What specific action do UK trade unions demand Andy Burnham take to address the cost of living crisis linked to the US-Israel war on Iran?

UK trade unions demand that Andy Burnham revoke permission for the US to use RAF bases—including RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and the UK-controlled territory of Diego Garcia—to launch airstrikes on Iran, stating this would significantly impede the US’s ability to escalate the war and help reduce energy and fuel costs driving the cost of living crisis.

According to the unions’ letter, how have energy and food costs in the UK been directly affected since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran?

Since the war began, the average British household has seen its annual energy bill rise by £221, and monthly food bills are forecast to rise by £32.80; the unions assert that 'without an end to the war, there will be no end to this cost of living crisis.'

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