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Conservative Home21 Jul 2026

Lord Ashcroft: Another new prime minister. But is the UK ungovernable?

Starmer’s defenders sometimes argue that he is the victim of voters’ unwillingness to show any patience or accept tough choices. Yet his political downfall is attributable to neither of those, but to avoidable mistakes. In the end, his premiership was a demonstration of bad governance, not of an ungovernable country. The post Lord Ashcroft: Another new prime minister. But is the UK ungovernable? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Angela Rayner's return branded a 'slap in the face' to taxpayers

Angela Rayner has been handed back her old housing job just months after being ousted in a stamp duty scandal in what experts branded a slap in the face.

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Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Reform claim Andy Burnham’s big VAT cut only worth 82p – ‘same as celery from Sainsbury's'

Darren Jones, sacked as chief secretary to the Treasury, highlighted that the scrapped digital ID scheme was actually unfunded.

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BBC Politics21 Jul 2026

Key moments on day Andy Burnham became prime minister

Andy Burnham has replaced Sir Keir Starmer as UK prime minister, after becoming Labour leader last week.

Guido Fawkes21 Jul 2026

Questions for Powell as Police Assess Fox Hunting ‘Cash-for-Ban’ Claims

Scotland Yard is assessing a complaint that Labour’s 2004 hunting ban was, in the words of a former party fundraiser, “bought and paid for” by a £1 million donation. Jonathan Powell’s name features prominently… According to the Telegraph, the allegation – referred to the Met by pro-hunting campaigners – is that the International Fund for…

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Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Trump's White House erupts over 'deeply concerning' Andy Burnham Cabinet pick

Donald Trump's White House have reacted with fury at the appointment of this one key ally of Andy Burnham.

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Guido Fawkes21 Jul 2026

EXC: Cabinet Office Machinery of Government Changes Under Burnham

Some of this was planned beforehand. Announcements to be made in the coming hours and days…

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Conservative Home21 Jul 2026

Andrew Gilligan: Scrapping net zero is the easy part

What the country needs is a proper attempt to sit down and work out what the hierarchy of threats is, what the timescale is, and what we can do about them.   The post Andrew Gilligan: Scrapping net zero is the easy part appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics21 Jul 2026

Cause of Ann Widdecombe's death not yet established, inquest hears

The 78-year-old was found with "visible injuries" at her home in Devon on 9 July.

BBC Politics21 Jul 2026

Cause of Ann Widdecombe's death not yet established, inquest hears

The 78-year-old was found with "visible injuries" at her home in Devon on 9 July.

The Guardian Politics21 Jul 2026

World leaders congratulate Andy Burnham as he becomes Britain’s PM

Beyond the diplomatic platitudes global media focuses on the ‘immense’ scale of the challenge he faces in the job UK politics live – latest updates World leaders have warmly congratulated Andy Burnham on his entry into 10 Downing Street as Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, but international media largely focused on the scale of the challenges awaiting him. Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, said he hoped for a deeper relationship “in the service of our peoples, and by giving new

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