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The Guardian Politics20 Jul 2026

No tears from Keir as Burnham strolls into No 10 with the clock already ticking

Rapid turnover of prime ministers continues as UK gets another promise that, this time, things will be different UK politics live – latest updates Not another one. It would be no surprise to find out that overseas tour companies now include package holiday visits to watch the UK’s rapid turnover of prime ministers. “Come to London to watch the motorcade nearly run over a group of fancy dress soldiers playing a Bon Jovi medley just outside Buckingham Palace.” Two years is a long time in the lif

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Guido Fawkes20 Jul 2026

++ RESHUFFLE LIVE ++

Rolling updates here: Steve Reed sacked/resigns as Housing Secretary. Swipe at plotters: “Keir Starmer showed loyalty to me by appointing me to his Cabinet. I make no apology for returning that loyalty. It’s what is expected of functioning teams, and I hope those who did not show loyalty to Keir will now show it to…

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Express Politics20 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham ridiculed as the 'David Brent of politics'

Andy Burnham became Prime Minister on Monday, replacing Sir Keir Starmer in Number 10.

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Conservative Home20 Jul 2026

‘A new day has dawned, has it not?’ And now we’ll go ‘forward’ to the past with vague and Haigh

If Andy Burnham and Louise Haigh really do think Britain's current problems started because of the Thatcher years, I'm very much afraid he will try to borrow solutions from the past which will not tackle our profound and monumental challenges as a country but make our future a darned sight worse.  The post ‘A new day has dawned, has it not?’ And now we’ll go ‘forward’ to the past with vague and Haigh appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Jul 2026

David Barton: Alternative ways to save heritage buildings

The Conservatives can make a crucial difference to their communities in this chapter by actively, positively and constructively engaging with property owners to prevent sales to less sympathetic third parties. The post David Barton: Alternative ways to save heritage buildings appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics20 Jul 2026

Retired UK civil servants failed by pension outsourcing, government says

Chaos of Capita-run scheme has left some people waiting up to a year for payments and in financial hardship Retired civil servants have been failed by the decision to outsource their pension scheme, the government has admitted, and the maladministration meant some were left waiting up to a year for payments. Multiple members of the civil service pension scheme, run by the private company Capita since December, have come forward to say they are unable to afford rent and have been forced to use fo

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The Guardian Politics19 Jul 2026

Burnham’s vow to end Labour briefing wars will test his grip on the party

Tensions between his aims are already there, including disputes over key appointments such as chancellor Andy Burnham’s vision for cleaning up Westminster politics is a utopian one: ending the dominance of the whipping system, Whitehall power hoarding and the “insidious briefing culture” of the bubble. In his first speech on becoming Labour leader, he warned his party it “won’t beat Britain’s new right if we are consumed by infighting and pulling in different directions”. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics19 Jul 2026

Fossil fuels, utilities and housing: what we know about Andy Burnham’s plans

Incoming prime minister has set out distinctly leftwing vision while also promising to be pro-business As an incoming prime minister promising huge change, one of the strongest criticisms Andy Burnham has faced so far is that he has failed to provide the details of what he plans to do. The new Labour leader, who will be made prime minister on Monday, has thus far set out a distinctly leftwing vision, while also pledging to be “pro-business”. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics19 Jul 2026

Nigel Farage admits George Cottrell paid for filming and let him use his home

Reform leader says support from fraudster before last election is ‘totally undeclarable in every single way’ Nigel Farage has admitted his close friend the fraudster George Cottrell let him use one of his London homes and paid for social media filming before the last election but insisted it was “totally undeclarable in every single way”. The Reform UK leader spoke in depth for the first time about his support from Cottrell and the £5m gift from the Thailand-based businessman Christopher Harborn

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Express Politics19 Jul 2026

Our UK town is being ripped apart by HMOs - it's absolute desperation point

EXCLUSIVE: Residents say a massive change in housing has rapidly changed their community

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The Guardian Politics19 Jul 2026

‘Good growth in every postcode’: Burnham’s economic to-do list in seven charts

From industrial strategy and defence to housing and living costs, we lay out the challenges facing the new PM Andy Burnham becomes prime minister as Britain contends with a series of global economic shocks and years of weak growth in living standards, fuelled by underinvestment and deep regional divisions. Before his arrival in Downing Street, the Labour leader pledged to deliver “good growth in every postcode” by transferring power from Westminster to local communities. But with the public fina

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Express Politics19 Jul 2026

True scale of Britain's hip operation scandal exposed as agonising wait put lives on hold

Patients face radically different waiting times in different parts of the country

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