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Conservative Home15 Jul 2026

John Redwood: Politics has lost a principled person of real conviction – mercifully she is not the last

This generation can find some good politicians with sound principles and understandings to take over from this dire government. Great leaders have good principles, but also need good judgement when the people are not persuaded. Abandoning good principles leads to failure. The post John Redwood: Politics has lost a principled person of real conviction – mercifully she is not the last appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home15 Jul 2026

Sam Collins: Badenoch has taken a brave and important step, lets hope the law doesn’t meddle

Kemi is dragging the Parliamentary Party onto serious intellectual and ideological foundations. But she and her team must ensure that the unelected judiciary does not have an opportunity to stymie it. And maybe the Conservatives should widen our reappraisal of the Equality Act. The post Sam Collins: Badenoch has taken a brave and important step, lets hope the law doesn’t meddle appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics14 Jul 2026

Starmer and Burnham hail Hillsborough Law as MPs give approval

The legislation cleared the House of Commons in Sir Keir Starmer's final days as prime minister.

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The Guardian Politics14 Jul 2026

Hillsborough law symbolises new era as power passes from Starmer to Burnham

Bill marks a full-circle moment for the PM-in-waiting and encapsulates what he says his government will be about Andy Burnham has always said he took his first steps out of Westminster in 2009, when he walked out to address furious Liverpool fans at the Kop on the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. They chanted “Justice for the 96” for a full two minutes before the then culture secretary was able to continue, demonstrating their anger that nobody in public office had been convicted o

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BBC Politics14 Jul 2026

Review of MP security needed after Widdecombe death, Burnham says

The expected next prime minister says politics has "darkened" in the decade he has been away from Westminster.

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The Guardian Politics14 Jul 2026

Burnham hails Hillsborough law as ‘rewiring of the state’ as MPs approve bill

PM-in-waiting says bill is major step towards securing accountability families had fought for, in rare moment of Labour unity Andy Burnham has hailed a power shift from the state to the people as MPs finally passed the stalled Hillsborough law, a rare moment of Labour unity with the bill set to be a key legacy of Keir Starmer’s government. In his first intervention in the Commons since returning as an MP, Burnham said the bill was a significant step towards securing the accountability the Hills

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The Guardian Politics14 Jul 2026

MPs say death threats a daily reality in ‘increasing climate of abuse’

As Ann Widdecombe’s death raises concerns over security, politicians reveal extent of problem Jess Phillips has received so many death threats she has to remind herself not to be blase. One night she received more than 600 rape threats. In 2019, a man forced his way into her office. The same year a white supremacist sent her a picture of Jo Cox, her friend and fellow Labour MP who was murdered in 2016, accompanied with the message: “I will have you dealt with.” “This is not academic to me; it is

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Express Politics14 Jul 2026

Union plots with left-wing charity to bring more migrants to UK in blow to Andy Burnham

It is another potential headache for Mr Burnham as 100 Labour MPs on Monday night refused to back Shabana Mahmood's asylum reforms.

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The Guardian Politics14 Jul 2026

Britons urged to take ‘small steps’ to prepare for potential national crises

Government to launch campaign to help people cope with events such as weather emergencies or cyber-attacks The British public should begin taking “small but important steps” to secure and protect water, power supplies and basic phone signal in case of further severe weather emergencies, national crises or cyber-attacks, Downing Street has said. Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, told MPs “the risks we face from climate change cannot be underestimated”, and warned of the “si

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Express Politics14 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham makes dramatic comeback as fiery Commons clash erupts over Hillsborough

The Prime Minister-in-waiting made an impassioned speech, praising the man he ousted, Sir Keir Starmer, for driving through new legislation

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BBC Politics14 Jul 2026

Change voting system before next election, Davey urges Burnham

The Lib Dem leader urges incoming PM Andy Burnham to "be brave" to fulfil his promise to change politics.

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BBC Politics14 Jul 2026

Row after Tory bid to make Burnham face MPs before autumn fails

The Tories have accused Labour of "running scared" after ministers denied them a chance to delay Parliament's summer break.

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