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Daily Express - Politics

Robert Jenrick explodes at Ed Balls after savage GMB hot mic comment -- The Reform UK MP took a brutal swipe at the former Labour politician

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Martin Lewis' verdict on Andy Burnham's October energy bill change

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Andy Burnham's business secretary can't name anyone in cabinet with business experience

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POLL: Should Andy Burnham increase the personal allowance?

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While victims suffer from Labour's policies - Streeting and Mahmood are cracking jokes

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Rachel Reeves just got the news she's desperate for - 48 hours too late to save her skin

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New poll reveals exactly how many Spaniards want UK back in the EU

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Leftie Press and Establishment wants to write Nigel Farage off – don't be fooled

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Outrage as Andy Burnham puts convicted fraudster Louise Haigh 'in charge' of No 10

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GB News halted in breaking news alert - and it's 'problematic' for Andy Burnham -- The new Prime Minister plans to make huge changes - but is already being criticised.

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Live-event -- Streeting and Mahmood apologise over prison jokes as PC Harper's killers 'could go free'

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OPINION -- Andy Burnham's big new plan just got torpedoed - you couldn't make it up

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Reckless Andy Burnham risks US relationship with Ed Miliband appointment

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Inside Sir Keir's boozy send-off complete with karaoke, Starmer T-shirts and crying aides

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Fury as Shabana Mahmood and Wes Streeting joke about letting prisoners out early

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Andy Burnham rows back on plans to increase tax-free personal allowance -- The new PM has U-turned after hinting that he would unfreeze the personal allowance

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Anas Sarwar to quit as Scottish Labour leader to become minister in Burnham's government -- He was the first Labour figure to call for Sir Keir Starmer to quit as PM

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Andy Burnham's 2029 promise to all UK state pensioners -- The incoming prime minister has set out his stall early on one key issue for Britain's pensioners.

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Angela Rayner faces demands to hand back £17k payoff after quitting in tax row -- The Labour politician has returned to her old job just 10 months after she received a golden...

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Andy Burnham blasted as last-ditch bid for Parliamentary debate blocked

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Nigel Farage steps up demands for 'general election now' with new petition

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham isn't fooling anyone - the same old clowns are running the country

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Defence Secretary issues urgent statement after Russian warship opens fire off UK coast

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Rachel Reeves left economy in 'dire straits' with unemployment stubbornly high -- The UK's new Chancellor has inherited an economy in dire straits, according to the Tories.

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Fury as Burnham hands farming brief to MP who backed farm tax 5 times -- Rural campaigners have erupted in fury after Andy Burnham handed the farming brief to an urban...

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Andy Burnham's new Cabinet is like rearranging old, knackered deckchairs on the Titanic -- OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: One inspired appointment aside, and welcome news that Shabana Mahmood...

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OPINION - 'Family farm tax was Starmer's biggest mistake - Burnham must not repeat it' Andy Burnham has a chance to reset relations with rural Britain - but the countryside is...

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Andy Burnham warned 'don't fiddle the figures' as Labour sends UK debt soaring

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John Healey 'won't be a check' on Andy Burnham's 'dangerous' appetite for spending

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I asked 3 economists what Andy Burnham should do to really improve the cost of living

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Nigel Farage warns Andy Burnham is dragging Britain back to the 1970s – 'God help us!'

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OPINION - Andy Burnham's just divided the country with one decision – it's North vs South

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Martin Lewis issues warning over Andy Burnham's electricity bills VAT cut -- The Prime Minister announced that he will cut VAT on electricity bills to help households amid...

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Angela Rayner's return branded a 'slap in the face' to taxpayers -- Angela Rayner has been handed back her old housing job just months after being ousted in a stamp...

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Reform claim Andy Burnham's big VAT cut only worth 82p – 'same as celery from Sainsbury's' -- Darren Jones, sacked as chief secretary to the Treasury, highlighted that the scrapped digital...

19 hours ago

Trump's White House erupts over 'deeply concerning' Andy Burnham Cabinet pick -- US reacts with fury after key ally of the new Prime Minister appointed to pivotal post

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Will Ed Miliband be a good Foreign Secretary?

