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Express Politics22 Jul 2026

Outrage as Andy Burnham puts convicted fraudster Louise Haigh 'in charge' of No 10

In 2013 Ms Haigh told police her work phone had been stolen in a mugging, only to later find it at home. She received a conditional discharge.

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BBC Politics22 Jul 2026

How will Burnham fund £2 bus fare cap?

Most single bus fares in England will be capped at £2 from January, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announces.

The Guardian Politics22 Jul 2026

Burnham announces bus fares across England to be capped at £2

Measure backed by £454m of funding, with £400m coming from switching investment in international climate finance to loans Single bus fares across England will be capped at £2 from January, the prime minister, Andy Burnham, has announced. The nationwide cap is currently set at £3 until the end of March 2027 although some areas – including London and Greater Manchester, where Burnham set a £2 limit as mayor – have lower top rates for single tickets. Continue reading...

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Express Politics22 Jul 2026

Politics LIVE: Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood forced to issue grovelling apologies

Two of Andy Burnham's Cabinet Ministers have had to issue apologies just a day after nabbing top jobs in the new Government.

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BBC Politics22 Jul 2026

Streeting apologises after early prisoner release comments heard on mic

The defence secretary and Mahmood were also heard making jokes about the new justice secretary.

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The Guardian Politics22 Jul 2026

UK inflation falls to 2.6% in lift for Burnham’s cost of living plans

Annual June figure comes after new PM pledges to reduce pressure on households and improve economy UK inflation dropped by more than expected in June to 2.6%, in a boost for Andy Burnham’s plans to reduce the cost of living. The new prime minister has pledged to bring down the cost of living to give households more disposable income and improve the outlook for the economy. Continue reading...

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Conservative Home22 Jul 2026

Civil war looms for Labour

Having enjoyed the backing of close to the entirety of the PLP, Burnham appears to have fallen at the first hurdle after entering Number 10. To justify these types of actions - these ideological purges and unfunded commitments - one requires some type of Great Leap Forward The post Civil war looms for Labour appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics22 Jul 2026

How could Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area

These visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systems New analysis produced exclusively for the Guardian reveals how different voting systems would return wildly different seat totals in the UK parliament based on current polling. While the current first past the post (FPTP) system could leave Reform UK just 30 seats short of a majority based on recent polls, the modelling shows how proportional systems would be likely to giv

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Express Politics22 Jul 2026

Reckless Andy Burnham risks US relationship - he's forgotten what Ed Miliband called Trump

Ed Miliband once called Donald Trump all sorts of names, and Andy Burnham has just made him Foreign Secretary. What could possibly go wrong, asks Aaron Newbury.

Conservative Home22 Jul 2026

Katie Lam: We can only judge Burnham on his record – and it isn’t good

For all of the media excitement around the change of Prime Minister, Burnham looks set to offer more of the same. Though Starmer was an absolutely disastrous Prime Minister, the problem was not just his individual faults. The greater problem was, and is, that the Labour Party’s instincts on how best to fix the country are totally wrong. The post Katie Lam: We can only judge Burnham on his record – and it isn’t good appeared first on Conservative Home.

BBC Politics22 Jul 2026

Chris Mason: Sarwar ministerial role sees promotion of another Starmer critic

Months after calling on Keir Starmer to quit, the Scottish Labour leader is set to become a minister in Burnham's government, the BBC's political editor writes.

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BBC Politics22 Jul 2026

Chris Mason: Sarwar ministerial role sees promotion of another Starmer critic

Months after calling on Keir Starmer to quit, the Scottish Labour leader is set to become a minister in Burnham's government, the BBC's political editor writes.

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