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Guido Fawkes21 Jul 2026

EXC: Cabinet Office Machinery of Government Changes Under Burnham

Some of this was planned beforehand. Announcements to be made in the coming hours and days…

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The Guardian Politics21 Jul 2026

World leaders congratulate Andy Burnham as he becomes Britain’s PM

Beyond the diplomatic platitudes global media focuses on the ‘immense’ scale of the challenge he faces in the job UK politics live – latest updates World leaders have warmly congratulated Andy Burnham on his entry into 10 Downing Street as Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, but international media largely focused on the scale of the challenges awaiting him. Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, said he hoped for a deeper relationship “in the service of our peoples, and by giving new

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Guido Fawkes21 Jul 2026

EXC: Cabinet Office Chief Claims Digital ID Policy Not Dead After All

Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary Cat Little has told staff this morning that the Digital ID policy isn’t totally dead after all. Instead, it lives on within DCMS. She even apologised for the confusion given the briefings to the opposite effect. Not to mention the fact that Burnham’s spokesman said over the weekend that the “time…

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BBC Politics21 Jul 2026

Sir Chris Bryant appointed new NI secretary

Hilary Benn replaced by a former Anglican priest as part of a Cabinet reshuffle by the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham.

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Guido Fawkes21 Jul 2026

EXC: ‘Rapid’ Government Restructuring Underway in Whitehall

Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary Cat Little has just outlined Burnham’s machinery of government changes to civil servants. The highlights, according to Guido’s sources: A new AI taskforce under the PM in Cabinet Office, under a new Director General and AI Minister Kanishka Narayan. Office for Prime Minister and Cabinet going to be created, with No…

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BBC Politics21 Jul 2026

AI minister role boosted but tech department axed in Burnham shake-up

Kanishka Narayan will attend cabinet - but no longer have the leadership of a technology secretary.

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BBC Politics21 Jul 2026

AI minister role boosted but tech department axed in Burnham shake-up

Kanishka Narayan will attend cabinet - but no longer have the leadership of a technology secretary.

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Guido Fawkes21 Jul 2026

Half of Burnham’s Cabinet Appointments Are Privately Educated

Labour proudly presented a fully state-educated Cabinet on Starmer’s election in 2024. Andy Burnham has undone that work… Half of new Cabinet appointees are privately educated, taking the share of independently-schooled senior ministers to more than one in four. 26% to be exact… That’s a lower state-school representation than Starmer’s first and second Cabinet. There…

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Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Sorry Mr Burnham but here's why you must call an election now to obtain a fresh mandate

OPINION - JONATHAN SAXTY: In a Parliamentary democracy like ours we vote for the party, not the leader... but Andy Burnham must go to the country nonetheless

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Guido Fawkes21 Jul 2026

WATCH: Labour Ministers Can’t Find Exit to Downing Street

Some teething problems for Angela Eagle and Miatta Fahnbulleh. Go back out the way you came in…

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The Guardian Politics21 Jul 2026

Burnham cuts VAT on electricity bills in first major policy announcement – UK politics live

Move is expected to save households around £45 a year in effort to tackle cost of living Burnham to cut VAT on electricity bills in first cost-of-living move The newly appointed business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has defended the policy, declaring the cut to VAT on electricity bills “a statement of priorities”. Responding to Darren Jones’s claim that the cut remained unfunded, Reynolds told Radio 4’s Today programme: They are part of the government’s pressure, it is a legitimate decision to

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Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham accused of 'woman problem' after giving all the top cabinet jobs to men

Andy Burnham has been accused of having a woman problem after handing almost every top cabinet job to men.

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