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Express Politics2 Aug 2026

Shabana Mahmood breaks silence after 2,000 cross Channel under Andy Burnham

Shabana Mahmood has spoken out after Andy Burnham was dealt a big blow.

Express Politics2 Aug 2026

Burnham's 'bounce' will fall flat unless he can convince Trump he's serious on 1 key issue

DEFENDING THE NATION: Andy Burnham keeping Donald Trump onside with serious action on defence is a necessary challenge he must confront, writes James Knuckey.

Defence
Express Politics2 Aug 2026

Nigel Farage facing one big question over poll comeback - John Curtice

Labour overtook Reform UK this week in opinion polls in a blow to Nigel Farage

Reform
Express Politics2 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham's plans for new rail fare rule - 'in my sights'

The Prime Minister and Chancellor John Healey assured Brits that they would do everything they could to ease the pressures of the cost-of-living crisis.

The Guardian Politics2 Aug 2026

Nicola Jennings on Andy Burnham and the cost of living – cartoon

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Economy
Express Politics2 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham only needs to look north to see that rinsing the rich doesn't work

OPINION - DUNCAN BARKES: Tax raids by the SNP have spectacularly backfired... Westminster must take note.

PoliticsEconomy
The Guardian Politics2 Aug 2026

Burnham to focus on keeping child rapists in prison as release scheme talks enter final day

Review goes down to the wire after ministers speak with victims’ representatives and support services Andy Burnham is focused on preventing the release of child sexual abuse perpetrators as part of the government’s early release scheme, as urgent talks on which serious criminals could be exempted go down to the wire. Government ministers are understood to have 24 hours to assess which criminals can be released early to free up prison space, with every exemption weighed up against the threat of t

Crime
Express Politics2 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham issues bombshell call for radical US-style change to run UK differently

It's just the latest major upheaval the newly elected PM is floating.

Housing
The Guardian Politics2 Aug 2026

‘Stench of sleaze’: Farage struck deal over political return months before 2024 election, reports say

Labour chair accuses Reform of making ‘grubby pacts’ after contradictory reports emerge on timeline of events Reform UK is operating under a “stench of sleaze” Labour have said, after reports that Nigel Farage struck a secret deal to return as leader of Reform UK months before the general election. Farage was in discussions about a return to the political frontline from as early as March 2024, despite claiming that he had no intention of returning to politics until June 2024, the Sunday Times re

PoliticsReform
Express Politics2 Aug 2026

MoD blasted over 'sluggish' rollout of basic supplies for female troops

EXCLUSIVE: A former minister said it is 'another example' of the Ministry of Defence being 'slow to respond to the needs of women in uniform'.

Defence
The Guardian Politics2 Aug 2026

‘Tiger mum’ Lucy Powell on Labour’s vocational skills drive: ‘It’s about ambition for everybody’

New education secretary says it is ‘false trade-off’ by critics to suggest schools cannot pursue academic excellence alongside technical skills Lucy Powell has said she wants to be an ambitious “tiger mum” for all young people, whatever their route through education, after the government was accused of dumbing down England’s schools with plans to create more vocational routes. The new education secretary said secondary pupils should be able to pursue academic excellence as well as high-quality v

Education
The Guardian Politics2 Aug 2026

EU citizens in UK get letters telling them post-Brexit residency rights were given ‘in error’

After years of building lives in UK, potentially hundreds of thousands of EU citizens are being told they have no right to remain The UK Home Office has started stripping some EU citizens of their post-Brexit residency rights, in a move that has raised concerns about Britain’s compliance with its withdrawal agreement with Europe. The UK internal affairs authority has told at least 100 people that they were given residency rights “in error”, disrupting their lives just as they come to the end of