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Guido Fawkes30 Jun 2026

Labour Gambling Prohibitionists Try to Tax Working Men’s Clubs

Nanny state Labour-linked think tank the Social Market Foundation and puritanical Labour MPs are back on the warpath against gambling. This time they’re going for – working men’s clubs… SMF is announcing today that it wants Machine Games Duty doubled from 20% to 40% on so-called Category B machines. These machines are found in casinos,…

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Guido Fawkes30 Jun 2026

LIVE: Dan Jarvis Makes Statement on DIP in Commons

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The Guardian Politics30 Jun 2026

Labour MPs tell Burnham to ignore ‘deluded’ calls for more North Sea drilling

Critics debunk economic claims as research finds Rosebank development would produce estimated 250m tonnes of CO2 UK politics live – latest updates Scores of Labour MPs have urged the prospective prime minister Andy Burnham to rule out the “tin-eared” and “deluded” development of the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea, which new research indicates would produce as much carbon dioxide as the UK does in 10 months. Estimates seen by the Guardian show that Rosebank, which mainly contains oil, would

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Guido Fawkes30 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham Denies He Will Be the First Female Labour Prime Minister

Andy Burnham told the Women’s Parliamentary Labour Party today that he won’t tolerate ‘sexist briefings’ and will fire anyone caught doing it. Echoes of Starmer – briefing happens… At a meeting of the group where it was demanded half of all ministers and No10 advisers would be women, as well as the DPM, Burnham attempted…

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Sky News Politics30 Jun 2026

Why Team Burnham are already furious

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Conservative Home30 Jun 2026

Lord Ashcroft: ‘Who is this person?’ – My focus groups on the Starmer Burnham transition

My latest focus groups took place in Plymouth, Exeter, Mansfield and Rushcliffe, where voters from a range of political backgrounds reflected on Keir Starmer’s resignation, the ascent of Andy Burnham, and whether any of it would make any difference. The post Lord Ashcroft: ‘Who is this person?’ – My focus groups on the Starmer Burnham transition appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics30 Jun 2026

Reform MP chair of Welsh environment committee may ‘undermine scrutiny’, says thinktank

Climate campaigners question choice of James Evans for role given past criticism of green energy projects UK politics live – latest updates The appointment of a Reform UK MP as the chair of a key Welsh environmental committee could “undermine the hard graft of ministerial scrutiny”, a green thinktank has warned. James Evans, a former Conservative party MP who defected to Reform UK in January last year, has been appointed chair of the Welsh climate change, environment, sustainability and rural

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The Guardian Politics30 Jun 2026

Share your views on Andy Burnham’s plans for a new No 10 North

Burnham announced that as UK prime minister he would set up a ‘No 10 North’ in Manchester to oversee a devolution of power and resources across the UK Andy Burnham’s tenure as mayor of Manchester has come to an end after nine years. But after his Makerfield byelection victory, the PM-in-waiting plans to maintain his links with the city by setting up a “No 10 North” in Manchester to oversee a devolution of power and resources across the UK. Burnham has asked Caroline Simpson, the chief executive

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The Guardian Politics30 Jun 2026

Defence investment plan criticised as ‘too little, too late’ ahead of launch – UK politics live

Defence investment plan, which was originally due in the autumn, criticised by Tories and Lib Dems Good morning. After Keir Starmer agreed to stand down next month to let Andy Burnham replace him, he said that he would not make major policy announcements in his final days in office. But there was one exemption; Starmer was committed to publishing the defence investment plan (Dip) before the Nato summit in Turkey next week, and he took the view that, since it was more or less ready, this was an e

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Express Politics30 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham set to shun Downing Street and keep Wigan home as PM

The so-called King of the North has proposed a radical shake-up of the traditional centres of power.

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Express Politics30 Jun 2026

Politics LIVE: Keir Starmer savaged as bombshell report finally released

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Conservative Home30 Jun 2026

Peter Franklin: One big decision Burnham may yet surprise us with brings bigger risks for the Conservatives

Badenoch has gone out of her way to reject any deal with Reform. Her exact words on the possibility are "no, no, no, no, no, no, no". This really doesn’t look like a mere delaying tactic. Indeed, I’d suggest it’s an integral part of a survival plan for an early general election. The post Peter Franklin: One big decision Burnham may yet surprise us with brings bigger risks for the Conservatives appeared first on Conservative Home.

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