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The Guardian Politics21 Jun 2026

Starmer expected to announce exit plan that will clear way for Burnham to become PM

Ministers say Starmer will set out his intentions on Monday morning with an autumn departure the most likely option Keir Starmer is expected to announce a timetable for his departure on Monday morning, clearing the way for Andy Burnham to become prime minister without a formal contest by the autumn. Cabinet ministers say Starmer will set out his intentions outside Downing Street on Monday morning, starting a process that will end with the UK installing its seventh prime minister in a decade. Co

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Express Politics21 Jun 2026

One thing Andy Burnham could do as Prime Minister that will infuriate 70m Brits

The wannabe Prime Minister is yet to set out what he stands for on key issues

The Guardian Politics21 Jun 2026

Transition timetable: what a Starmer autumn handover could look like

New leader could be chosen unchallenged or after a quick contest while outgoing PM has time to finalise his legacy UK politics live – latest updates If the predictions are proved correct and Keir Starmer does announce a timetable for an autumn departure from Downing Street, the machinery of government will again kick into gear for a handover of power – but one that will be, by UK standards, relatively leisurely. While many democracies build in lengthy transition periods – a defeated or retirin

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Express Politics21 Jun 2026

Labour embarrassment as asylum backlog predicted to take 44,000 years to clear

The backlog calculation excludes a further 87,000 appeals lodged by April to overturn failed claims - a 70 % rise on the previous year.

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BBC Politics21 Jun 2026

Chris Mason on the draining of the PM's authority

Watch analysis from BBC political editor Chris Mason.

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The Guardian Politics21 Jun 2026

Stephen Lillie on the consequences of Andy Burnham’s byelection win in Makerfield – cartoon

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The Guardian Politics21 Jun 2026

Burnham ally to unveil ambitious plan to reverse decades of privatisation

Exclusive: Productive State policy paper envisages state regaining control of basics to make life affordable, in fleshing out of Manchesterism Andy Burnham’s government should reverse 40 years of privatisation with a long-term plan to take over failing utilities in administration, issuing “bonds for shares” and setting up state competitors, according to a new blueprint for “Manchesterism”. The policy paper – The Productive State – is released on Monday as Burnham arrives in Westminster to be swo

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Express Politics21 Jun 2026

Hated Labour pub rules 'under review' as thousands could close in UK this year

Despite recent concessions - including pub-specific rates relief worth around £2,000 per venue and a two-year freeze from 2027-28 - the sector argues the underlying valuation method remains fundamentally unfair.

The Guardian Politics21 Jun 2026

Badenoch attacks Farage over £5m gift and rules out Tory-Reform pact

Conservative leader says Reform UK’s poor showing in this week’s byelections leaves idea of deal ‘stone-dead’ UK politics live – latest updates Kemi Badenoch has attacked Nigel Farage over the £5m gift he received before the general election as she ruled out an electoral pact with Reform UK. The Tory leader questioned Farage’s acceptance of the gift from the Thailand-based crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne in the months before he stood to become an MP in 2024. Continue reading...

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Express Politics21 Jun 2026

Donald Trump insists Keir Starmer 'will resign'

The US President said the Prime Minister has failed on immigration and energy

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Express Politics21 Jun 2026

Donald Trump 'confirms Keir Starmer is quitting' with brutal 3-sentence comment

Tensions between Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer have skyrocketed over recent months.

The Guardian Politics21 Jun 2026

As Starmer eyes the exit, here’s a vital lesson for Andy Burnham: first impressions are everything | Polly Toynbee

If the Makerfield MP is to be our next PM, he needs some immediate and memorable cost of living policies to avoid his predecessor’s fate Pause here before we rush headlong into the turbulent future. Stop and inhale last week’s rare political triumph, revel in the sunshine of cheery optimism. It was a precious but unfamiliar sensation when life on the progressive side of politics in Britain is so often a litany of hopes dashed and disappointments. Andy Burnham’s comprehensive victory in the Maker

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