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The Guardian Politics21 Jul 2026

Healey as chancellor? Streeting as defence secretary? This isn’t a cabinet to change the UK like Burnham promised | Owen Jones

Putting Ed Miliband in charge of the Treasury would have signalled a genuine new era. Instead, the new PM has played it safe Andy Burnham has promised to bring “four decades of neoliberalism” to an end. The first serious test of that pledge was always going to be the cabinet he appointed. The red flags are impossible to ignore. Ending neoliberalism would mean putting privatised services back into public hands, unleashing public investment and using the power of the state to reshape the economy.

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Express Politics21 Jul 2026

I asked 3 economists what Andy Burnham should do to really improve the cost of living

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham needs to go futher to ease the cost of living, including action on childcare and the benefits cap, experts say

Economy
BBC Politics21 Jul 2026

How northern is PM Andy Burnham's new cabinet?

Northern MPs make up a big part of Andy Burnham's new cabinet - but how many are there?

Politics
Guido Fawkes21 Jul 2026

British Borrowing Costs Rise Above Yesterday’s Burnham Peak

British borrowing costs remain elevated since Burnham’s first comments as PM yesterday. Healey was firehosing last night and this morning… After Burnham said he would use all “flexibility” possible in the so-called fiscal rules, UK 10-year gilt yields closed eight basis points higher at 5.03% at the end of the day. The 30-year rate also…

Economy
BBC Politics21 Jul 2026

Will scrapping digital ID pay for a VAT cut?

BBC Political Correspondent Damien Grammaticas explains Andy Burnham's plan to cut VAT and its link to the scrapped digital ID scheme.

Politics
BBC Politics21 Jul 2026

VAT to be cut from household electricity bills in October

Homes will save around £45 a year through the cut announced on Andy Burnham's first full day as prime minister.

Housing
BBC Politics21 Jul 2026

Farage calls for general election: 'Burnham has no mandate'

The Reform UK leader says the public want a vote on the new PM's 10-year plan.

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The Guardian Politics21 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham shakes up Whitehall with new government department

Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet, led by Louise Haigh, will oversee both No 10 in London and northern equivalent • Andy Burnham’s first Labour cabinet: who’s in and who’s out? Andy Burnham has created a powerful new department taking in parts of the Cabinet Office, Treasury and housing ministry to become the “dominant driver of the UK’s economy”. In one of his first acts, Burnham has created the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, to be headed up by his ally and enforcer Louise Haigh,

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Conservative Home21 Jul 2026

Tommy Birch: Winning is a team sport, so here’s my practical guide to Kemi’s five ‘C’s

High-performing teams are built not around one exceptional player but around collective efficacy: the shared belief, reinforced through consistent behaviour, that the group as a whole can achieve its goal. The Conservative Party has that goal. The post Tommy Birch: Winning is a team sport, so here’s my practical guide to Kemi’s five ‘C’s appeared first on Conservative Home.

Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Fury as Burnham hands farming brief to MP who backed farm tax 5 times

Rural campaigners have erupted in fury after Andy Burnham handed the farming brief to an urban MP who voted for the hated family farm tax five times.

Economy
Express Politics21 Jul 2026

John Healey 'won't be a check' on Andy Burnham's 'dangerous' appetite for spending

John Healey's appointment as Chancellor does nothing to neutralise the danger posed by Andy Burnham's borrowing and spending instincts, a CEO says

Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Defence Secretary issues urgent statement after Russian warship opens fire off UK coast

UK Government responds after Putin's warship opens fire

Defence