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Express Politics23 Jul 2026

Donald Trump makes huge decision over new import tariff on UK goods

Donald Trump and new Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke on the phone for the first time this week.

BBC Politics23 Jul 2026

Burnham to spend first day working from northern branch of No 10

Various ministers are also set to work regularly from the northern branch of Downing Street.

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The Guardian Politics23 Jul 2026

Regional mayors to take key roles in UK policy decisions as part of No 10 North plans

Burnham says ‘no one in government loses when power is shared’ as he revives Brown-era national economic council It’s not just a No 10 in the north, it’s an engine for growth throughout the whole UK | Andy Burnham Regional mayors are to be given a leading role in the UK’s economic policy, Andy Burnham has said, as he called the opening of No 10 North “the biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen”. The new prime minister has revived the national economic council [NEC], first set up by

Economy

The Guardian Politics23 Jul 2026

It’s not just a No 10 in the north, it’s an engine for growth throughout the whole UK | Andy Burnham

Power has been too centralised in Britain and tackling that is key to progress and prosperity. This initiative is ambitious: we’re remaking the state Andy Burnham is prime minister of the United Kingdom On Monday, while the cameras were fixed on that famous black door in Downing Street, something important was happening 165 miles away. A small team of officials and advisers were walking into an office building in Manchester to set about the remaking of the British state. This was the beginning

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Express Politics23 Jul 2026

Ed Miliband's first week as Foreign Secretary hit by civil servant strikes

Ed Miliband's first week as Foreign Secretary has been mired in trouble as thousands of civil servants stage strikes over job cuts at the foreign office.

BBC Politics23 Jul 2026

Burnham says 20% business rates cut for English pubs 'a first step'

Some hospitality firms will get a discount from next April but hotels and restaurants won't get a cut.

Healthcare

Express Politics23 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham accused of only partially reversing dangerous early release scheme

Andy Burnham has been accused of only partially reversing Labour's early release scheme as Kemi Badenoch warns killers and rapists are still walking free today.

Defence

Express Politics23 Jul 2026

I'm Argentine Falklands soldier - Brits have no reason to be angry about World Cup banner

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-combatants have reiterated their belief that the archipelago is Argentine land.

BBC Politics23 Jul 2026

Burnham pauses early prison release scheme

The prime minister says no prisoners will be released until a review has been conducted.

Crime

The Guardian Politics23 Jul 2026

Kemi Badenoch ‘has to adapt’ her rhetoric to take on Andy Burnham

Conservative leader is becoming more confident and forging a message for her party, but faces a new opponent “So, Andy Burnham seems like a nice guy.” Those were the slightly unexpected opening words of Kemi Badenoch’s first speech since the change in prime minister. But make no mistake: she was there to bury her opponent. Even Badenoch-sceptics inside the Conservative party and farther afield agree the Tory leader is becoming more confident, and has been able to forge an increasingly coherent

Housing

The Guardian Politics23 Jul 2026

Take Centrica’s gas storage warning seriously – Britain still needs secure supplies | Nils Pratley

One task awaiting new energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh is devising a plan to avoid a crisis by the end of the decade Welcome to the energy secretary job, Miatta Fahnbulleh. You have a politically tricky decision to make on whether to approve production at the Jackdaw gasfield and the Rosebank oilfield. But here’s another one that can’t wait much longer: what’s the broader plan to ensure Britain avoids a gas supply crisis in 2030? By way of reminder, one of the more alarming reports published b

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