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BBC Politics29 Jun 2026

Badenoch: Burnham needs to act like a leader

The Conservative leader said Andy Burnham is prime minister in 'all but name' and urged him to tell the country about his plans.

Express Politics29 Jun 2026

Reform UK announces candidate for Greater Manchester mayoral election

Nigel Farage's party has revealed its candidate aiming to replace Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester Mayor.

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Guido Fawkes29 Jun 2026

LIVE: Burnham’s First Major Speech on Economy

No questions…

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BBC Politics29 Jun 2026

White working-class children failed by education system, says inquiry

The inquiry spoke to thousands of young people and their parents, as well as hundreds of teachers.

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Guido Fawkes29 Jun 2026

Reform Selects Local Councillor as Candidate for Manchester Mayoral Election

Reform has announced its leader on Manchester City Council Sian Astley as the party’s candidate for the Manchester mayoral election. An uphill battle… The party said: “She currently lives in Fallowfield where she runs a design and property business. She is also a respected businesswoman and has appeared regularly on television and in print as…

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The Guardian Politics29 Jun 2026

UK state threats bill could pull British journalists into terror prosecutions – experts

Two independent reviewers of terrorism legislation call for safeguards for NGOs and journalists before bill becomes law this week British foreign correspondents could be at risk of prosecution if they use sources within state-backed groups in countries such as Iran under national security legislation being rushed through parliament this week. David Anderson, the UK’s former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, has warned that unless the bill is amended it could accidentally pull journa

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Guido Fawkes29 Jun 2026

Labour Outriders Applaud Burnham for Hiding From Press

Co-conspirators may have heard the familiar sound of Alastair Campbell typing out a hare-brained tweet in support of the next Labour character this morning. This time it’s praise for Andy Burnham for running away from press scrutiny… Burnham is doing today’s speech in order to calm nerves and let people know what he’s planning. No…

Conservative Home29 Jun 2026

Stephen Goss: The disgrace of Jeffrey Donaldson has grave lessons for his party, his politics and further afield

His downfall exposes something deeper about the political culture that elevated him, trusted him, and made him so central to the movement he led. It lies in what his case reveals about the habits, assumptions, and weaknesses of party politics more widely. The post Stephen Goss: The disgrace of Jeffrey Donaldson has grave lessons for his party, his politics and further afield appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes29 Jun 2026

New Analysis Shows Hiking CGT to Income Tax Levels Will Actually Cost Treasury Billions

New analysis shows that raising Capital Gains Tax to Income Tax levels, the tax idea unifying the ‘soft left’, would lose billions. Something something Laffer Curve… CGT is currently either 18% or 24%. Following numerous leftist think tanks’ repeated pleas Wes Streeting proposed raising it in line with Income Tax levels. Convicted fraudster Louise Haigh…

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Conservative Home29 Jun 2026

BREAKING Kemi Badenoch: “Britain has already paid the price for a Labour Prime Minister who entered office without a plan”

Leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch sets out her tests to Andy Burnham. The post BREAKING Kemi Badenoch: “Britain has already paid the price for a Labour Prime Minister who entered office without a plan” appeared first on Conservative Home.

Guido Fawkes29 Jun 2026

LIVE: Badenoch Sets Out “Economic Tests” for Burnham in Speech

And she’s taking questions…

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The Guardian Politics29 Jun 2026

Keir Starmer's attempts to placate big tech were a disaster. Andy Burnham must take a stand | Beeban Kidron

Labour came to power promising to tackle Silicon Valley. But from workers’ rights to online privacy it has failed at almost every turn During a recent conversation in the House of Lords, a former senior US government official told me that “democracy was broken”. When I asked why, they pointed to research that showed that governments – regardless of party – represent the interests of the wealthy and not the people who vote for them. Nowhere is this more visible than with the tech lobby, which has

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