Andy Burnham's second full day as PM was dominated by two policy moves. In the morning, he announced a £2 bus fare cap across England, framed as a cost-of-living measure, but simultaneously U-turned on a promised increase to the personal tax-free allowance. By afternoon, focus shifted to his review of the early release scheme for prisoners, triggered by backlash over the potential freeing of PC Andrew Harper's killers. The widow's condemnation as 'deplorable' and a chief constable's intervention intensified pressure. The Spectator questioned Burnham's ability to deliver change, while the Daily Mail highlighted internal chaos after he rebuked a minister's joke about prisoner releases. International stories included US-Saudi nuclear deal reports and Trump's tariff defence, but domestic political fallout dominated editorial priorities.