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Sorry Mr Burnham but here's why you must call an election now to obtain a fresh mandate

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Putin just sent Burnham a terrifying warning - it's time to stop the dad dancing

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Andy Burnham accused of 'woman problem' after giving all the top cabinet jobs to men

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Labour civil war erupts as Andy Burnham's first big announcement ridiculed by Starmer ally -- Darren Jones has highlighted the first potential blackhole in Andy Burnham's budget.

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Andy Burnham just made a shocking decision - he'll trigger a full-blown Labour revolt -- Andy Burnham's decision to sack Rachel Reeves was the right one, argues Harvey Jones, but the...

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Freeview switch off Lisa Nandy pledges 'support package' as axe considered -- MPs have raised concerns over proposed plans to switch off Freeview's terrestrial TV signal,...

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Andy Burnham blasted over 'embarrassing' social media post as users call for a ban

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Andy Burnham hits back at sacked minister in subtle jibe during Cabinet meeting

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Labour's latest plan is sinister and misguided - we must reject Orwellian double-speak

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Minister given expensive £500k lesson - and it shows Labour just hates you having freedom

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Nigel Farage has broken this cardinal rule of politics – gambling with his privilege

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Angela Rayner back in Government and Rachel Reeves sacked in Burnham's cabinet reshuffle

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Andy Burnham could be forced to set out his policy plans in front of Parliament this week -- Tory peers are plotting to haul one of his ministers in front of the House of Lords.

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Andy Burnham makes bombshell Cabinet appointment hours after becoming PM -- Andy Burnham has unveiled his new cabinet following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation.

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Disaster for Andy Burnham as decision to sack Reeves backfires - markets in freefall -- Financial markets took a downturn after Andy Burnham sacked Rachel Reeves as chancellor in a...

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Beth Rigby brutally tears apart Andy Burnham's 'first promise' as PM - 'not successful'

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Piers Morgan blasts Starmer's 'victorious' last moments as PM - 'he was forced out!'

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Police issue major update on Ann Widdecombe murder probe -- Joshua Kerry, 28, from Rotherham, has been charged with Ann Widdecombe's murder.

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Macron's plot to tempt Burnham into Brexit betrayal in last message to Starmer

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The 12 cabinet members who just got axed by Andy Burnham - full list

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Andy Burnham's Cabinet: Who's in and who's out?

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OPINION - Rachel Reeves just humiliated Andy Burnham – Keir Starmer will be laughing

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Donald Trump's first phone call with Andy Burnham leaked -- Relations between Donald Trump and the new Prime Minister seemingly got off to a bumpy start...

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Our political editor answers YOUR burning questions on Andy Burnham as he becomes PM -- The Daily Express's political editor Martyn Brown has answered readers' questions on the new PM.

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Rachel Reeves's statement in full as she's sacked as Chancellor -- Rachel Reeves is among the first high profile Cabinet ministers to be shown the door by new...

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Andy Burnham poised to borrow more and unleash tax raid on high earners

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Labour slammed over migrant criminals 'cover-up'

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham says he'll finally tell us his plans 'later this year' – why not now? The new Prime Minister still isn't setting out his detailed plan for government

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Seven key promises Andy Burnham's just made now he's Prime Minister

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The solution to 'broken Britain' is staring Andy Burnham in the face

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Andy Burnham vows to end rough sleeping – but it nearly doubled on his watch in Manchester

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OPINION - Rachel Reeves just showed her true colours on Starmer's last day – she's shameless

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17 cabinet ministers who snubbed Starmer's last speech

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UK personal tax allowance to rise from £12,570 to £18,000 after Andy Burnham hint?

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POLL - POLL: Do you think Burnham will be better or worse than Starmer? Vote now - Sir Keir Starmer last year polled as the UK's most unpopular prime minister on record.

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Andy Burnham ridiculed as the 'David Brent of politics' -- Andy Burnham became Prime Minister on Monday, replacing Sir Keir Starmer in Number 10.

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Andy Burnham hints at major change to £12,570 tax-free personal allowance -- The incoming PM said it was the issue that came up most on the doorsteps in the Makerfield...

