwide tour to hear people's cost-of-living concerns and unveil a set of measures to give them some "room to breathe", officials said on Sunday.

Burnham, who replaced Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street last month, will spend the rest of the parliamentary summer recess month of August, in "listening mode" as he travels around the country. He also plans to use the so-called cost-of-living tour to tell voters about his 10-year plan for the UK.

"He [Burnham] thinks Westminster has got used to telling people that everyday hassles - like hidden pricing and consumers being ripped off - must be accepted as part of life," a Downing Street spokesperson said.

"He doesn't t...