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Guido Fawkes3 Jul 2026

Burnham’s Nationalisation Would Cost At Least £30 Billion for Thames Water Alone

Earlier Guido totted up the known ‘Burnham Bill‘ – what a Manchesterist administration would cost the British taxpayer. All likely to kick in come September… Burnham is a wild advocate of nationalisation. As Guido noted, his pet policy to bring the water industry into ‘public ownership’ would cost at least £100 billion according to the…

Economy
The Guardian Politics3 Jul 2026

Is Andy Burnham dodging scrutiny, or is he just a different type of communicator?

Avoiding traditional questions and stilted broadcast clips, incoming PM has evolved his style of media management He is due to become prime minister in just over a fortnight as parliament begins its six-week summer break. But at a marquee speech this week, he took precisely zero questions. So is Andy Burnham, as opposition leader Kemi Badenoch claims, dodging scrutiny? His allies say no: he is simply going about it in his own way. The former Greater Manchester mayor is very obviously a different

PoliticsHousing
Conservative Home3 Jul 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives lost seats to the SNP in Aberdeenshire, an independent in Cheshire West and Chester and the Lib Dems in Powys. Reform UK gained seats from independents in Torfaen and Powys and a seat from Labour in Harborough. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsReform
BBC Politics3 Jul 2026

MP disappointed by Starmer response on hospital

Al Pinkerton says the proposed site for the new Frimley Park hospital is "fundamentally unsuitable".

Healthcare
The Guardian Politics3 Jul 2026

‘Hugely significant’: biggest ever byelection will test nation’s mood – and Burnham’s credentials

With 2 million people eligible to vote, Manchester mayoralty race will give clues on whether PM-in-waiting can turn tide against Reform UK UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham was delivered to the steps of Downing Street after one of the most consequential parliamentary byelections in recent British history. But it is the race to be his successor as Greater Manchester mayor that could reveal far more about the mood of the nation than the historic – and unique – contest in Makerfield.

PoliticsReform
Guido Fawkes3 Jul 2026

Bob Vylan Says It Will Sue BBC Over Glastonbury Fiasco

The Bob Vylan fiasco isn’t over for the BBC after the duo said it would now sue the BBC. For what remains unclear… A statement released by the act this afternoon says: “We have decided to take legal action against the BBC. In the immediate aftermath of our performance at Glastonbury 2025, The BBC wasted…

BBC Politics3 Jul 2026

Police criticise timing of decision on pubs staying open for England match

The "late announcement" extending opening hours to 05:00 on Monday means taking officers away from other duties, the National Police Chiefs' Council says.

Crime
Sky News Politics3 Jul 2026

Woman who stalked George Osborne and his wife spared jail

A woman who stalked former Tory chancellor George Osborne and his wife, including reporting them to social services, has been spared jail.

Guido Fawkes3 Jul 2026

EXC: David Lammy Orders Creation of Nine Civil Service Groups to Increase ‘Diversity’ of Judiciary

David Lammy’s new “Judicial and Legal Diversity Board” to increase ethnic minority representation in the judiciary has had one meeting and has already spawned an entire ecosystem of sub-committees, working groups and “task and finish” units. A peek behind the Civil Service curtain… Guido’s FOI Unit has uncovered documents revealing the extent of bureaucratic sprawl:…

BBC Politics3 Jul 2026

UK in talks with Pakistan about deporting grooming gang leader

The prime minister's spokesperson says the government is exploring "all possible options in this case".

Remigration
BBC Politics3 Jul 2026

UK in talks with Pakistan about deporting grooming gang leader

The prime minister's spokesperson says the government is exploring "all possible options in this case".

Remigration
Express Politics3 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham humiliated as 'No 10 of the North' won't be ready until 2032

The former Manchester Mayor has pledged to spend time during his premiership in a building that won't be operational until 2032.