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Express Politics4 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham is likeable – but that won't stop 1 crisis hanging over his head

Express columnist and Conservative councillor Mieka Smiles reveals what her "political bellwethers" think about the new Prime Minister.

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Conservative Home4 Aug 2026

David Willetts: Conservatives and the problem of social care

Faced with actually paying for social care properly through a charge on our estates or a levy or instead saving money and going for cheap labour we have chosen the latter. The post David Willetts: Conservatives and the problem of social care appeared first on Conservative Home.

Express Politics4 Aug 2026

The Andy Burnham policy as vacuous as the PM – 2 Tories exposed him

OPINION - ESTHER MCVEY: This Potemkin policy is a sham.

Express Politics4 Aug 2026

Booze for breakfast - shocking report exposes MP's drinking culture in Parliament

The Institute of Alcohol Studies is the first study to systematically survey MPs and parliamentary staff about their experiences of alcohol at work.

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Express Politics4 Aug 2026

I suffered child sex abuse - Andy Burnham needs to show us what sort of a PM he is

EXCLUSIVE: A victim of sex abuse at schools has said the findings of the UK's first national inquiry should be implemented in full.

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Conservative Home4 Aug 2026

Lord Ashcroft: ‘He might be hopeless, but he seems genuine.’ My focus groups on the early days of Andy Burnham

Even so, the groups largely had the impression that Burnham had a plan for government, even if the details were yet to emerge. This in itself was a contrast with the Starmer years. The post Lord Ashcroft: ‘He might be hopeless, but he seems genuine.’ My focus groups on the early days of Andy Burnham appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home4 Aug 2026

James Ford: By attacking fellow Conservatives, Festus Akinbusoye is showing the wrong way to run for Mayor of London

A strong, self-assured candidate would lead with their vision for the capital, float an ambitious policy agenda, or talk about how their experience qualifies them for the role. The post James Ford: By attacking fellow Conservatives, Festus Akinbusoye is showing the wrong way to run for Mayor of London appeared first on Conservative Home.

Express Politics4 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham slammed for 'running away from country' as he holidays abroad

Prime Minister jets off overseas for a break just two weeks after taking the keys to No 10

Express Politics4 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham jets abroad for summer holiday – just two weeks after becoming PM

New Prime Minister has barely settled into the job before taking an overseas break

The Guardian Politics4 Aug 2026

Nigel Farage and the £5m question that won’t go away – podcast

Reform UK’s finances have come under scrutiny like never before. What do we know about the party’s funding – and why do so many awkward questions remain for Nigel Farage? Anna Isaac explains For a while this year, it looked like nothing could stop Nigel Farage getting to Downing Street. Not the allegations of schoolboy racism, not the dodgy Cameo videos or even the £400,000 he trousered for advertising gold bullion. But at the end of April, the Guardian’s City editor, Anna Isaac, delivered a gam

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Express Politics4 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham 'bunks off for jolly abroad' after just two weeks on the job

Andy Burnham took office on July 20 but No10 officials have confirmed he is now set for some time away from his new office and the UK.

BBC Politics3 Aug 2026

Rapists and child sex offenders to be barred from early release scheme

The widow of PC Andrew Harper says it is "disgusting" her husband's killers remain eligible for the scheme in England and Wales.