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Guido Fawkes3 Jul 2026

Burnham’s Spending Commitments So Far Add Up to More Than £250 Billion

Guido has done cost estimates of Burnham’s spending commitments and inherited black holes so far. It’s not pretty: Defence Investment Plan: Budget allocated-spending and unallocated efficiency savings: £15 billion. “The biggest council house building programme since the postwar period.” Late 1970s benchmark was circa 40,000 council house completions per year. Annual cost now: £8 –…

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The Guardian Politics3 Jul 2026

Far from waging war on the south, Burnham could improve the lives of Londoners. Here’s how | Polly Toynbee

The right wants to paint Manchesterism in terms of north v south – but poverty everywhere is solved by prioritising the public purse over private pockets When the “king of the north” called London “the world’s greatest capital city” this week, it didn’t reassure those who fear that Andy Burnham represents that old national grievance, the north-south divide. The right warned southerners that he was coming to tax their extravagant properties until the pips squeaked. The idea that London is reviled

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Conservative Home3 Jul 2026

Anne-Marie Trevelyan: The NATO Summit 2026 and the United Kingdom’s place within it

The Ankara summit will be less about grand declarations than about credibility. NATO has already set an ambitious direction; the challenge now is delivery. For the UK, the stakes are particularly high The post Anne-Marie Trevelyan: The NATO Summit 2026 and the United Kingdom’s place within it appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics2 Jul 2026

I take responsibility to fund defence plan extremely seriously, says Burnham

The Makerfield MP also rejects attacks on his economic stance, insisting he would not be "indisciplined" on finances.

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows

Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on Starmer claims that reallocation of funds to MoD will boost British jobs Keir Starmer’s decision to cut billions of pounds of infrastructure spending to pay for more defence equipment will end up costing the UK 10,000 jobs, according to an analysis of the government’s own figures. The prime minister announced this week he was putting an extra £15bn into defence investment to revamp the country’s armed forces and boost British manufacturing. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

MPs warn Labour’s ruling body to quell fears over Burnham’s one-sided race to No 10

NEC told it must address concerns from disgruntled party members over lack of democracy if Burnham does not face leadership challenge Labour chiefs have been warned they must placate disgruntled Labour members who are angry at the lack of party democracy because Andy Burnham is not expected to face a challenge to become Labour leader. MPs have told the party there are growing complaints from members about the lack of involvement from members if Burnham does not face a leadership contest from any

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Express Politics2 Jul 2026

Keir Starmer has risked our first line of defence – as a veteran I should know

Britain will be less safe if we continue down this path.

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Express Politics2 Jul 2026

Labour admits it does not know where £15billion for defence will come from

Labour does not know where the £15billion for the armed forces will come from, as the Defence Investment Plan completely unravels before Burnham takes over.

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Conservative Home2 Jul 2026

Kay Isa: Britain’s Turkish Cypriots are a natural Conservative ally that the party is overlooking

The values that define Turkish Cypriot Britain, family, faith, hard work, patriotism and a belief that if you graft you get on, are Conservative values. They always have been. The question is whether the Party is willing to show up, listen and build the relationship this community deserves. The post Kay Isa: Britain’s Turkish Cypriots are a natural Conservative ally that the party is overlooking appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Is Starmer deliberately leaving a mess for Burnham? – podcast

Keir Starmer has been accused of leaving Andy Burnham with a £4.7bn black hole in defence funding. The government announced on Tuesday the defence investment plan, complete with a £15bn boost – but nearly £5bn would have to be found by a future chancellor. Allies of Burnham have called the announcement an ‘unexploded bomb’, so what options does the PM-in-waiting have? Kiran Stacey and Jessica Elgot discuss the political fallout. Plus Kiran and Jess answer your questions on Labour, No 10 North an

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Bitcoin firm advertised by Nigel Farage loses 15% of asset value

Exclusive: Finance experts warn against investing in bitcoin treasury companies after Stack BTC assets plunge A bitcoin company that Nigel Farage has advertised lost more than 15% of its asset value, prompting finance experts to warn investors against investing in those types of firms. The Reform UK leader has invested £215,000 in a bitcoin treasury company named Stack BTC. A bitcoin treasury buys the cryptocurrency on behalf of its shareholders, and Stack aims to purchase other companies with t

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Express Politics2 Jul 2026

Parents and children let down by broken childcare system, warns cross-party report

Parents who want to work are let down - but so are those who want to spend more time with children

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