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Conservative Home29 Jul 2026

Reva Gudi: I’m a GP – this is what Burnham should do to fix social care instead

I did not arrive at this from a Treasury spreadsheet, but from decades of looking after the elderly in their homes, in care homes, in conversations with families trying to do right by the people they love. The post Reva Gudi: I’m a GP – this is what Burnham should do to fix social care instead appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics29 Jul 2026

POLL: Should Andy Burnham give parents on benefits £4,500?

The Prime Minister could compensate parents for benefits lost when a teenager takes up an apprenticeship.

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Conservative Home29 Jul 2026

Burnham prefers pious aspiration to serious reform

The new PM calls for more apprenticeships, but shows no sign of lifting the burdens on the businesses which might provide them. The post Burnham prefers pious aspiration to serious reform appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics28 Jul 2026

POLL: Is Andy Burnham right to give some Universal Credit households £4,500?

Ministers are aiming to get more young people into apprenticeships, one day after Andy Burnham said he wants 'no dead ends' for those leaving education.

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Guido Fawkes28 Jul 2026

Burnham Hands Out More Benefits to Reward Apprenticeships

Burnham’s style of government so far is encapsulated here: A household on benefits will get £4,500 a year if the children become apprentices. New grants worth £8,000 go to small and medium sized businesses with apprentices. The ‘bursary’ will prevent those situations where, when Universal Credit is claimed for children under 18, parents lose out…

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The Guardian Politics28 Jul 2026

Young people ‘expected’ to engage with new work support, says McFadden

Exclusive: Work and pensions secretary echoes Andy Burnham as he unveils funds to stop families in England losing benefits UK politics live – latest updates Young people will be expected to engage with new support to seek work, Pat McFadden has said, as he unveiled new funds to stop families losing benefits when teenagers take up apprenticeships. Speaking to the Guardian, the work and pensions secretary echoed the comments of Andy Burnham when he suggested that access to support would be condi

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Express Politics28 Jul 2026

Kirstie Allsopp accuses Andy Burnham of creating North-South divide

The property expert criticised council tax as unfair and stamp duty as "madness," but rejected a property-value tax as no better.

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The Guardian Politics28 Jul 2026

Burnham’s education plan directly contradicts Labour’s Schools Act, Tories claim – UK politics live

The new prime minister is linking the need for better vocational education in school with his belief in localism Good morning. In his last speech to Labour’s annual conference as party leader, Keir Starmer called for a fundamental shift in the way education in England operates. While saying he would never “denigrate the aspiration to go to university”, he said that aiming to get 50% of pupils into university was wrong and that it was finally time to show equivalent respect to apprenticeships and

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Conservative Home28 Jul 2026

Derek Wann: Taking responsibility – a year of Conservative leadership in Angus

Housing quickly became one of our defining priorities. Across Scotland, too many families struggle to find an affordable home, while too many young people feel they have little choice but to leave the communities where they grew up. The post Derek Wann: Taking responsibility – a year of Conservative leadership in Angus appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics27 Jul 2026

Fit schools, hospitals and new homes with air con, say Lib Dems

The party says the country is "woefully unprepared for extreme heat", as parts of the UK prepare for another heatwave.

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The Guardian Politics27 Jul 2026

Will Andy Burnham charm Volodymyr Zelenskyy? – podcast

Andy Burnham’s first overseas visitor will be the Ukrainian prime minister, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a show of the UK’s ‘unwavering support’ for the country. But what else do we know about our new prime minister’s foreign policy? And, as Burnham sets out his ambitious plans for tackling the UK’s most intractable problems, including social care, what can he really do differently? Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot discuss what Burnham’s plan for change looks like Please keep sending your comments and

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The Guardian Politics27 Jul 2026

Labour overtakes Reform in voter poll for first time since March 2025

Labour up four points to 28% while Reform falls to 24% as Andy Burnham apparently wins favour for cost of living focus UK politics live – latest updates Labour has knocked Reform off a voter intention poll for the first time in more than a year as Andy Burnham benefits from the momentum built in his first week as prime minister. The weekly tracker of voting intention by the non-profit agency More in Common also comes after weeks of negative headlines for Reform UK and its leader, Nigel Farage,

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