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Express Politics4 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham has already failed his biggest test - and put the whole country in danger

Andy Burnham has no answer to the biggest crisis facing Britain, writes Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Helen Whately

Express Politics4 Jul 2026

UK households face bills ‘almost three times higher’ if Andy Burnham becomes PM

Some homeowners could face annual bills of £1,650 while others would be expected to pay just £600

Express Politics4 Jul 2026

£46bn of taxpayer cash was spent - now they've wasted millions to find out where it went

Consultants are being paid tens of millions of pounds to try to discover what happened to billions more

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Express Politics4 Jul 2026

AI is 'out of control and could be used to spy on all of us' – 'great danger'

UK Government could follow the example of Spain and use artificial intelligence to spy on citizens, says expert

Express Politics4 Jul 2026

Getting married 'can cost you £10,000 every year' under DWP benefit rules

Think tank calls for an end to the couple penalty that punishes people for gettng wed

The Guardian Politics4 Jul 2026

Elon Musk posted twice as often on UK race and immigration as about SpaceX in IPO run-up

Guardian analysis of X feed shows how keen world’s richest person was to air his views and ‘interfere’ in British politics Elon Musk posted about race and immigration in the UK on his social media network X twice as often as he did about SpaceX, which he also owns, in the run-up to the aerospace and AI company’s initial public offering. A Guardian analysis of Musk’s posts, replies and reposts between 31 May and 12 June has shown the extent to which the social media activity of the world’s rich

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Express Politics4 Jul 2026

Donald Trump just skewered Ed Miliband – Burnham surely can't make him chancellor now

Has Donald Trump just done the UK a great service? We can only hope.

The Guardian Politics4 Jul 2026

Burnham will change No 10 ‘boys club’ briefing culture, says Lucy Powell

Deputy Labour leader says No 10 needs to become more meritocratic and has asked Burnham to commit to 50/50 gender split for ministers and staff Andy Burnham will change a “boys club” culture of factional briefings at No 10 which silenced critics, according to the deputy leader of the Labour party. Lucy Powell said she had experienced “unpleasant” briefings in Downing Street, which left people afraid to speak out or challenge Downing Street’s position. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics4 Jul 2026

What impact will Andy Burnham have on Zack Polanski and the Greens?

Voters disillusioned with Starmer’s Labour were tempted by the Greens – but Polanski’s party fears the affable, left-leaning Burnham could win them back The shift was notable. A week after Keir Starmer said he would resign, YouGov polling showed Labour up two points and the Greens down by the same amount. Might an Andy Burnham premiership mean a rethink for Zack Polanski’s party? The short answer is it is too early to know, particularly in an era of unprecedented political volatility and the see

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BBC Politics4 Jul 2026

The massive scramble behind the scenes before the new PM arrives

As Starmer gets ready to pack his bags, there's a "bunfight for jobs" in Whitehall, one MP tells Laura Kuenssberg.

BBC Politics4 Jul 2026

The massive scramble behind the scenes before the new PM arrives

As Starmer gets ready to pack his bags, there's a "bunfight for jobs" in Whitehall, one MP tells Laura Kuenssberg.

The Guardian Politics4 Jul 2026

OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over Stargate UK project

Exclusive: £20bn of ‘potential’ £30bn AI investment touted by UK ministers appears to have been hypothetical It was to be the biggest undertaking in Britain for OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Stargate UK – a multibillion-pound UK datacentre project – would represent “a major step forward in the US-UK technology partnership”. But the plans were paused in April, with an OpenAI spokesperson citing concerns over regulation and high energy costs. Continue reading...

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