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The Guardian Politics19 Jun 2026

UK borrows more than expected as impact of Iran war takes toll

May figure of £23.3bn underlines challenge facing Andy Burnham if he ends up as Labour leader Business live – latest updates UK politics – live updates The UK borrowed a higher-than-expected £23.3bn in May amid the economic fallout of the Iran war, underlining the fiscal pressures facing Andy Burnham if he takes over as the Labour leader. In figures released shortly after Burnham’s victory in the Makerfield byelection, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector net borrowing

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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham's win means change at the top for Greater Manchester

Burnham victory in Makerfield means Greater Manchester must find a new regional mayor.

BBC Politics19 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham's win means change at the top for Greater Manchester

Burnham victory in Makerfield means Greater Manchester must find a new regional mayor.

BBC Politics19 Jun 2026

Voters want the PM gone - Reform UK's Tice

Reform's Richard Tice responds to the result of the Makerfield by-election.

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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026

'Imminent threat' to Starmer after Burnham's win

What Andy Burnham's win in the Makerfield by-election means for the prime minister.

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Express Politics19 Jun 2026

GB News halted for breaking announcement - and it’s terrible for Starmer

The news programme ground to a halt for a breaking alert about Labour.

The Guardian Politics19 Jun 2026

This major Makerfield victory has made it inevitable: it’s now time for Keir Starmer to step aside | Neal Lawson

Andy Burnham’s positive vision has struck a powerful blow to Reform – but the PM risks diminishing the impact by clinging on in No 10 Neal Lawson is director of the cross-party campaign organisation Compass That tingle of emotion you felt when you awoke today? That is the long-lost feeling of progressive hope. That it comes from Makerfield is all the more remarkable. Reform has been defeated in a seat that it should have won at a canter – trailing Labour, even when its voteshare is combined wi

The Guardian Politics19 Jun 2026

MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims

Liam Byrne, who chairs Commons business committee, says too many operators are still waiting for redress The Japanese tech company at the centre of the Post Office IT scandal is facing calls from a parliamentary committee to make an “immediate” payment towards the compensation bill for victims. Fujitsu supplied the faulty Horizon software to the UK Post Office, which led to branch operators being wrongly prosecuted over discrepancies in their business accounts. Continue reading...

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Conservative Home19 Jun 2026

Now what are we to ‘Makereth’ of all that? The Tories win, Reform don’t, and yet both might take a hit from this

Burnham won. He didn't squeak it. Restore in the end were as irrelevant as the Tories. And the Tories beat the odds and the SNP in Aberdeen. So if you've been told for two years that the Conservatives are 'dead, finished, over' - the results this morning are Lab 1, Cons 1, Reform 0. The post Now what are we to ‘Makereth’ of all that? The Tories win, Reform don’t, and yet both might take a hit from this appeared first on Conservative Home.

Express Politics19 Jun 2026

Lisa Nandy hints at one big move for Andy Burnham as he romps to by-election victory

Lisa Nandy's praise for Andy Burnham have fuelled speculation over a move that could change everything at No10.

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Express Politics19 Jun 2026

Keir Starmer breaks silence as rival Andy Burnham threatens his premiership with huge win

Sir Keir Starmer has broken his silence on Andy Burnham's historic Makerfield win after never once visiting the seat throughout the entire by-election campaign.

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Conservative Home19 Jun 2026

Georgia Gilholy: The assisted suicide lobby is desperate but we shouldn’t give in

The country has more urgent concerns: immigration, crime, energy, industry, housing. It is extraordinary that, at the whim of one backbencher and a well-funded lobby, Labour seems destined to be drawn into wasting time tearing itself apart still further over radical social change. The post Georgia Gilholy: The assisted suicide lobby is desperate but we shouldn’t give in appeared first on Conservative Home.

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