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BBC Politics24 Jul 2026

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Lucy Porter gets current-ish with John Tothill, Kyrah Gray and Amy Annette.

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Express Politics24 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham's pub appearance mistaken for a wake as landlords issue huge warning

EXCLUSIVE: The confusion came as the new PM visited an Essex pub to announce cut to business rates and promised boozers "the cavalry is coming".

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BBC Politics24 Jul 2026

Angela Rayner rules out rent controls in England

The housing secretary tells the BBC that the Renters Rights' Act is already having a significant impact on the market.

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Express Politics24 Jul 2026

'Southport killer's treatment shows Labour don't care about justice - it's sickening'

The fact that Rudakubana's mental wellbeing is being prioritised over grieving parents makes clear that our system is broken.

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Guido Fawkes24 Jul 2026

Civil Service Recruits Taxpayer-Funded Social Media Team in Manchester to Promote Burnham

The Civil Service has multiple current openings for social media jobs in Manchester as part of the Government Media Unit. This propaganda team churns out X and TikTok clips to promote Burnham’s administration… The posts include ‘senior social creator’, ‘social videographer’, ‘social video lead’, ‘social strategy lead’ and ‘head of social creative and production’. They’re…

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Express Politics24 Jul 2026

Angela Rayner hints Labour could fail on major manifesto pledge in 'car crash interview'

The former Deputy Prime Minister admitted the promise on housebuilding is "a really difficult stretched target".

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Conservative Home24 Jul 2026

Jamie Mulhall: Britain built the jet engine. Now let’s build the world’s nuclear battery

Modern Britain too often hesitates. We consult, delay and postpone while other countries simply build. The Victorians thought differently. They built railways, docks, bridges and telegraph networks because they understood that infrastructure creates prosperity. The post Jamie Mulhall: Britain built the jet engine. Now let’s build the world’s nuclear battery appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics24 Jul 2026

Digested week: History shrugs off Keir and makes room for brilliant Kerr

A low-key PM leaves the stage briskly, while a breathtaking athlete misses out on the attention he deserves And so it was over. You normally get a bit more notice when a prime minister is about to deliver their resignation speech outside No 10. The buildup. The sense of occasion. Keir Starmer did things differently. Continue reading...

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Conservative Home24 Jul 2026

Hiten Ganatra: The mortgage market is paying the price for Westminster’s instability

The lesson of the past decade could not be clearer, as political stability and fiscal credibility are not optional luxuries for governments. They are the foundations on which the mortgage market, and with it the financial security of millions of British households, depends. The post Hiten Ganatra: The mortgage market is paying the price for Westminster’s instability appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics24 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham to spend first working day at new No 10 North in Manchester – UK politics live

PM will chair the inaugural meeting of the national economic council that will aim to shift economic decision-making away ‌from London The housing secretary, Angela Rayner, has said the new Andy Burnham administration is on “borrowed time” to turn the country around. Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Rayner said the flurry of announcements made by the new prime minister – cap on bus fares, VAT cut on electricity bills and support for pubs and clubs – showed he understood the frustratio

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BBC Politics24 Jul 2026

Angela Rayner rules out rent controls in England

The housing secretary tells the BBC that the Renters Rights' Act is already having a significant impact on the market.

Housing
The Guardian Politics24 Jul 2026

‘A small snippet’: what pubs make of Burnham’s £100m rates giveaway

Landlords say high costs of running hospitality business outweigh potential savings of business rates discount One of Andy Burnham’s first policy measures as prime minister is a 20% reduction in business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues. The policy, announced on Thursday, is part of a broader agenda to support the high street and will cost £100m. Continue reading...

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