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The Latest Breaking News from Andy Burnham

The UK has its first Catholic PM – but don’t expect a US-style religious culture war to follow

Trump administration has clashed with Vatican on social issues but Burnham’s faith is shaped by different principles

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Harrison’s father was holding the gun that killed her but was never arrested. Now her mother wants Andy Burnham to take up the case

Eighteen months after her daughter’s death in Texas, Jane Coates hopes new PM can persuade US authorities to reopen case

The Guardian - UK

‘It’ll wind some people up’: What Burnham’s northern fixation says about his future plans

IN FOCUS: Andy Burnham’s first week as prime minister saw him appoint a very northern cabinet and ended with his first meeting at his Manchester outpost. Dan Haygarth hears from allies about what this means for the future of his government

The Independent UK

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Burnham says no to snap election and Scottish independence vote

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The Independent UK

Voices: ‘It’s just not worth it’: Readers say Andy Burnham’s pub rates cut is too little, too late

YOUR VIEWS: Our community says the 20 per cent business rates cut for pubs, clubs and live music venues doesn’t go far enough to offset soaring costs, with some accusing the new prime minister of offering little more than a gesture

The Independent UK

The UK’s first TikTok PM? Andy Burnham channels Zohran Mamdani as he hits social media

From Mo Farah to Bus Aunty, new prime minister makes good on promise to ‘do things differently’ when it comes to communication

The Guardian - UK

I grew up near Andy Burnham. This is what shaped the UK’s new PM

In the Warrington suburb of Culcheth, people are hopeful about what one of their own can achieve as the first northern PM in half a century

The Guardian - UK

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Andy Burnham's energy bills VAT cut 'won't pay for a tin of Spam', SNP say

ANDY Burnham has been urged to work faster on tackling the rising UK cost of living crisis, with the SNP saying that people are now “hundreds of…

The National (Scotland)

‘Breathing room’ promises have squeezed fiscal headroom, says think tank

Mr Burnham entered Downing Street as Prime Minister for the first time this week, pledging to lead a ‘cost-of-living Government’.

Evening Standard

Burnham rules out snap election after first full working day in No10 North and vows to stick to 2024 manifesto

The prime minister said an election would distract from the ‘essential work’ needed to carry out Labour’s promises

The Independent UK

Burnham must go further and faster on cost of living, says SNP

The Prime Minister told his ministers they had joined a ‘cost-of-living Government’.

Evening Standard

Wes Streeting in talks with US to plan international defence conference

The Defence Secretary has spoken to the US secretary of war during his first week in office.

Evening Standard

Burnham picks three new PIO MPs from 2024 intake to join front bench; Malhotra and Gill return to backbenches

TOI correspondent from London: T hree Indian-origin young Labour MPs elected at the July 2024 general election have been given front bench roles in UK PM Andy Burnham’s new govt.

The Times of India

Existing care workers could be exempt from UK’s tough new immigration rules

Exclusive: Andy Burnham thought to be considering waiving stricter right to remain rules for people already working in the sector

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‘It’s not fair’: cafe owners frustrated over exclusion from business rates cut

Business owners in England say prioritising venues selling alcohol leaves vital community spaces behind

The Guardian - UK

Water bosses’ pay rises despite bonus ban and public fury over bills and pollution

Exclusive: Eight companies expect to be covered by the ban for 2025-26, the Guardian can reveal

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham takes swipe at 'London-based voices' on first day in No10 North HQ to push devolution revolution

‘No10 North is as much for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as it is for the regions of England,’ says the new Prime Minister

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Andy Burnham’s first week: polished politics allow an upbeat start

Editorial: With a flurry of cost-of-living measures and a day in Number 10 North, the new prime minister has hit the right early notes

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The Independent UK

Andy Burnham week one: promises, pitfalls and the prison problem

Andy Burnham has survived his first week.

The Guardian - UK

Scoff at cheaper bus fares and No 10 North if you like, but Andy Burnham knows what he’s doing

Retail politics while taking power out of London: if this works, Burnham’s premiership could be seriously transformational, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Our blueprint for Andy Burnham’s success

Letters: Readers advise the new prime minister and his party on how to turn Labour’s fortunes, and the country’s, around

The Guardian - UK

Was Keir Starmer’s leaving party the boozy birth of a new Labour force?

A £10,000 bar tab was drunk, there was a ‘lot of anger’, and now ex-ministers are thinking how to cooperate in future

The Conversation

What we’ve learned from Andy Burnham’s first week as prime minister

The changing of prime ministers, rather than marking epochs, has become rather commonplace. For the politically minded, that doesn’t mean that each is without the hovering of Tony Blair’s “hand of history”. A new premiership may last 49 days, or ten years. But a truly remarkable set of circumstances would…

The National (Scotland)

Michael Shanks mocked for renewables boast as Labour eye new North Sea oil fields

ENERGY Minister Michael Shanks has been blasted for boasting about renewable power in Glasgow while the UK Government is reportedly set to sign off…

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner leaves door open to new homes tax which would hammer London by an extra £7.5bn

The Housing Secretary said the issue would be looked at ahead of the Budget, expected in the autumn

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