Incoming Prime Minister Burnham announces that the government will scrap a planned digital identification scheme. Multiple outlets report that the decision shifts attention and resources toward immediate cost-of-living pressures affecting households. The Financial Times and the Evening Standard both state that Burnham frames the move as a reallocation of funding, indicating that money saved by cancelling the digital ID plan will be directed toward tackling the cost-of-living crisis. The articles describe the policy change as part of a broader effort to focus government action on what they characterize as urgent needs for the public rather than advancing the digital ID project. While the reports agree on the cancellation and the stated rationale, they do not provide detailed specifics on the timeline, the scope of the scrapped scheme, or how the freed funding will be distributed among cost-of-living measures. Overall, the coverage presents the scrapping of the digital ID initiative as an early policy signal from Burnham as he prepares to take office, with the stated priority being relief from rising living costs.