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Express Politics2 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham breaks silence on Chancellor pick with 'deliberate' choice

The Makerfield MP, who is set to become Prime Minister later this month, has been interviewed by Andrew Marr.

The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

The Guardian view on lessons from Southport: people fixated on violence must not slip through the system | Editorial

Having ordered a public inquiry, it is right that ministers are taking its ideas about managing risks seriously It is two years this month since Axel Rudakubana burst into a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe, and injured 10 other people. The government’s pledge to implement all 67 recommendations from the public inquiry signals its determination to protect the public in future. Its chair, Sir Adrian Fulford, said his m

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

MPs warn Labour’s ruling body to quell fears over Burnham’s one-sided race to No 10

NEC told it must address concerns from disgruntled party members over lack of democracy if Burnham does not face leadership challenge Labour chiefs have been warned they must placate disgruntled Labour members who are angry at the lack of party democracy because Andy Burnham is not expected to face a challenge to become Labour leader. MPs have told the party there are growing complaints from members about the lack of involvement from members if Burnham does not face a leadership contest from any

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Express Politics2 Jul 2026

'Makes my blood boil' - Fury erupts over grooming gang deportation scandal

Downing Street said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has asked Ms Mahmood to consider options for ensuring Ahmed's deportation, describing his case as "particularly heinous".

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Lisa Nandy announces plan to quit X over fear it pushes ‘abuse and misinformation’

Culture secretary says her department will stop using platform, citing concern over its far right content that fuels violence and division The UK’s culture and media department will stop using X because the site “now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate”, Lisa Nandy has announced. The culture secretary’s department is the UK’s second to quit the Elon Musk-owned platform over increasing concerns about the way it highlights and prioritises often inaccurate far right and racist c

The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Defra breached law when it let farmers use bee-killing pesticide, watchdog says

Office for Environmental Protection finds failures by department when it granted emergency authorisation in 2023 and 2024 The UK government breached environmental law on several occasions when granting farmers permission to use a bee-killing pesticide, a watchdog has found. In 2023 and 2024, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in the then Conservative government granted emergency authorisation to allow farmers to use a banned neonicotinoid pesticide on sugar beet crops

Environment
BBC Politics2 Jul 2026

Culture secretary quits X in protest at 'misinformation'

Lisa Nandy says her department is also leaving Elon Musk's platform, which she claims "isn't healthy for our democracy".

The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

How Labour diverted billions from NHS services to appease Trump – The Latest

The NHS will divert billions of pounds from essential services to pay for new medicines, under the terms of the US-UK trade deal agreed in December, which could lead to more than 200,000 excess deaths, analysis has found. Ministers have defended the deal as a way of helping British drug exports avoid US tariffs and giving patients access to vital medication, but critics accuse the Labour party of caving into pressure from Donald Trump. Lucy Hough speaks to columnist Aditya Chakrabortty – watch o

Healthcare
The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Nigel Farage reported to standards watchdog over ‘crypto lobbying’

Commissioner asked to investigate Reform UK leader after private meeting with Bank of England governor The standards watchdog has been urged to investigate whether Nigel Farage lobbied the Bank of England to drop a cryptocurrency plan that could be costly for the billionaire bankrolling his party, potentially in breach of parliamentary rules. The Reform UK leader has said his party’s major donor, Christopher Harborne, wanted nothing in exchange for the £15m he donated to the party and the undecl

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Guido Fawkes2 Jul 2026

Lisa Nandy Quits X and Takes DCMS With Her

Lisa Nandy has just posted on X: “I’ve decided to leave this platform and my Department will too. A platform originally designed for free speech and expression now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate. It isn’t healthy for our democracy or our communities and I don’t want to support it.” Blue sky thinking…

Express Politics2 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham's all set to bring back Loony Left of 1980s with toxic plot to weaken Britain

OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: And you'll probably have to pay for the pleasure!

Express Politics2 Jul 2026

Keir Starmer has risked our first line of defence – as a veteran I should know

Britain will be less safe if we continue down this path.

Defence