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Andy Burnham is about to send markets into meltdown - what happens next is terrifying

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Andy Burnham 'taking country back to the 70s' as he plots state takeovers

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Andy Burnham says he wants to cut the cost of living - instead he'll do untold damage -- OPINION - ESTHER MCVEY: The problem is, our new PM is more of a Seventies tribute act... It's...

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OPINION - Andy Burnham can't be a people pleaser and Prime Minister – something's got to give

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Andy Burnham's a nice man – but changing PM isn't a silver bullet

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Andy Burnham ripped apart on Labour's 'coronation day' over 'tax rises'

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Andy Burnham's talked about taking back control of failing utilities – now's his chance

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Nigel Farage: Andy Burnham has no convictions and no mandate – we need an election now -- OPINION - NIGEL FARAGE: Reform UK leader writes for the Express on the day Andy Burnham becomes...

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Andy Burnham's coronation as PM is an insult to every Briton - we deserve so much more -- OPINION - DUNCAN BARKES: The UK's latest Prime Minister arrives in Downing Street largely...

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Nigel Farage issues urgent demand as Andy Burnham strolls into Number 10 -- EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader warned Andy Burnham has no mandate to lead the country

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Boris Johnson lets loose on JD Vance's claims on UK immigration - 'just b*****s'

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Who is Andy Burnham's wife Marie-France van Heel

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OPINION - Andy Burnham needs to change 1 car law - thousands will never forgive him if he doesn't - Express reporter Luke Chillingsworth says there is one motoring issue that the new prime...

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Andy Burnham should enjoy his honeymoon while he can - voters will soon see through him

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New road safety system abandoned by Labour in latest Keir Starmer decision

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OPINION - Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves - meet Andy Burnham's worst possible Cabinet

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Keir Starmer just delivered a final massive blow as he hands power to Andy Burnham

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Ed Miliband is spitting feathers - now Andy Burnham better watch his back

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Boris Johnson fury over Andy Burnham plot to reverse Brexit - 'it will become unstoppable'

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Top UK police chiefs order officers to write 500-word essays on 'anti-racism' -- Forces across the country have been telling their officers to take part in sessions about...

3 days ago

Andy Burnham urged to save our high streets from vape shops and 'dodgy' barbers NOW! -- The new prime minister has been urged to bring pride and decent shops back to high streets

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Andy Burnham's biggest challenge is cutting the benefits bill - does he have the guts? -- Everybody knows the benefits system is out of control except for Labour backbenchers, writes...

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OPINION - I tried to save the Tories but now it's time for reality

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Latest Tory defector says only Nigel Farage will deliver revolution Britain needs

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True scale of Britain's hip operation scandal exposed as agonising wait put lives on hold -- Patients face radically different waiting times in different parts of the country

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Keir Starmer just left an unexploded bomb under Andy Burnham's desk - it's a big problem

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English football and British politics have this one major problem in common

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Andy Burnham wants to save UK towns' high streets - but his brainwave has 1 huge problem

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The UK town at war over St George's flags - 'it's not wrong to be patriotic!'

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Our town is being ripped apart - so many family homes are now being packed with outsiders -- EXCLUSIVE: Residents say a massive change in housing has rapidly changed their community

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Kemi Badenoch savages 'people pleaser' Andy Burnham - 'all airy-fairy' -- The Conservative leader has slammed Andy Burnham as a 'people pleaser' who can't make 'tough...

3 days ago

Whitehall 'blob' explodes as taxpayers pay for 'Left-wing apparatchiks' -- Andy Burnham is urged to cut 'blob down to size', not surround himself with 'more of the same...

3 days ago

Andy Burnham gives major update on digital ID

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Zack Polanski says Rochdale grooming gang boss should not be deported

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OPINION - Labour's PE botch job will cost England future World Cup heroes - Shadow Education Minister Saqib Bhatti slams government cuts to PE on eve of World Cup final.

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Andy Burnham warned not to hit Britons with 'death tax' without fighting election first

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Nigel Farage boost as ex-Boris ally defects from Tories to Reform

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OPINION - Welsh Parliament is 'like Hogwarts crossed with a community leisure centre'

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Children vaping spice should 'concern every parent, teacher and doctor'

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Battle to put British citizens and locals first in line as Burnham promises council houses

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Britain's fishermen 'sold out' by Labour as EU vessels harvest stocks in UK waters

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Andy Burnham just made this one major blunder - it reveals everything about him -- SAM LISTER - OPINION: The new Labour leader promised change but is full of spin and bluster.

