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The Guardian Politics26 Jun 2026

Charities criticise ‘costly’ Home Office plan to use more military bases to house asylum seekers - UK politics live

Government seeking planning permission at sites in Bicester in Oxfordshire, Barnham in Suffolk, and Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. We are leading today’s blog on the news that the Home Office is attempting to use three more military sites to house thousands of asylum seekers. Planning permission is being sought at Ministry of Defence sites in Bicester in Oxfordshire, Barnham in Suffolk, and Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire, to acc

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The Guardian Politics26 Jun 2026

Wanted: a new PM, a new James Bond, a new Doctor – and a UK that can agree on its leading characters | Nadia Khomami

Britain has found itself looking for all three protagonists at once. Who gets to stand at the centre of the national story? It’s been the refrain of the week. Why can’t the country hold on to a prime minister – and how can it be that Larry, the Downing Street cat, has managed to outlast six of them? Have we become ungovernable? Is it because one government after another has failed to halt the slide in living standards – or have online attention spans eroded our patience for change? But Westminst

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Express Politics26 Jun 2026

The 3 diehard Remainers no Brexit voter will want to see in Andy Burnham's cabinet

OPINION - SAM LISTER: Brexit-haters are circling like vultures in the hope Andy Burnham will take Britain back to closer ties with the European Union.

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Conservative Home26 Jun 2026

Be very, very scared of a snap election

And so yes, an early general election should worry us, but it should also motivate us to get our house in order and ready ourselves to do battle. To don our armour, and prepare accordingly. I have no doubts that preparations are underway, and that some type of doomsday plan exists if Burnham decides to go to the country.  The post Be very, very scared of a snap election appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics26 Jun 2026

After Starmer’s ‘purge’, could Andy Burnham lure back Labour’s bruised leftwingers?

Socialists marginalised under current PM are anxious about whether his replacement will again disappoint them On 10 September 2024, Jon Trickett, a veteran leftwing MP, was preparing to vote against one of his own government’s most incendiary plans: to remove the winter fuel allowance from some retired people, a benefit long seen by many UK households as essential. Senior figures told Trickett he would be the only Labour member of parliament to do so. He said this week: “I said: ‘I don’t give a

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Express Politics26 Jun 2026

Politics LIVE: Labour at war as scramble for top jobs in Andy Burnham cabinet rages on

Sir Keir Starmer refuses to sack minister as Ed Miliband vies for chancellor job - follow all the latest updates live.

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The Guardian Politics26 Jun 2026

Burnham has brought hope back to Labour – but he urnham has brought hope back to Labour – but he must understand how quickly it can be punctured understand how quickly it can be punctured | Andy Beckett

The Makerfield MP’s surge towards No 10 is a seductive ad for the power of positive politics. How long that proves effective depends on his next moves The creation of hope is a vital but risky part of democratic politics. Leaders or would-be leaders who arouse hope attract supporters, motivate activists, achieve momentum and win over voters – and then have a chance of holding together political parties, governments and societies in harder times. From Barack Obama to Clement Attlee, Salvador Alle

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BBC Politics26 Jun 2026

Chris Mason: The anatomy of the prime minister's downfall

Sir Keir, like his predecessors Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, lost the capacity to viably govern, our political editor writes.

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BBC Politics26 Jun 2026

Chris Mason: The anatomy of the prime minister's downfall

Sir Keir, like his predecessors Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, lost the capacity to viably govern, our political editor writes.

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The Guardian Politics25 Jun 2026

Mahmood in standoff with Starmer over sacking of her junior minister

No 10 refused demand to immediately remove immigration minister over breach of ministerial code Shabana Mahmood is locked in an extraordinary standoff with Keir Starmer after Downing Street refused to immediately sack her junior minister for breaching the ministerial code. The home secretary has demanded that Mike Tapp, the immigration minister, should be sacked for writing an unauthorised article calling for overseas care workers to be exempt from hardline immigration reforms. Continue reading

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The Guardian Politics25 Jun 2026

Ex-Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins believed in talks over top security role

Civil service high-flyer caught up in Mandelson vetting row thought to be discussing comeback with Burnham’s team The Foreign Office chief who lost his job over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal is in discussions with Andy Burnham’s team about taking on a security-related role under the likely new prime minister, the Guardian understands. Olly Robbins has had “early exploratory talks” with senior advisers to the newly elected Makerfield MP over a post in his putative Downing Street operation,

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Sky News Politics25 Jun 2026

Can Burnham really govern without an election?

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