UK's Burnham says government working "flat out" to cut welfare bill

​Prime ‌Minister Andy ​Burnham said on Thursday ‌his government was working "flat out" to ‌reduce Britain's welfare bill ‌as quickly as possible.

"We want to ⁠get ​the ⁠welfare bill down as ⁠quickly as possible, and ​we're working flat ⁠out to that end," ⁠Burnham ​told reporters a day after ⁠his government's first ⁠budget.