'There is no grand plan. It's just spin': Ministers hit out as PM says his blueprint for UK will be out in weeks

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Andy Burnham was stung into announcing that his ten-year plan will be rushed out before Christmas after Kemi Badenoch mocked him for needing management consultants to write it.

By HARRIE KEAN and JASON GROVES, POLITICAL EDITOR and DAN HODGES, DAILY MAIL COLUMNIST

Published: 23:47 GMT, 11 November 2026 | Updated: 23:47 GMT, 11 November 2026

The Prime Minister was branded 'the man with no plan' as ministers warned efforts to turn his grand promises into reality are descending into 'chaos'.

Andy Burnham was stung into announcing that his much-vaunted ten-year plan will be rushed out before Christmas after Kemi Badenoch mocked him for needing management consultants to write it for him.

Insiders said officials are struggling to translate his pledge to reverse '40 years of neoliberalism' into a deliverable plan for government.

There are also tensions over how to pay for his promises, such as a new National Care Service and restoration of public control over privatised utilities.

One minister said there 'isn't any clear strategy', with Mr Burnham's team 'still trying to find their feet'.

The source added: 'They're good at the optics and presentation to an extent. But the idea there's some grand plan that's been mapped out is just spin. It's all a bit chaotic.'

Another said: 'There are lots of people inside No10 scrabbling around trying to make this ten-year plan real.

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