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BBC Politics29 Jul 2026

Inquiry finds MoD Afghan data breach was foreseeable failure

The Commons' Defence Committee says in a report that the MoD used secrecy as a "shield" against proper expertise.

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The Guardian Politics29 Jul 2026

Trident renewal central to defence spending, says Andy Burnham

Prime minister to highlight investment in communities as he launches next phase of nuclear submarine replacement Andy Burnham will place the renewal of Trident at the heart of his vision of a reindustrialised Britain on Thursday when he travels to Barrow-in-Furness to launch the next phase of the nuclear submarine replacement programme. The new prime minister intends to emphasise that defence spending on projects such as the £31bn Dreadnought-class boats built in the Cumbrian town is a case stud

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BBC Politics29 Jul 2026

Gangland hitman who threw acid at Scottish Conservative leader is freed

Russell Findlay has warned that organised crime groups may still have "unfinished business" with him after learning William Burns would be leaving prison.

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BBC Politics29 Jul 2026

Gangland hitman who threw acid at Scottish Conservative leader is freed

Russell Findlay has warned that organised crime groups may still have "unfinished business" with him after learning William Burns would be leaving prison.

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BBC Politics29 Jul 2026

Philp seeks answers over French navy firing drill

The shadow home secretary says he is planning to contact the French ambassador by next Monday.

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BBC Politics29 Jul 2026

Philp seeks answers over French navy firing drill

The shadow home secretary says he is planning to contact the French ambassador by next Monday.

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Guido Fawkes29 Jul 2026

Burnham Warns Higher Taxes Are Coming to Fund Social Care Plan

Burnham’s clearest signal yet that tax hikes are coming: “I think firstly, you have to do more with what you’ve got. But I think Louise indicated, some of what we’d want to do in the fullest sense will require difficult decisions. But we will be honest with people about those, we will put them before…

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Express Politics29 Jul 2026

Triple lock at risk as Andy Burnham faces difficult choice after spending splurge

Pledges on defence and the cost-of-living can't be paid for from borrowing, a thinktank says

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Express Politics29 Jul 2026

UK households issued 4 major Andy Burnham tax warnings - 'maxing out the credit card!’

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Guido Fawkes29 Jul 2026

LIVE: Andy Burnham Gives Speech on Social Care

Media questions afterwards…

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The Guardian Politics29 Jul 2026

Suddenly the British right feels a political chill. It’s getting cold in Andy Burnham’s shadow | Rafael Behr

The Tories and Reform had it easy when Keir Starmer was self-destructing – but a new PM with ideas exposes how vacant the opposition has become Andy Burnham’s recollections of Britain in the 1970s must be pretty hazy. He was nine when the decade ended. Kemi Badenoch, born in 1980, can remember nothing. Lacking first-hand experience, the Conservative leader evokes the turmoil of a bygone era with cautionary zeal borrowed from an older generation. In a speech last week, she accused the new prime m

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The Guardian Politics29 Jul 2026

AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns

‘Racist bias’ overestimating ages in Home Office’s facial-recognition software will lead to solo children being housed with adults, says Human Rights Network Flawed and racialised models that underpin the AI-powered age-detection systems to be introduced by the British government will endanger children, rights groups and children’s charities have warned. Urging ministers to reverse plans to introduce facial age-estimation technology to screen migrants, critics have warned that black children arr

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