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Express Politics18 Jul 2026

Kemi Badenoch savages ‘people pleaser’ Andy Burnham - ‘all airy-fairy’

The Conservative leader has slammed Andy Burnham as a 'people pleaser' who can't make 'tough decisions' as he prepares to enter Number 10.

Express Politics18 Jul 2026

Whitehall 'blob' explodes as taxpayers pay for 'Left-wing apparatchiks'

Andy Burnham is urged to cut 'blob down to size', not surround himself with 'more of the same people who have failed to tackle the country's biggest problems'

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Express Politics18 Jul 2026

Zack Polanski says Rochdale grooming gang boss should not be deported

The Green Party leader has sparked backlash by suggesting it 'makes sense' for the convicted criminal to remain in the UK.

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BBC Politics18 Jul 2026

Burnham is 'people pleaser' with 'airy fairy' plans, says Kemi Badenoch

Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg, the Conservative leader accused the incoming PM of not knowing "what the country's priorities are".

BBC Politics18 Jul 2026

Burnham is 'people pleaser' with 'airy fairy' plans, says Kemi Badenoch

Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg, the Conservative leader accused the incoming PM of not knowing "what the country's priorities are".

BBC Politics18 Jul 2026

Ruthless plotter? Flip-flopper? Dad dancer? Insiders reveal the real Andy Burnham

Who is the real Andy Burnham? Laura Kuenssberg talks to more than 20 people who know him to work it out

BBC Politics18 Jul 2026

Ruthless plotter or dad dancer? Insiders reveal the real Andy Burnham

Who is the real Andy Burnham? Laura Kuenssberg talks to more than 20 people who know him to work it out

The Guardian Politics18 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham’s plan to scrap technology department triggers backlash

MPs and industry experts say potential reorganisation will waste time at critical moment for AI and economic growth Andy Burnham’s plan to scrap the government’s technology department has triggered an angry backlash from MPs, Whitehall officials and tech experts. The incoming prime minister has asked officials to draw up plans to abolish the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology as part of a wider Whitehall shake-up. Continue reading...

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Express Politics18 Jul 2026

Labour's PE botch job will cost England future World Cup heroes

Shadow Sport Minister Saqib Bhatti slams government cuts to PE on eve of World Cup final.

Express Politics18 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham warned not to hit Britons with 'death tax' without fighting election first

The incoming prime minister has been warned he lacks the mandate to introduce a 'death tax' to fund social care.

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The Guardian Politics18 Jul 2026

‘It becomes inevitable’: the toxic mix fuelling deadly political violence around world

After killing of a British former MP, experts say dehumanising rhetoric, declining institutional trust and disinformation fuelling a global problem On 9 July, the body of Ann Widdecombe, an uncompromising, staunchly conservative former UK government minister turned TV personality and spokesperson for the radical-right Reform UK party, was found at her home in south-west England. Two days later, a man was arrested in South Yorkshire. Believed to be previously unknown to the local police force and

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The Guardian Politics18 Jul 2026

What will Keir Starmer do next?

Outgoing PM has joked about cookery classes and cutting hedges, but does the international stage beckon? As his time in Downing Street comes to an end, Keir Starmer has been joking with friends about what he might do after he stands down as prime minister. He has teased that he might take a cookery course. “He needs it, he only makes two meals,” one friend said. Another not entirely serious suggestion was cutting his father-in-law’s hedge in the expectation that if he did well, he could graduate

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