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Burnham to say UK must be honest about its challenges as he prepares to become PM
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Burnham to say UK must be honest about its challenges as he prepares to become PM

Labour leader will visit king to accept role on Monday and will start making cabinet appointments that afternoon Andy Burnham will say Britain must be honest about the challenges it faces when he beco...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Burnham’s vow to end Labour briefing wars will test his grip on the party
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Burnham’s vow to end Labour briefing wars will test his grip on the party

Tensions between his aims are already there, including disputes over key appointments such as chancellorAndy Burnham’s vision for cleaning up Westminster politics is a utopian one: ending the dominanc...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Fossil fuels, utilities and housing: what we know about Andy Burnham’s plans
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Fossil fuels, utilities and housing: what we know about Andy Burnham’s plans

Incoming prime minister has set out distinctly leftwing vision while also promising to be pro-businessAs an incoming prime minister promising huge change, one of the strongest criticisms Andy Burnham...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
As Andy Burnham enters No 10, what of his ‘bezzie mate’ Steve Rotheram?
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As Andy Burnham enters No 10, what of his ‘bezzie mate’ Steve Rotheram?

A longstanding bromance means the Liverpool regional mayor very much has the ear of the soon-to-be PMWhen a new prime minister enters Downing Street, observers usually look to those around the cabinet...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
From leftwing voters to unions: can Burnham win back Labour bases lost by Starmer? – visualised
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From leftwing voters to unions: can Burnham win back Labour bases lost by Starmer? – visualised

As Andy Burnham enters No 10, Guardian data analysis reveals the fissures with Labour’s traditional supporters, and the traps the new PM will want to avoidKeir Starmer entered 10 Downing St on a wave...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Nigel Farage admits George Cottrell paid for filming and let him use his home
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Nigel Farage admits George Cottrell paid for filming and let him use his home

Reform leader says support from fraudster before last election is ‘totally undeclarable in every single way’Nigel Farage has admitted his close friend the fraudster George Cottrell let him use one of...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Here be dragons: does moving power to the north work?
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Here be dragons: does moving power to the north work?

Andy Burnham’s recent promise to create a ‘No 10 North’ echoes BBC’s successful Out of London planWhen the BBC first announced its intention to move a significant chunk of its operation to Salford in...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
‘Good growth in every postcode’: Burnham’s economic to-do list in seven charts
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‘Good growth in every postcode’: Burnham’s economic to-do list in seven charts

From industrial strategy and defence to housing and living costs, we lay out the challenges facing the new PMAndy Burnham becomes prime minister as Britain contends with a series of global economic sh...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Burnham to scrap Starmer’s digital ID scheme in ‘reset of priorities’
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Burnham to scrap Starmer’s digital ID scheme in ‘reset of priorities’

Incoming PM will reallocate unspecified resources from unpopular plan to helping with cost of livingAndy Burnham is expected to scrap Keir Starmer’s plans for digital ID cards in a “reset of prioritie...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Water supplies restored to thousands of homes in Kent
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Water supplies restored to thousands of homes in Kent

Thousands of people in Kent have had water supplies restored after an "instrument failure" caused a water treatment works to shut down.

Sky News - UK3 months ago
Watch NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani make surprise cameo at Djo’s Forest Hills show
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Watch NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani make surprise cameo at Djo’s Forest Hills show

He replaced Charlie Heaton’s usual voicemail during ‘Charlie’s Garden’ The post Watch NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani make surprise cameo at Djo’s Forest Hills show appeared first on NME.

NME Music News3 months ago
Burnham risks Labour backlash if he reverses ban on new oil and gas drilling
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Burnham risks Labour backlash if he reverses ban on new oil and gas drilling

Party manifesto pledged to honour existing North Sea exploration licences but not issue new onesAndy Burnham risks his first confrontation with Labour MPs if he announces new oil and gas drilling lice...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
UK tech advocates alarmed by Burnham plan to scrap technology department
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UK tech advocates alarmed by Burnham plan to scrap technology department

MPs and industry experts say potential reorganisation will waste time at critical moment for AI and economic growthAndy Burnham’s plan to scrap the government’s technology department has triggered an...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
‘It becomes inevitable’: the toxic mix fuelling deadly political violence around world
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‘It becomes inevitable’: the toxic mix fuelling deadly political violence around world

After killing of a British former MP, experts say dehumanising rhetoric, declining institutional trust and disinformation fuelling a global problemOn 9 July, the body of Ann Widdecombe, an uncompromis...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
What will Keir Starmer do next?
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What will Keir Starmer do next?

Outgoing PM has joked about cookery classes and cutting hedges, but does the international stage beckon?As his time in Downing Street comes to an end, Keir Starmer has been joking with friends about w...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Andy Burnham considers radical shake-up to cut energy bills
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Andy Burnham considers radical shake-up to cut energy bills

Labour leader examining proposals to overhaul gas standing charges and make heat pumps cheaper to run than boilersAndy Burnham is considering radical plans that could cut household energy bills by £13...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Poultry sector growth plan risks UK national security, campaigners warn
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Poultry sector growth plan risks UK national security, campaigners warn

Government’s food security push is said to rely on animal feed imports with vulnerability to supply chain shocksThe government’s planned poultry sector growth plan is a risk to national security, camp...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Burnham must shift UK mood on racism, chair of Operation Black Vote says
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Burnham must shift UK mood on racism, chair of Operation Black Vote says

Incoming PM must seize chance to stop race discourse deflecting from class inequalities, says David WeaverAndy Burnham has a historic opportunity to shift the national mood on racism, the chair of Ope...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Six political headaches Andy Burnham must tackle in his first weeks as PM
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Six political headaches Andy Burnham must tackle in his first weeks as PM

From dealing with Trump to easing cost of living, the incoming prime minister is mulling his approach to contentious issuesWhen Labour was preparing for power in 2024, Keir Starmer’s then chief of sta...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Farage’s furious clash with Times editor stuns figures close to him
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Farage’s furious clash with Times editor stuns figures close to him

‘Strong confrontation’ comes at fragile moment for Reform’s relations with rightwing media as coverage turns negativeNigel Farage is no stranger to expressing his ire at what he regards as the liberal...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago