# Bring forward a 10-year plan for Britain

> “Later this year, I will bring forward a new plan for Britain, a 10-year plan, laying out a path from where we are now to where I believe we all want Britain to be, wherever we’re coming from, whatever party we support.”
>
> — Andy Burnham, Prime Minister, Labour Party; First speech as Prime Minister, Downing Street, 20 July 2026

- **Status:** Promised
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Running government](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/running-government)
- **Speaker:** [Andy Burnham](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/andy-burnham), Prime Minister
- **Party:** [Labour Party](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/labour)
- **Made on:** 20 July 2026
- **Where:** First speech as Prime Minister, Downing Street
- **Deadline:** 31 December 2026
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** Everyone in Britain; the speech does not say which areas the plan will cover
- **When:** Later in 2026
- **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/andy-burnhams-first-speech-as-prime-minister-20-july-2026 (checked word for word at its source on 20 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 20 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-ten-year-plan-2026

## Where it stands

"Later this year" is recorded as a deadline of 31 December 2026. The speech says the plan will lay out a path from where Britain is now to where he believes people want it to be, but not what it will cover or in what form it will be published. The card moves when the plan is published.

## Timeline

- 20 July 2026, Promised: The Prime Minister says in his first speech in the job that he will bring forward a 10-year plan for Britain later in the year
- 31 December 2026, Deadline (to come): Plan due "later this year" (editorial date, end of 2026)

## About the cost

No separate cost: publishing a plan costs nothing of its own, and no costing has been published.

## Sources

- [Prime Minister's Office: Andy Burnham's first speech as Prime Minister, 20 July 2026](https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/andy-burnhams-first-speech-as-prime-minister-20-july-2026)

## Checks

- Checked automatically by AI Journalist, not yet verified by an editor.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 20 October 2026.

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