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Express Politics27 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham 'will betray farmers just like Keir Starmer did - he'll say anything!'

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham won't dare to challenge his party's neglect of rural England if he succeeds Keir Starmer, a struggling farmer tells the Express.

The Guardian Politics27 Jun 2026

The war for Burnham’s ear: politicians and wonks fight for influence over a PM

There is high emotion, a deluge of policy papers and an ‘excruciating’ jostle for jobs as Labour’s probable next leader settles back into Westminster life As well as being the most popular politician in the country – for now – Andy Burnham is also the most popular man at Westminster. Labour MPs, the unions, Whitehall civil servants, political advisers and thinktanks are all among those battling for the ear of the next prime minister. “There are so many different demands all at once. But the supp

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Express Politics27 Jun 2026

Reservists deserve more than the nation's thanks - they deserve a tax cut

Men and women who are ready to answer duty's call should not be hammered by the Treasury.

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Express Politics27 Jun 2026

Mayoral candidate in UK city backs 'car free Sundays'

Geraldine Coggins was part of a taskforce that also recommended charging drivers of bigger cars more to park.

BBC Politics27 Jun 2026

King urges MSPs to help build a 'fair and prosperous society'

The ceremony, which featured pageantry, poetry, drama and music, marked the beginning of the seventh session of Holyrood.

BBC Politics27 Jun 2026

King urges MSPs to help build a 'fair and prosperous society'

The ceremony, which featured pageantry, poetry, drama and music, marked the beginning of the seventh session of Holyrood.

BBC Politics27 Jun 2026

Mahmood announces new refugee sponsorship route into UK

The home secretary says "capped safe and legal" routes would help to restore confidence in the asylum system.

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The Guardian Politics27 Jun 2026

David Hencke, Guardian journalist who exposed ‘cash for questions’ scandal, dies aged 79

Former Westminster correspondent earned a reputation for uncovering political wrongdoing in the 1990s The acclaimed journalist David Hencke, whose career at the Guardian spanned more than three decades, has died from liver cancer aged 79. Hencke, the Guardian’s former Westminster correspondent, was instrumental in exposing the “cash for questions” scandal that forced the resignations of two Conservative ministers, as well as the scoop that led to Peter Mandelson’s first resignation from governme

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The Guardian Politics27 Jun 2026

‘Not a culture war’: the council that won its case over England flags on lampposts

Leader of local authority in Oxfordshire faces backlash over injunction ‘to maintain neutral, safe space for residents’ While Londoners scurried from building to building seeking shade on another baking hot day this week, one man paused in the shadow of the Royal Courts of Justice. The leader of Oxfordshire county council, Tim Bearder, was not only satisfied in the shade of the court’s gothic towers. He had just won a landmark legal victory. Continue reading...

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Express Politics27 Jun 2026

Britain's youth have been betrayed once again – did schools learn nothing from Covid?

OPINION - NICK FERRARI: We've once again reached the lamentable nadir of pulling children out of school.

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Express Politics27 Jun 2026

Priti Patel warns Burnham has 'no experience of foreign affairs' as Iran crisis deepens

Andy Burnham's lack of foreign policy experience has triggered alarm and there are fears appointing David Miliband Foreign Secretary will fuel 'psychodrama'

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The Guardian Politics27 Jun 2026

Nigel Farage’s anti-WHO campaign moves to US with allies added to board

Relocation of Action on World Health raises questions over why Reform UK leader is involved in a US pressure group Nigel Farage’s campaign against the World Health Organization (WHO) is moving to the US with a new board of lobbyists, raising questions over why the Reform UK leader is involved in an American pressure group. The Action on World Health campaign, co-founded by Farage, is relocating to the US state of Delaware as a charitable foundation and grassroots non-profit. Continue reading...

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