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Conservative Home24 Jul 2026

Burnham takes on Farage

All politicians like to be photographed at election time pulling a pint of beer, but the man who has stepped forward for the past 30 years as the true champion of the man in the pub is Nigel Farage. The post Burnham takes on Farage appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics24 Jul 2026

‘A small snippet’: what pubs make of Burnham’s £100m rates giveaway

Landlords say high costs of running hospitality business outweigh potential savings of business rates discount One of Andy Burnham’s first policy measures as prime minister is a 20% reduction in business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues. The policy, announced on Thursday, is part of a broader agenda to support the high street and will cost £100m. Continue reading...

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Express Politics24 Jul 2026

Politics LIVE: Badenoch demands killers and rapists exempt from Labour's early release

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Express Politics24 Jul 2026

This is why Andy Burnham's homeless promise is utterly farcical

OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: And his record suggests he won't succeed in one key pledge.

Conservative Home24 Jul 2026

Sarah Ingham: What can we learn from Burnham’s dress sense?

Conveying power is central to early portraiture. Court painters, including Holbein, captured the magnificence of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Majesty was reinforced by Tudor sumptuary laws, which regulated the use of fabric, fur and colours according to social rank. The post Sarah Ingham: What can we learn from Burnham’s dress sense? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Jul 2026

Luke Evans: Patients deserve answers to vanishing NHS waiting lists

The Government has spent months celebrating progress on NHS waiting lists, but beneath the headlines remain questions ministers still cannot answer. In March alone, more than 350,000 patients were removed from NHS waiting lists without receiving treatment. The post Luke Evans: Patients deserve answers to vanishing NHS waiting lists appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Jul 2026

John Bald: Why multiplication matters

HM Treasury, whose work depends on numbers, has removed tests of literacy and numeracy from its selection process, to promote “diversity”. But intellect has no race or gender. The post John Bald: Why multiplication matters appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics24 Jul 2026

Urgent need for more security after physical attacks and abuse, say MPs’ staff

Exclusive: Westminster survey finds one in two staffers experiencing clinical levels of psychological distress Staff employed by MPs are calling for urgently tightened security after reports of some being physically attacked and hundreds receiving threatening calls and messages. A survey of more than 500 MPs’ staff members found that 78% had received threatening communication and nearly one in three fear for their own safety or that of colleagues. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics24 Jul 2026

My generation shouldn’t be scared of a care tax – we’re paying one already | Gaby Hinsliff

If Andy Burnham is minded to grasp the nettle, he will need to sell it to people like me. The right will call it a ‘death tax’ – why not a levy for ageing well? One of the last things Andy Burnham did before entering Downing Street was to go and see his father. Now living in a nursing home, Roy Burnham has Alzheimer’s and isn’t really aware of his son’s new job. But perhaps the prime minister wanted, in part, to try to explain why he might not be visiting so often in future. Gaby Hinsliff is a G

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Sky News Politics24 Jul 2026

Burnham urged to 'build bridges' with sacked Starmerites

Andy Burnham needs to "build bridges" with the Starmerite minister he sacked during his reshuffle, Baroness Harriet Harman has told the Electoral Dysfunction podcast.

BBC Politics23 Jul 2026

UK complacent about war threat, warns BAE boss

The threat of attack has never been higher, the boss of Europe's biggest defence contractor has warned. Dr Charles Woodburn

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BBC Politics23 Jul 2026

UK complacent about war threat, warns BAE boss

The threat of attack has never been higher, the boss of Europe's biggest defence contractor has warned. Dr Charles Woodburn

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