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Conservative Home2 Jul 2026

Callum Price: Burnham’s new plan for Britain is delegation not devolution

Burnham, like his predecessor, has pledged a focus on growth. But growth won’t necessarily come from shifting decision-making power around, as beneficial as that might be in other ways. The post Callum Price: Burnham’s new plan for Britain is delegation not devolution appeared first on Conservative Home.

Guido Fawkes2 Jul 2026

Rayner Tries to Get Back Onto Team Burnham

A big operation is underway by Angela Rayner to get the attention of Team Burnham. Seeing as he’s going to be PM in less than three weeks there is a big rush for jobs going on… A briefing appeared in the Telegraph suggesting that because Burnham was a fan of devolution – proposals for which…

BBC Politics2 Jul 2026

Government 'looking at every route' to deport grooming leader

Shabir Ahmed is barred from deportation by the provisions in a 55-year-old piece of legislation.

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Express Politics2 Jul 2026

Parents and children let down by broken childcare system, warns cross-party report

Parents who want to work are let down - but so are those who want to spend more time with children

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Bankers and unions set for clash over possible Burnham tax raid on UK banks

City bosses say move would be economically disastrous, but union leaders urge likely new PM to ignore ‘vested interests’ Battle lines are being drawn between City bosses and trade unions over a possible tax raid on UK banks to help fund Andy Burnham’s package for struggling households this winter. While bankers have warned the move would be “economic suicide”, union leaders have said Britain cannot afford to be “held hostage” by City lobbyists, given growing pressures to find money for defence a

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Express Politics2 Jul 2026

Keir Starmer just shafted Andy Burnham by leaving him a £15bn defence black hole

Defence funding plan faces fresh questions over where cuts will be made.

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Express Politics2 Jul 2026

POLL: Should Andy Burnham put Angela Rayner in his Cabinet?

Have your say in our online poll on whether Andy Burnham should give Angela Rayner a job in his top team

Politics
Guido Fawkes2 Jul 2026

Labour Minister Cannot Say If Welfare Spending Should Go Down

Welfare cash transfers are expected to cost £333 billion this year. Defence spending = £62.2 billion under current plans…

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Starmer to issue formal apology to mothers and children harmed by historic forced adoption policies – UK politics live

Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption in England and Wales Good morning. Keir Starmer is clearing the decks in his last three weeks in office, and today he is going to settle one unresolved issue when he delivers a formal apology on behalf of the state to victims of forced adoption policies that were in place in the middle of the last century. Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mother

Politics
Express Politics2 Jul 2026

Coastguard rescue officers raise fears over impact of pay cuts on life-saving

There are fears that the move could put lives at risk.

BBC Politics2 Jul 2026

Starmer to formally apologise to victims of forced adoptions

The practice saw thousands of babies taken from their mothers between 1949 and 1976.

Reform
Express Politics2 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham just showed his teeth – by sinking them into Angela Rayner

Andy Burnham wants everybody to like him. But he's prepared to make exceptions.