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Guido Fawkes30 Jun 2026

Burnham’s Head Policy Adviser Struggles to Explain His Devolution Plan

Miatta Fahnbulleh, the resigned minister who co-conspirators will know well, is Burnham’s main policy adviser right now. She is reportedly managing the “spreadsheet” of policies to be enacted by Andy Burnham on his entry to No10. Here is her on the Today Programme this morning trying to explain how his devolution will be better than…

Express Politics30 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham shouldn't give an inch to EU – it would be an economic disaster for UK

A host of business owners have signed an open letter warning our prospective PM that the EU can only drag Brexit Britain down.

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Express Politics30 Jun 2026

POLL: Should Jeremy Clarkson become a politician? Vote here

Jeremy Clarkson has been very vocal about his views on government in the past - could he do a better job?

Conservative Home30 Jun 2026

Brandon To: Why the Thames Water crisis is a failure of market accountability

Conservatives should not abandon their belief in free markets because of Thames Water. But we should remember a lesson that even Adam Smith would have recognised: capitalism requires competition, and where competition is impossible, accountability becomes even more important. The post Brandon To: Why the Thames Water crisis is a failure of market accountability appeared first on Conservative Home.

Guido Fawkes30 Jun 2026

LIVE: Starmer Announces Defence Investment Plan

Starmer is unveiling the Defence Investment Plan. His swan song…

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Guido Fawkes30 Jun 2026

Starmer’s Defence Plan Forces Cuts on Labour’s Military Homes Manifesto Pledge

Labour is cutting funding from its flagship manifesto promise to fix military housing in order to fund the DIP. Net Zero fanatic Miliband, meanwhile, is eyeing up No11… The Times is reporting that Jarvis “freed up £1 billion of savings by delaying plans to expand the cadets and upgrade military homes.” Which means counter to…

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The Guardian Politics30 Jun 2026

Share your views on Andy Burnham’s plans for a new No 10 North

Burnham announced that as UK prime minister he would set up a ‘No 10 North’ in Manchester to oversee a devolution of power and resources across the UK Andy Burnham’s tenure as mayor of Manchester has come to an end after nine years. But after his Makerfield byelection victory, the PM-in-waiting plans to maintain his links with the city by setting up a “No 10 North” in Manchester to oversee a devolution of power and resources across the UK. Burnham has asked Caroline Simpson, the chief executive

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Express Politics30 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham urged to cut energy taxes as households face sky-high winter bills

Energy costs will remain high going into the cold winter months, warn experts

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Express Politics30 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham just promised the impossible again - soon he’ll be as hated as Keir Starmer

Andy Burnham is falling into exactly the same traps as Keir Starmer. He'll soon be just as unpopular.

Guido Fawkes30 Jun 2026

WATCH: Health Secretary ‘Having Conversations’ With Other Unions After Capitulating to BMA

After handing out a pay rise to the British Medical Association’s junior doctors the Health Secretary says he is now in conversations with other unions representing medical staff. More handouts on the way… Yesterday’s pay rise means starting salaries for resident doctors will go £38,831 to £41,226. Top-level junior doctors will get £80,730 salaries plus…

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The Guardian Politics30 Jun 2026

Defence investment plan criticised as ‘too little, too late’ ahead of launch – UK politics live

Defence investment plan, which was originally due in the autumn, criticised by Tories and Lib Dems Good morning. After Keir Starmer agreed to stand down next month to let Andy Burnham replace him, he said that he would not make major policy announcements in his final days in office. But there was one exemption; Starmer was committed to publishing the defence investment plan (Dip) before the Nato summit in Turkey next week, and he took the view that, since it was more or less ready, this was an e

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Guido Fawkes30 Jun 2026

Starmer Squeezes MoD Budget for Defence Investment Plan in Underwhelming Swan Song

Starmer is unveiling a reworked Defence Investment Plan today in his swan song as PM. The PM is up at 10.30 a.m. – watch live on these pixels… £15 billion in extra funding over the next four years, up from an initial commitment of £13.5 billion. New Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis did not get any…

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