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The Guardian Politics25 Jul 2026

New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in sea

Exclusive: Blunder at Rosebank, UK’s biggest undeveloped oilfield, comes as government considers granting licence Production at Britain’s biggest undeveloped oil and gasfield could be delayed for months after equipment from a rig was accidentally dropped in the North Sea, the Guardian can reveal. Andy Burnham’s new government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow oil to be retrieved from the Rosebank site despite opposition from climate campaigners and some Labour MPs. Contin

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Express Politics25 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham must realise fast we need more than a review on letting killers out early

OPINION - NICK FERRARI: GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING - What you are about to read will shock you to your core.

Defence
Express Politics25 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham issued stark warning as China 'spied on him for years'

An expert has warned Beijing "knows a lot" about the new PM, saying it is likely Chinese spies have been "tracking him for years".

Defence
The Guardian Politics25 Jul 2026

Professional classes stand in way of tax on the super-rich | Phillip Inman

If the prime minister wants to make the system fairer he will need to upset the professional classes with a land value tax The professional classes act like a Praetorian Guard for the super-rich. Having acquired some of the trappings of being rich, they defend the privileges of wealth – land, property and pensions. They do this as if they – company managers, lawyers, doctors, judges, senior civil servants, architects and chartered this and thats – were the main beneficiaries. Continue reading..

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Express Politics25 Jul 2026

Muslim bookshops given visa powers to bring ‘skilled’ migrants to UK

Books on sale include those by Muslim Brotherhood founder Hasan al-Banna.

Immigration
Express Politics25 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham’s pub-snack PR video with John Healey is downright patronising

Britain has a prime minister who wants to be an online influencer but there is reason to worry about the Labour leader's online antics

BBC Politics25 Jul 2026

Laura Kuenssberg goes behind the scenes with Andy Burnham in his first week as PM

See inside Andy Burnham's first week in charge, with an exclusive behind the scenes look with Laura Kuenssberg.

BBC Politics25 Jul 2026

Laura Kuenssberg goes behind the scenes with Andy Burnham in his first week as PM

See inside Andy Burnham's first week in charge, with an exclusive behind the scenes look with Laura Kuenssberg.

The Guardian Politics25 Jul 2026

Can Japan avoid a Liz Truss-style shock as its PM embarks on a giant spending spree?

Sanae Takaichi’s blueprint to inject £1.7tn and double economic growth leaves many investors fearful International investors are asking where Japan’s prime minister will find the ¥370tn (£1.7tn) of extra cash that she wants to invest in 17 industrial sectors by 2040. Such is the scale of spending by Sanae Takaichi’s coalition government that many in her own party fear she is about to blow up the Japanese economy, triggering a Liz Truss-style economic shock. Continue reading...

Economy
Express Politics25 Jul 2026

Mums who had children 1978-2010 'could claim back £8,377'

The government has been urged to act quickly to resolve the State Pension underpayment issue, with some claimants having died

The Guardian Politics25 Jul 2026

The UK has its first Catholic PM – but don’t expect a US-style religious culture war to follow

Trump administration has clashed with Vatican on social issues but Burnham’s faith is shaped by different principles With the appointment of Britain’s first lifelong Roman Catholic prime minister, the faith is now in a prominent political position on both sides of the Atlantic. But while Donald Trump’s administration, in particular the vice-president, JD Vance – a Catholic convert – has placed Catholicism at the heart of its culture wars and repeatedly clashed with the Vatican over the US’s har

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Express Politics25 Jul 2026

Jacob Rees-Mogg just gave the Tories a huge boost - and it's a major blow for Nigel Farage

Kemi Badenoch has pulled off a significant coup, argues Aaron Newbury.

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