BBC Politics17 Jul 2026
Who is the frontrunner to be the UK's next chancellor?
Andy Burnham will be moving into Downing Street next week, and a question remains over who will be his neighbour in Number 11.
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Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"
Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.
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Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
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Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang
Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.
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The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future
Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.
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Guido Fawkes17 Jul 2026
POLL: Labour Set to Win Easily in Greater Manchester
New polling in Manchester from YouGov: Labour candidate Bev Craig is set to beat Reform UK’s Sian Astley by 62% to 38% in the second round of the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election Craig also leads on first preference votes, taking 38% to Astley’s 24%, with the Greens’ Geraldine Coggins in third on 17% By 44%…
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Guido Fawkes17 Jul 2026
Burnham Dumps Economic Advisers Brought in to Calm Markets After Less Than a Month
The ‘sensibles’ brought in to ‘advise’ Burnham on economics are set to be shunned when it comes to formal advisory positions in government. Not even a month has passed since they were supposedly brought into the Burnham fold… Team Burnham provided a pointed briefing to two financial papers on the eve of the Makerfield by-election…
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Guido Fawkes17 Jul 2026
New Downing Street Political Strategy Director Campaigned for a Wealth Tax
Downing Street’s new Director of Political Strategy is a pro-Wealth Tax campaigner. Buckle up… Matthew McGregor, formerly a director at Hope Not Hate, has strong views on raising tax. He was Chief Executive of the leftist campaigning organisation 38 Degrees. Less than two years ago he was campaigning for the imposition of a 2% annual…
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Express Politics17 Jul 2026
Sadiq Khan torn apart over peerage after bombshell video resurfaces
The Labour politician previously called for the House of Lords to be axed
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The Guardian Politics17 Jul 2026
Burnham to say his government will be ‘unashamedly Labour’ in first speech as party leader – UK politics live
‘Special conference’ to take place at noon where Burnham will be formally announced as Labour leader Good morning. Today the Labour party is going to formally announce at a “special conference” that Andy Burnham is its new leader. We will get a speech from Burnham at that event, and then he is expected to give another speech at an event later this afternoon. As Kiran Stacey and Rowena Mason report, in his special conference speech Burnham will say he will lead a government that will have the ‘co
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The Guardian Politics17 Jul 2026
Andy Burnham’s difficult first cabinet – a visual guide to the options and dilemmas
The Makerfield MP enters No 10 as prime minister on Monday. But who will he choose to join him at the table? Keir Starmer is expected formally to resign as prime minister on Monday morning at Buckingham Palace, with Andy Burnham being invited to take on the role shortly afterwards. Once back in Downing Street mid-morning, Burnham will begin assembling his cabinet. Continue reading...
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Express Politics17 Jul 2026
Andy Burnham's first big decision sparks immediate Labour civil war - 'it's baffling'
The incoming PM is facing a backlash from some Labour MPs.
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Politics LIVE: Andy Burnham to give major speech as he becomes Labour leader
Andy Burmham will be confirmed as Labour leader in a special conference - follow live
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The Guardian Politics17 Jul 2026
The Manchester years: how Burnham’s rebirth as ‘king of the north’ set him on road to No 10
In the second part of a two-part profile, Josh Halliday charts PM-in-waiting’s journey northward, where as mayor he revelled in his Covid-era popularity – and changed his approach to politics Part one: From Cambridge ‘impostor’ to New Labour star Andy Burnham was a broken man. In a pub a short walk from parliament, which he had taken to calling “the madhouse”, he plotted his escape over beers with three trusted colleagues. It was late March in 2016. Burnham, the MP for Leigh in Greater Manches
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The Guardian Politics17 Jul 2026
Ann Widdecombe’s death should make Britain ask itself: what sort of political culture do we want? | Gaby Hinsliff
Dehumanising politicians is the first step towards justifying their elimination. It matters more than ever to keep putting the person back into the picture Ann Widdecombe was never one to hide from an argument. And she wasn’t afraid for her safety either. She scoffed at friends’ suggestions that she should get electric gates, as an elderly woman with a public profile living alone on Dartmoor, just as she dismissed concerns about her health at 78. Having lost friends in the Brighton hotel bombing
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