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Next UK Prime Minister urged to end Labour Party's 'boys club'

Andy Burnham faces pressure to achieve gender balance in his new cabinet. Women in the Labour Party report a "boys' club" hindering their progress. Experts note Labour's failure to elect a female leader despite affirmative action. Burnham's government is seen as a potential watershed moment for change. Demands include a…

The Economic Times

'Cast-iron support for Ukraine will always endure': Keir Starmer backs Kyiv on final visit as UK PM

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reaffirmed UK's "cast-iron support" for Ukraine on Thursday as he made his final visit to Kyiv before stepping down.

The Times of India

From Cambridge ‘impostor’ to New Labour star: Andy Burnham’s winding path to power

In the first of a two-part profile, Daniel Boffey traces the incoming PM’s early forays into politics and his rise to prominence – ultimately leading to him leaving London for Manchester

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Burnham must avoid ‘summer of speculation’ on tax, warns CBI chief

Rain Newton-Smith calls for a new generation of public-private partnerships to fund major projects

The Guardian - UK

Defence is the one public budget we dare not question – will Andy Burnham break this cycle?

Any boost for the military will be paid for by cuts elsewhere. Britain’s new PM should be careful he is not being sold a pup, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer says UK support for Ukraine will ‘always endure’ on farewell visit

Sir Keir made a final visit to Ukraine as Prime Minister on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Here’s where Starmer ranks in the list of shortest-serving British prime ministers

The PM will have clocked up just 745 days in office when he leaves Downing Street on Monday

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Shortest-serving prime ministers: Where does Sir Keir Starmer rank?

Had Sir Keir continued as prime minister until at least May 2027, he would have avoided being Labour’s shortest-serving Prime Minister.

Evening Standard

Who will be in Andy Burnham’s Cabinet?

Ed Miliband has been touted as a possible chancellor.

Evening Standard

‘King of the North’ Andy Burnham to become first PM for half a century with seat in north-west England

Harold Wilson, the last PM from the region, was MP for Huyton in Merseyside

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham will be first PM for 50 years with seat in north-west England

Harold Wilson, who left power in 1976, was MP for Huyton in Merseyside.

Evening Standard

Outgoing Starmer to visit Ukraine for final talks with Zelensky as PM

The outgoing Labour leader is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday

The Independent UK

Why Markets Are Cheering Andy Burnham's Chancellor Pick: Economists Explain

Andy Burnham's anticipated choice of Shabana Mahmood as chancellor has boosted UK markets, with government bonds and sterling rising. Her selection is seen as a stabilising force for Labour's economic policy.

International Business Times UK

Burnham should honour 2015 pledge to scrap tuition fees – SNP

The party said the move would lift English students out of tens of thousands of pounds of debt.

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Asking rents reach record highs across Britain, new data from Rightmove shows

Competition between tenants remains significantly lower than at its peak, with the average rental home now receiving 10 inquiries

Evening Standard

Voters want ‘huge change’ in energy policy from Burnham as PM, polling suggests

Research found that while 24% want the Government to maintain its ban on new oil and gas developments, 49% want to see new licences granted.

The Independent UK

Starmer praises England team after World Cup semi-final defeat against Argentina

The outgoing prime minister said he was ‘gutted’ but praised England’s players

The Guardian - UK

Shabana Mahmood expected to be named Andy Burnham’s chancellor

The home secretary is the frontrunner for the role ahead of ‘risky’ Ed Miliband, according to senior Labour figures

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The Independent UK

Andy Burnham ‘makes decision over who will take over as Chancellor’

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The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham signals a wealth tax is off the agenda for now

Incoming prime minister says he doesn’t want to ‘create new divisions’ as Mahmood is tipped to be chancellor

The Guardian - UK

Florence Welch’s mother says cuts to arts and humanities ‘absolutely tragic’

Exclusive: Prof Evelyn Welch, vice-chancellor of Bristol University, believes her daughter’s success shows value of arts education

The Guardian - UK

At his final PMQs, Starmer soaked up the love from all sides – and even some tenderness from Kemi

It wasn’t his performances on Wednesday lunchtimes that did for the ultimate mid-table PM – it was all the other stuff

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham’s path to No 10: inside the 17 July Guardian Weekly

The challenges facing Britain’s next PM. Plus: Fury amid the rubble in Venezuela

The Independent UK

Shabana Mahmood expected to be named as Burnham’s chancellor

The home secretary appears to have won the job running the UK’s economy at the expense of energy secretary Ed Miliband

The Independent UK

Watch Keir Starmer’s most memorable PMQs moments

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