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Is Andy Burnham facing a £5bn defence funding 'black hole'?
BBC Verify investigates whether a shortfall in funding for the government's defence investment plan is a "black hole".
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BBC Politics1 Jul 2026
Is Andy Burnham facing a £5bn defence 'black hole'?
BBC Verify investigates whether a shortfall in funding for the government's defence investment plan is a "black hole".
Defence
Guido Fawkes1 Jul 2026
IN FULL: How Media Clampdown Supported by Burnham Would Crush Press Freedom
Anti-press campaigners Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan are chomping at the bit now that Burnham is heading into No10. Both went up to campaign with the ex-mayor… Grant, who has unsuccessfully run the Hacked Off campaign for some years, said last week: “So this is a chance for someone new to be – in my…
Express Politics1 Jul 2026
Sorry Andy Burnham, Manchester's Downing Street already exists – and it's no fan of yours
EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham is talking about bringing No 10 North to Manchester, but the street that bears the name seems sadly unloved.
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The Guardian Politics1 Jul 2026
UK national lottery review to give public more say in how funds are spent
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Guido Fawkes1 Jul 2026
EXC: Officials Ask Darren Jones if They Can Pack Up His Office While He’s Still There
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Express Politics1 Jul 2026
Lee Anderson tears into Keir Starmer over illegal migration – ‘deport them!’
Reform UK MP clashes with Prime Minister over 'monster allowed into this country by this awful Government'
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The Guardian Politics1 Jul 2026
Keir Starmer forced on back foot at PMQs over ‘weak’ defence plan
Prime minister says he will take no lectures from Tories after Kemi Badenoch says investment plan is insufficient UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer was forced on the defensive in the Commons over his long-delayed defence investment plan announced this week, which critics argue leaves his successor as prime minister, expected to be Andy Burnham, with an extra £4.7bn to find in his first budget. Starmer defended his £298bn defence investment plan (Dip) at prime minister’s questions
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Conservative Home1 Jul 2026
PMQs Kemi Badenoch criticises the Prime Minister’s Defence Investment plan as ‘too weak, too short, and too late’
The Prime Minister tried to defend his record on defence and criticised the last Conservative Government, but Badenoch pointed out the threat level has increased in the two years Starmer had been in office. The post PMQs Kemi Badenoch criticises the Prime Minister’s Defence Investment plan as ‘too weak, too short, and too late’ appeared first on Conservative Home.
Defence
Conservative Home1 Jul 2026
Howard Leigh: The Employment Rights Act was not Starmer’s favourite policy – Burnham seems far keener
Perhaps the reason Starmer never boasted about the Act was that he didn’t want to rush this into legislation, or intended much of it to go into the long grass. The feeling is that the Burnham camp very much welcomed this Act and are even keener to ingratiate themselves to the Unions. The post Howard Leigh: The Employment Rights Act was not Starmer’s favourite policy – Burnham seems far keener appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Express Politics1 Jul 2026
Keir Starmer torn apart at PMQs with brutal 4-word attack
Prime Minister told his controversial defence investment plan 'does not add up'
Defence
Express Politics1 Jul 2026
Andy Burnham used £16,000 of taxpayers' cash to buy London flat
The former Manchester Mayor submitted an expenses claim to cover costs to his London flat during his last stint in Government, according to reports.
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