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Guido Fawkes10 Aug 2026

FLASHBACK: Burnham Backed Bookies Only Six Years Ago

In October 2020, Mayor Andy Burnham said during Covid: “People here in Greater Manchester have been living under restrictions for three months, and they have taken a heavy toll on people. They are struggling. Businesses are on the brink of closure. To accept any further restrictions in these circumstances would be certain to increase levels…

Express Politics10 Aug 2026

Kemi Badenoch confronts Andy Burnham over Budget plans - 'more hardship on the way'

Prime Minister Andy Burnham will begin a tour of the country on Tuesday to hear Britons' cost of living concerns.

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Express Politics10 Aug 2026

I was in room when Nigel Farage announced bombshell new policy - 1 thing convinced me

OPINION: Whitehall Editor Jonathan Walker was in the room as Reform showed why they will be different to any other Government

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Express Politics10 Aug 2026

Kemi Badenoch issues major Andy Burnham demand in your Express ahead of Budget

Kemi Badenoch has excusively written in the Daily Express.

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BBC Politics10 Aug 2026

Send foreign prisoners abroad to end early releases, says Reform

The party also plans to create additional capacity in the system by building 'Nightingale' prisons.

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The Guardian Politics10 Aug 2026

From ticket booking fees to shrinkflation, six other ways Burnham could cut cost of living

The prime minister is promising to crack down on ‘rip-off’ business practices Andy Burnham has announced he will ban fake discounts and make it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions in an effort to improve life for UK consumers. In the long run, these so-called “everyday fixes” may not make as much difference to your wealth as increasing mandatory contributions on pensions or capping rents, but they will get rid of some day-to-day frustrations. Here are six other things he could fix while he i

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Sky News Politics10 Aug 2026

Find a way to stop early release of cop's killers, Burnham tells minister

Andy Burnham has asked his justice secretary to find a way to keep two of PC Andrew Harper's killers behind bars when the early release scheme comes into effect in October.

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Express Politics10 Aug 2026

Wealth tax fears erupt as Andy Burnham dealt huge blow

Prime Minister said to be struggling to recruit a key economic adviser due to levy fears

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BBC Politics10 Aug 2026

Record 230 people cross Channel in one small boat

The Home Office says it shows the "reckless and dangerous tactics" used by gangs "cramming ever greater numbers on to unseaworthy vessels".

Guido Fawkes10 Aug 2026

Sumption Takes Aim at Burnham’s Constitutional Reform Plans

The latest pronouncement from No10 North is that Britain needs major constitutional reform as part of Burnham’s ‘circuit breaker’ philosophy. Trying to style himself as the new Blair… Enter former Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption who took no prisoners in the Telegraph over the weekend: “A written constitution… would have to deal with the whole…

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Conservative Home10 Aug 2026

Kiran Fothergill: The biggest cost of living isn’t your weekly shop. It’s tax

At the next election, for the good of our nation and to finally alleviate the ‘cost of living crisis’, the Conservative Party should stand on a credible plan to change direction on public spending. We need to inspire a future where we have lower taxes. The post Kiran Fothergill: The biggest cost of living isn’t your weekly shop. It’s tax appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics10 Aug 2026

Is Andy Burnham seriously about to tour Britain like some medieval monarch? | Zoe Williams

The ‘King of the North’ is on the march – or rather, on a bus. But maybe he’d be better off staying at home and thinking than heading out to press the flesh Andy Burnham is going on a “listening tour”, travelling the country on a bus to find out what real people are concerned about. I’ve heard commentators rationalise the idea in various ways: apparently it underscores the difference between him and his predecessor, who only ever relaxed when he was out of the country; what else is Burnham going

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