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The Guardian Politics23 Jul 2026

Besieged by lobbyists, will UK ministers protect our ecosystems? No, they’ll chicken out | George Monbiot

Industrial poultry farming is killing our rivers. But rather than stop it, the government has been facilitating it. Will Andy Burnham end this ecocide? There’s a slightly mean question I often ask British people with an interest in the living world: can you name the environment secretary? I don’t intend to show them up: it’s not them I’m testing. I watch the brows knit, a finger go up, the mouth open and close. “It’s, you know, the one who … no, they went, didn’t they? That other one …” It’s bee

Environment
Express Politics23 Jul 2026

UK heatwave cost exposed as millions of working hours lost – 'can't ignore this'

Searing heat causes huge economic impact as Britain struggles to cope with warm weather

EconomyDefence
Express Politics23 Jul 2026

Gary Lineker urges Andy Burnham to hike takes on fellow millionaires

Veteran footballer told a wealth tax is the 'last thing' that Britain needs as UK struggles to grow

Economy
Sky News Politics23 Jul 2026

Does Burnham need to watch what he says?

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Politics
The Guardian Politics23 Jul 2026

Nobody in Europe knows or cares what Kemi Badenoch thinks. That’s a big mistake | Simon Nixon

The opposition leader wants to pull the UK out of the ECHR, wrecking treaties from the Good Friday agreement to the Gibraltar deal Sitting in Brussels, or one of the EU’s 27 chancelleries, one could be forgiven for tuning out the latest psychodramas in Britain’s Conservative party. After all, the country has a new Labour prime minister who is a pro-European keen to build upon the “reset” begun by Keir Starmer. Who cares what a party in opposition thinks about anything when it is still reeling fr

The Guardian Politics23 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham could easily ignore the UK’s falling aid commitment. He would be wise not to | Halima Begum

The FCDO’s annual report was quietly released just as Starmer was leaving office – it continues a long-term shift from supporting countries most in need to seeking something in return Somewhere on the new British prime minister’s desk sits a document. It was quietly published last week, in the dying hours of his predecessor’s government. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s annual report cements how the UK aid budget will be allocated until 2029. It was released at the moment of le

Economy
BBC Politics22 Jul 2026

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar 'delighted' to accept trade minister job

Sarwar will leave the Scottish Parliament and his leader role, and take up a seat in the House of Lords.

PoliticsDefence
BBC Politics22 Jul 2026

Former defence minister Al Carns turns down ministerial offer

Carns quit following the resignation of John Healey as defence secretary in a row over military funding.

Defence
BBC Politics22 Jul 2026

Former defence minister Al Carns turns down ministerial offer

Carns quit following the resignation of John Healey as defence secretary in a row over military funding.

Defence
Express Politics22 Jul 2026

New education chief called spelling tests 'draconian', newly resurfaced comments reveal

Lucy Powell once branded spelling tests, taken by primary school kids across the country, as 'draconian'.

Education
Express Politics22 Jul 2026

Al Carns refuses Burnham Government job over defence spending row

Al Carns has refused a posting in Andy Burnham's Government saying the defence funding argument he resigned over has not yet been settled.

Defence
Express Politics22 Jul 2026

PC Harper's police chief urges Burnham to stop killers' early release

The chief constable of Thames Valley Police has urged Andy Burnham to change the law and stop PC Andrew Harper's killers from being released early.

Crime