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The Guardian Politics29 Jul 2026

Assisted dying debate should come after end-of-life care reform, says Burnham

Introducing legislation would be ‘very challenging’ before improvement of care system, says prime minister UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has said the assisted dying debate needs to wait until palliative care and social care are fixed, as he delivered a speech to set out his path to resolving one of the most intractable problems in British politics. The prime minister said he was not opposed to having the debate on assisted dying, but told reporters it would be “very challengin

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The Guardian Politics29 Jul 2026

The UK has an adult PM again prepared to speak to voters as fellow adults

Andy Burnham wants to fix social care. If he does this and nothing else he would have achieved more than most other UK leaders It feels like the UK has a prime minister again. Not the Maybot paralysed with indecision. Not the clown-like Boris Johnson who crumbled under the weight of his own narcissism. Not the ridiculous Liz Truss. Not the steamrollered Rishi Sunak for whom everything was impossible. Not the automaton-like Keir Starmer who was never entirely sure what he wanted to do. But a prim

Guido Fawkes29 Jul 2026

Daily Mail Publisher Demands £10 Million After Prince Harry’s Privacy Defeat

Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers has demanded an initial £9,950,624.37 from Prince Harry and six other claimants after a High Court judge threw out all 97 privacy claims against the publisher this month. Good job Harry’s Netflix cheques were hefty… Harry, Elton John, Liz Hurley and Baroness Lawrence had sued over alleged phone hacking and…

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The Guardian Politics29 Jul 2026

Lib Dem MP calls for investigation into Reform deputy leader’s £80,000 loan

Richard Tice referred to parliament’s standards watchdog over undeclared sum from Farage aide George Cottrell Richard Tice has been referred to parliament’s standards watchdog over an undeclared loan of nearly £80,000 from Nigel Farage’s aide, George Cottrell. The development opens up the prospect of another inquiry into a Reform UK MP by the watchdog, which was investigating Farage after the Guardian’s revelation that he received an undeclared £5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Ha

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Express Politics29 Jul 2026

‘French doing nothing whatsoever!’ Tory fumes as he follows migrants crossing Channel

Chris Philp accuses gendarmes of a 'shameful dereliction of duty' after they allowed a suspected smuggler to walk away free

Immigration
Conservative Home29 Jul 2026

Reva Gudi: I’m a GP – this is what Burnham should do to fix social care instead

I did not arrive at this from a Treasury spreadsheet, but from decades of looking after the elderly in their homes, in care homes, in conversations with families trying to do right by the people they love. The post Reva Gudi: I’m a GP – this is what Burnham should do to fix social care instead appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics29 Jul 2026

Care system needs fixing before assisted dying debate, says PM

Andy Burnham's comments suggest he will not personally back a fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.

Express Politics29 Jul 2026

I was there for Andy Burnham's first big speech – here's the 1 thing he didn't say

Prime Minister sets out some of his new ideas to tackle the longstanding crisis, but a huge question still remains

Guido Fawkes29 Jul 2026

Sadiq Khan Wastes Thousands on Taxpayer-Funded Campaign Celebrating Ten Years Since He Became Mayor

An advert campaign launched across London to celebrate ten years of Sadiq Khan being in office as mayor used thousands in taxpayer cash. Vanity publishing latest… Khan was first elected on 7 May, 2016 and posters started appearing – especially on the TfL network – at around that time. A campaign video started with audio…

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BBC Politics29 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham wants to fix social care - what are the options?

With Andy Burnham saying he wants to bring "substantial change" to social care in England, BBC Verify looks at what could be done.

BBC Politics29 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham wants to fix social care - what are the options?

With Andy Burnham saying he wants to bring "substantial change" to social care in England, BBC Verify looks at what could be done.

Express Politics29 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham must learn key truth from 'evolved' UK city – 'people now want to live there'

The area has been hailed as a prime example of rejuvenating somewhere that was in many ways a wasteland.