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BBC Politics27 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 Politics27 Jul 2026

Lee Anderson: Andy Burnham is plotting a death tax on every single one of us

Punishing families at their lowest point was not in Labour's manifesto, writes Reform UK chairman

EconomyReform
Guido Fawkes27 Jul 2026

UK Millionaire Numbers Fall to Lowest Level Since Financial Crisis

New research from the Adam Smith Institute shows the number of millionaires residing in the UK is at its lowest level since the global financial crisis. Labour policies having their intended effect then… The think tank’s Millionaire Tracker now shows that there are 442,000 sterling millionaires in Britain, down by 7% since 2024. It says:…

Conservative Home27 Jul 2026

Ted Newson: Burnham won’t bring back British industry with more carbon taxes

Despite now owning British Steel, the country still does not make enough steel. If things go ahead as planned, our specialist manufacturers face even higher costs when importing the raw materials that they turn into planes, trains, and other machinery. The post Ted Newson: Burnham won’t bring back British industry with more carbon taxes appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyEnvironment
Express Politics27 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham bounce ends Reform’s 15-month polling streak

Labour overtakes Nigel Farage's party in Westminster opinion survey for the first time in nearly a year and a half

PoliticsReform
Express Politics27 Jul 2026

Fury erupts as Andy Burnham hints at migration backtrack – 'he's learnt nothing!'

Anger as new Prime Minister suggests he will water down Shabana Mahmood's tough crackdown

Immigration
Express Politics27 Jul 2026

Experts weigh in as Andy Burnham hints at council tax reform

Andy Burnham has hinted at council tax reform as Labour MPs stepped up calls for action.

PoliticsEconomy
The Guardian Politics27 Jul 2026

German officials call for tighter extremism laws after Berlin Pride attack

Alternative für Deutschland, topping polls ahead of state elections, accuses government of failing to tackle Islamist radicalism Europe live – latest updates German officials have called for a tightening of laws for known extremists after a deadly attack in Berlin on one of Europe’s biggest Pride parades, as the far right seeks to mobilise outraged voters before three key state elections. The anti-migration, anti-Islam Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), the top party in national opinion polls,

PoliticsImmigration
Guido Fawkes27 Jul 2026

Labour Whips Vow ‘Culture Change’ as PPSs Get Beefed-Up Role

Chief Whip Anneliese Midgley has written to Labour MPs this afternoon following the appointment of ministers’ Parliamentary Private Secretaries (PPSs). She is promising “greater opportunities to undertake media and parliamentary activity, including on national policy”: “Dear Colleague, During his first week in office, the Prime Minister has been clear about his determination to change the…

Politics
Guido Fawkes27 Jul 2026

EXC: Lucy Powell Goes on Holiday Three Days After Starting New Job & Visits Zero Schools

Guido understands that the new Education Secretary jetted off for sunnier climes on Thursday last week. Three days after taking up post… She is due back today or tomorrow. How is Mallorca at this time of year? Powell will have a quote in the technical education policy release to go out from No10 in the…

Education
Guido Fawkes27 Jul 2026

PPS Reshuffle List In Full

10 Downing Street: Sir Nic Dakin David Baines Jo Platt Cabinet Office: Alan Gemmell Dr Beccy Cooper Natasha Irons HM Treasury: John Grady Alistair Strathern Yuan Yang Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Anna Gelderd Laura Kyrke-Smith Chris Murray Home Office: Michael Payne Adam Thompson Chris Vince Ministry of Justice: Linsey Farnsworth Joe Powell Connor Rand…

PoliticsEconomyReform
Guido Fawkes27 Jul 2026

Energy Secretary Backed Compulsory Four-Day Week for Everyone

Miatta Fahnbulleh, while chief executive of the New Economics Foundation, wrote an impassioned essay in 2019 called “the Neoliberal Collapse” in favour of her “green new deal” proposals. Here are some extracts: “Just like the economic breakdown that has chipped away at people’s quality of life, environmental decline is rooted in the crisis of capitalism.…

EconomyEnvironment