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BBC Politics3 Jul 2026

Starmer warns Burnham will have to spend time on global affairs, in first interview since quitting

In an untypically candid interview, the outgoing PM tells the BBC it was "really tough" to accept his political career was over.

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BBC Politics3 Jul 2026

Burnham rules out calling early election as PM

The newly elected MP for Makerfield is expected to become PM this month and says he will stick to the 2024 Labour manifesto.

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The Guardian Politics3 Jul 2026

The Guardian view on Labour’s next chancellor: send for Ed Miliband | Editorial

Andy Burnham needs the Treasury to serve devolution, raise living standards and renew the economy. The energy secretary meets that test There are few things on which this column would agree with George Osborne. Voting to remain in the European Union was one. Backing Labour’s Ed Miliband to be the next chancellor is another. Mr Osborne, whose austerity programme redistributed pain downwards while protecting privilege at the top, had only a week ago on his podcast, Political Currency, dismissed Mr

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BBC Politics3 Jul 2026

Burnham rules out calling early election as PM

The newly elected MP for Makerfield is expected to become PM this month and says he will stick to the 2024 Labour manifesto.

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BBC Politics3 Jul 2026

Labour MPs seek cap on political donations

Labour MPs believe a donations cap will be backed by dozens of MPs and likely next prime minister, Andy Burnham.

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BBC Politics3 Jul 2026

Labour MPs seek cap on political donations

Labour MPs believe a donations cap will be backed by dozens of MPs and likely next prime minister, Andy Burnham.

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Guido Fawkes3 Jul 2026

Guido Whispers: Harrying Times

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The Guardian Politics3 Jul 2026

Is Andy Burnham dodging scrutiny, or is he just a different type of communicator?

Avoiding traditional questions and stilted broadcast clips, incoming PM has evolved his style of media management He is due to become prime minister in just over a fortnight as parliament begins its six-week summer break. But at a marquee speech this week, he took precisely zero questions. So is Andy Burnham, as opposition leader Kemi Badenoch claims, dodging scrutiny? His allies say no: he is simply going about it in his own way. The former Greater Manchester mayor is very obviously a different

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Conservative Home3 Jul 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives lost seats to the SNP in Aberdeenshire, an independent in Cheshire West and Chester and the Lib Dems in Powys. Reform UK gained seats from independents in Torfaen and Powys and a seat from Labour in Harborough. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics3 Jul 2026

‘Hugely significant’: biggest ever byelection will test nation’s mood – and Burnham’s credentials

With 2 million people eligible to vote, Manchester mayoralty race will give clues on whether PM-in-waiting can turn tide against Reform UK UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham was delivered to the steps of Downing Street after one of the most consequential parliamentary byelections in recent British history. But it is the race to be his successor as Greater Manchester mayor that could reveal far more about the mood of the nation than the historic – and unique – contest in Makerfield.

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BBC Politics3 Jul 2026

Labour general secretary to stand down after party conference

Hollie Ridley has been credited with organising the ground campaign which led Labour to its landslide election win in 2024

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BBC Politics3 Jul 2026

Labour general secretary to stand down after party conference

Hollie Ridley has been credited with organising the ground campaign which led Labour to its landslide election win in 2024

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