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Guido Fawkes24 Jun 2026

Burnham’s Leadership Site Registered Before Starmer’s Local Election Bloodbath

Timestamps embedded in Andy Burnham’s leadership campaign site source code reveal his team set up the site on 6th May, even before the local election bloodbath that terminally damaged Starmer’s premiership. Obviously he knew which way the wind was blowing and wasn’t wasting any time… It was also eight days before Josh Simons stood down…

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Conservative Home24 Jun 2026

Matthew Eason: That was your prime ministerial life, Sir Keir

The man who came to power on the backs of other politicians’ failures – successful solely at not being his opponents, has proven unable to use his majority to set or stay true to any policy agenda. A PM who had to back down and support the election of the rival who has forced him out. The post Matthew Eason: That was your prime ministerial life, Sir Keir appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics24 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham plans to move parts of No 10 operation to Manchester

Makerfield MP considering northern base for PM’s office as part of measures to devolve power away from London UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham is planning to move parts of the No 10 operation to Manchester as part of measures to devolve power away from London. The Makerfield MP will say next week he wants to transfer parts of the prime minister’s office to the north should he become prime minister later this year. Continue reading...

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Express Politics24 Jun 2026

Badenoch erupts at Labour frontbencher in Westminster corridor with brutal 5-word attack

Kemi Badenoch's fury at Bridget Phillipson erupted outside the Commons today as the Tory leader declared: "I will never stop fighting you."

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Sky News Politics24 Jun 2026

The bloodless coup: How Burnham came out top

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Guido Fawkes24 Jun 2026

Starmer to Stay On as MP After Resigning as Prime Minister

Downing Street says Keir Starmer will stay on as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras after he leaves Number 10 in a few weeks. He won’t be triggering a by-election – unless he U-turns, obviously…

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Conservative Home24 Jun 2026

Matthew Jeffery: The Long Read: Defining ‘Kemistry’ – what might Badenochism be?

The question Badenoch keeps returning to is disarmingly simple: can government still do what it says it will do? That may prove to be one of the defining political questions of the next decade. Kemistry is her answer, and the standard by which it will ultimately be judged. The post Matthew Jeffery: The Long Read: Defining ‘Kemistry’ – what might Badenochism be? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes24 Jun 2026

WATCH: Badenoch Mocks ‘Traitors’ in Starmer’s Cabinet

Not going light on Starmer just because he’s thrown in the towel…

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Express Politics24 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham dealt huge blow as Labour MPs reveal their true feelings

Concerns are growing about Andy Burnham's plans.

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Guido Fawkes24 Jun 2026

EXC: Burnham’s Pick for No10 Chief of Staff Is “Long-Standing Friend” of Peter Mandelson

Last night political hacks reported that James Purnell, the Blairite minister who famously lone wolf-resigned as DWP in 2009, will be Burnham’s chief of staff in Downing Street. Purnell himself told his lobbying company employees that the assertion is “basically correct” today… Purnell is another Mandelson friend from the Blair/Brown years. Peter Mandelson wrote of…

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The Guardian Politics24 Jun 2026

Nearly a quarter of voters in Europe now back far-right parties

Analysis by more than 150 political scientists finds proportion who back such parties has increased nearly fivefold since 1995 Almost one in four voters in Europe now cast their ballot for far-right parties, research shows, a proportion that has grown nearly fivefold since the mid-1990s and climbed particularly steeply over the past three years. Analysis by more than 150 political scientists in 31 countries found the proportion of Europeans voting for a far-right party in their country’s most re

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Sky News Politics24 Jun 2026

Labour MPs fear backlash over expected Burnham coronation

Labour MPs are under pressure from their local members who want a leadership contest rather than a coronation of Andy Burnham as prime minister.

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