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Express Politics22 Jul 2026

Politics LIVE: Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood forced to issue grovelling apologies

Two of Andy Burnham's Cabinet Ministers have had to issue apologies just a day after nabbing top jobs in the new Government.

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The Guardian Politics22 Jul 2026

How could Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area

These visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systems New analysis produced exclusively for the Guardian reveals how different voting systems would return wildly different seat totals in the UK parliament based on current polling. While the current first past the post (FPTP) system could leave Reform UK just 30 seats short of a majority based on recent polls, the modelling shows how proportional systems would be likely to giv

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BBC Politics22 Jul 2026

Chris Mason: Sarwar ministerial role sees promotion of another Starmer critic

Months after calling on Keir Starmer to quit, the Scottish Labour leader is set to become a minister in Burnham's government, the BBC's political editor writes.

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BBC Politics22 Jul 2026

Chris Mason: Sarwar ministerial role sees promotion of another Starmer critic

Months after calling on Keir Starmer to quit, the Scottish Labour leader is set to become a minister in Burnham's government, the BBC's political editor writes.

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BBC Politics22 Jul 2026

Chris Mason: Sarwar ministerial role sees promotion of another Starmer critic

Months after calling on Keir Starmer to quit, the Scottish Labour leader is set to become a minister in Burnham's government, the BBC's political editor writes.

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BBC Politics22 Jul 2026

Chris Mason: Sarwar ministerial role sees promotion of another Starmer critic

Months after calling on Keir Starmer to quit, the Scottish Labour leader is set to become a minister in Burnham's government, the BBC's political editor writes.

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The Guardian Politics22 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham is playing the long game in an age of short attention spans | Rafael Behr

It is hard to make the case for a 10-year plan in our political culture of constant campaigning frenzy – but the new PM will try It all sounded feasible but improbable. A few days after Labour’s disastrous performance in local and devolved elections in May, one of Andy Burnham’s allies confidently forecast for me the sequence of events that would convey the then mayor of Greater Manchester to No 10. A friendly MP would surrender a parliamentary seat. Keir Starmer would be persuaded to resign. O

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BBC Politics21 Jul 2026

Boost youth jobs by cutting employers' national insurance, MPs urge

A select committee says it has heard "overwhelming evidence" that rising employment costs are reducing training and job vacancies.

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BBC Politics21 Jul 2026

Boost youth jobs by cutting employers' national insurance, MPs urge

A select committee says it has heard "overwhelming evidence" that rising employment costs are reducing training and job vacancies.

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BBC Politics21 Jul 2026

Burnham tells cabinet to tackle living costs at first meeting

The new prime minister chaired his first cabinet after announcing a cut to VAT on household electricity.

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Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Inside Sir Keir's boozy send-off complete with karaoke, Starmer T-shirts and crying aides

The former PM celebrated his two-year stint at No 10 with his Cabinet, officials, and aides,

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Sky News Politics21 Jul 2026

Is everyone on the Burnham bus?

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