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Starmer faces final Cabinet and PMQs as Burnham edges closer to No 10

London Evening Standard 15 Jul 2026
The outgoing leader will hold farewell talks with his senior ministers in Downing Street before taking his last Commons grilling ... .
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'Scared' Burnham ducks questioning: Tory bid to quiz next PM before summer recess is scuppered ...

The Daily Mail 15 Jul 2026
Andy Burnham will become Prime Minister on Monday but the Commons rises for its summer break on Thursday so he will be spared scrutiny for six weeks ....
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Andy Burnham yet to have 'direct conversations' with oil and gas sector

The Scotsman 15 Jul 2026
David Whitehouse, chief executive of trade body Offshore Energies UK, said the prime minister-in-waiting’s views on reindustrialisation “aligns” with the sector ....
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'Andy Burnham Must Take This Chance To Rewire Westminster And Change The Way Brits Vote'

Huffington Post 15 Jul 2026
Labour party's Andy Burnham will be the new prime minister from July 20 ... We are among the over 90 Labour MPs – and over 180 MPs from across parliament – calling on Andy Burnham to lead on electoral reform.
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UK: Burnham's first big move? Backing Mahmood's asylum crackdown

The New Arab 15 Jul 2026
British prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham backed Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's controversial immigration crackdown in a parliamentary vote on Monday night ... Burnham officially secured the Labour ...
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Andy Burnham urged to overhaul ‘timid and limited’ elections bill

AOL 15 Jul 2026
The government was “timid” and “incremental” when deciding what to include in its elections bill, a former minister who helped write it has said, as she urged the incoming prime minister, Andy Burnham, to go further.
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To Andy Burnham, Britain looks remarkably under-taxed

The Daily Telegraph 15 Jul 2026
Few British prime ministers have had such a meteoric rise as Andy Burnham, whose unchallenged ascent to Downing Street was confirmed on Monday ... Burnham is scheduled to move into No 10 the day after the World Cup final.
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After Keir Starmer

New Statesman 15 Jul 2026
Andy Burnham’s return to Westminster is understandable as part of this relitigation of history ... Did this mean, Blair asked incredulously, that Burnham wanted to unwind New Labour itself? ... Burnham’s ...
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With Burnham’s cabinet picks still unknown, MPs are struggling to control their anxieties

New Statesman 15 Jul 2026
Andy Burnham “has a sure political touch” and is “a genuine people person”, Blair told his guests, comparing the incoming prime minister’s sincere interest in people with that of his friend Bill Clinton.
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Wednesday briefing: ​Do MPs have the will to stop mega-donors interfering in UK politics?

The Guardian 15 Jul 2026
In today’s newsletter. The representation of the people bill has become a test of whether ​Britain can curb the surge in billionaire‑backed ​donations trying to influence how we run the country. Good morning ... But go easy, it’s my first day. UK news ... ....
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Starmer continues farewell tour with Burnham set for No 10

London Evening Standard 14 Jul 2026
The Prime Minister is expected to attend Bastille Day celebrations alongside other world leaders in Paris ... .
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Burnham must ‘go further’ with business rates reform, says coalition

London Evening Standard 14 Jul 2026
The new Real Rates Reform Alliance wants all online sales taxed at 2% to allow a 37% cut in business rates for bricks and mortar firms ... .
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Andy Burnham backs controversial asylum bill amid Labour dissent

The Guardian 14 Jul 2026
Andy Burnham has backed the government’s controversial asylum changes, voting for legislation that has ...
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