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Guido Fawkes30 Jul 2026

Burnham’s ‘Right-Hand’ Cabinet Minister in Charge of National Security Repeatedly Backed Total UK Nuclear Disarmament

Burnham’s right-hand woman and the Cabinet minister in with responsibility for national security has repeatedly opposed Trident and backed full unilateral nuclear disarmament. While Burnham re-announces a £8.4 billion investment in the UK’s nuclear deterrent… Oversight of national security policy coordination belongs to Louise Haigh, who will be running the new Office for the Prime…

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Guido Fawkes28 Jul 2026

Burnham Hands Out More Benefits to Reward Apprenticeships

Burnham’s style of government so far is encapsulated here: A household on benefits will get £4,500 a year if the children become apprentices. New grants worth £8,000 go to small and medium sized businesses with apprentices. The ‘bursary’ will prevent those situations where, when Universal Credit is claimed for children under 18, parents lose out…

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Guido Fawkes27 Jul 2026

Burnham’s Property Tax Proposals Would Destroy Rental Market

According to the i Paper Burnham is considering whether to implement one of two taxes: “Two models are competing for support: a proportional property tax, which would replace both council tax and stamp duty with a flat 0.48 per cent annual charge on a home’s current value; or a land value tax – an annual…

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Guido Fawkes24 Jul 2026

Civil Service Recruits Taxpayer-Funded Social Media Team in Manchester to Promote Burnham

The Civil Service has multiple current openings for social media jobs in Manchester as part of the Government Media Unit. This propaganda team churns out X and TikTok clips to promote Burnham’s administration… The posts include ‘senior social creator’, ‘social videographer’, ‘social video lead’, ‘social strategy lead’ and ‘head of social creative and production’. They’re…

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Guido Fawkes23 Jul 2026

The Burnham Reshuffle in Full

New appointments John Healey Chancellor of the Exchequer Ed Miliband Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Louise Haigh First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office Yvette Cooper Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Angela Rayner Secretary of State for Housing, Communities…

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Guido Fawkes22 Jul 2026

Burnham Chalks Up Two U-Turns in Two Days as PM

The Downing Street operation is already mopping up after its overenthusiastic Prime Minister. On two counts… During a “huddle” with reporters on Monday, Andy Burnham told hacks that he was interested in raising the personal allowance, which has been frozen. He has stated his intention the weekend before and claimed it came up the whole…

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Guido Fawkes20 Jul 2026

++ RESHUFFLE LIVE ++

Rolling updates here: Steve Reed sacked/resigns as Housing Secretary. Swipe at plotters: “Keir Starmer showed loyalty to me by appointing me to his Cabinet. I make no apology for returning that loyalty. It’s what is expected of functioning teams, and I hope those who did not show loyalty to Keir will now show it to…

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Guido Fawkes16 Jul 2026

Hopeful Jonathan Reynolds Wants to Get Old Business & Trade Job Back

The current chief whip Jonathan Reynolds is not making a secret of his hope to return to his old Business and Trade brief under Burnham. Team Andy is staying officially tight-lipped about appointments until Monday despite leaks… Reynolds was observed re-introducing himself pointedly to Andrew Griffith, the Shadow Business and Trade Secretary in the Commons…

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Guido Fawkes14 Jul 2026

Labour Cancels Tory Vote Forcing Burnham to Face Commons

Labour whips have cancelled the Tories’ Opposition Day, which would have included a vote to force Andy Burnham to face the House of Commons for at least a day before recess. Running from scrutiny… As it currently stands Thursday will be recess day for the long summer break and MPs won’t return to the Commons…

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Guido Fawkes14 Jul 2026

UK Cyber Defence Could Be Curtailed Over Environmental Concerns After ICJ Opinion

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued an advisory opinion on climate change and (for some reason) military cyber operations. Apparently they’re linked… The opinion states that countries must give greater weight to environmental concerns when conducting cyber warfare. As one analyst puts it: “With respect to cyber operations, many such operations might have…

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Guido Fawkes13 Jul 2026

Mauritius Demands Burnham Draws Up ‘Roadmap’ for Hated Chagos Deal

As Andy Burnham prepares to become Prime Minister next week, Mauritian Government and Whitehall officials have scented their chance to attempt to resurrect Starmer’s doomed Chagos deal. Good luck with that… As Guido first reported – repeated by the Telegraph over the weekend – Burnham’s team is currently minded to continue with the deal. However,…

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Guido Fawkes10 Jul 2026

British Households Would Pay Nearly £1000 Per Year to EU Under Burnham Rejoin Plan

The EU is currently negotiating its ‘Multiannual Financial Framework’ or MFF – the bloc’s long-term spending plan. Member states pay in, the EU splurges the cash, the cycle begins again… Incoming PM Andy Burnham let the mask slip when he was recorded saying he would like to see the UK rejoin the EU. He walked…

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