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Money-for-nothing UK should follow Germany's lead when it comes to benefits -- OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: But of course we won't, and especially not under Andy Burnham

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Financial expert issues tax trap warning for retirees and pensioners -- Handling your finances correctly is vital to ensuring you have enough when you retire

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Have your say on Andy Burnham by posting your burning questions for a special Q&A

4 days ago

Tears for Keir Starmer but the stench of hypocrisy stank the house out

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Andy Burnham told to make five driving rule changes on Monday -- The former Mayor of Greater Manchester is set to take over as Prime Minister in days, but...

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OPINION - Andy Burnham wants to drag UK back to the 1970s - he hates Margaret Thatcher's Britain

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Andy Burnham issued with bombshell warning by International Monetary Fund

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'Pathetic' SNP MP accused of disrespecting Scottish war dead in Argentina celebrations

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Nigel Farage slams Andy Burnham's first speech: 'Utterly vacuous!'

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Ed Miliband 'has too much baggage' to be chancellor says top Labour donor -- Shabana Mahmood and the Energy Secretay are currently the top contenders to be Andy Burnham's...

4 days ago

Andy Burnham accused of 'chaos' before he has even entered No 10 in row over chancellor -- A Labour civil war has erupted over who the incoming PM will pick as his chancellor

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Andy Burnham knows he's missing 1 vital factor – that's why he's already running scared -- OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: All hail the 'messiah with no mandate'

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Iain Dale reveals secret warning to Nigel Farage over 'serious error'

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Andy Burnham names five things he promises to do as prime minister

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Nationalise UK water companies update as key threshold passed and support soars - A campaigner whose demands are being backed by large numbers of people says "our privatised...

4 days ago

Wes Streeting fact checks claim he was 'spotted crying in lift' near Andy Burnham's office

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Andy Burnham hasn't even started - but he's already provoked a bitter fight within Labour

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Sadiq Khan torn apart over peerage after bombshell video resurfaces

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Andy Burnham's first big decision sparks immediate Labour civil war - 'it's baffling'

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Andy Burnham torn apart for 'vacuous twaddle' after first speech as Labour leader

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BBC's star salaries are outrageous – but this unseen largesse is even worse

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Ann Widdecombe was an antidote to our mawkish times – this must be her legacy -- OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: We need more of Ann's two greatest attributes to rebuild Britain

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Andy Burnham isn't serious about making UK safer unless he commits to two pledges -- OPINION - TOBIAS ELLWOOD: He's not currently giving us much reason for hope.

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Migrant with AK-47 face tattoo who threatened to kill Nigel Farage mocks UK from jail -- Fayaz Khan was jailed last year for threats made against the Reform UK party leader

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Andy Burnham has raised fears he could choke the economy with even more tax rises

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OPINION - Andy Burnham has one big question he cannot dodge for much longer

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Shock as Home Office waste revealed - including £3m on scrapped deportation flights -- The scale of taxpayers' waste was exposed by the Home Office annual report, with numerous...

5 days ago

POLL: Is Keir Starmer right to give Sadiq Khan a seat in the House of Lords?

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MI5 slammed after watchdog finds it 'misled courts' over violent neo-Nazi spy

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Andy Burnham takes fight to Nigel Farage with crusade to win back Reform voters

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Keir Starmer makes Sadiq Khan a peer as he prepares to leave No 10

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Pathetic idiot Argies are just pawns in failing Javier Milei's game over the Falklands - OPINION - PAUL BALDWIN: Not content with winning on the pitch, Argentina has predictably ramped...

5 days ago

Rachel Reeves has failed on her number one mission - but who will replace her? -- Economic growth has stalled under her Chancellorship

5 days ago

New Hillsborough Law holds official lies to account – with one major exception -- OPINION - MARCUS BALL: Despite success of campaigners, what sort of message does it send when...

5 days ago

OPINION - Andy Burnham given major warning over pensions triple-lock

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Keir Starmer breaks silence as huge row rages over Argentina's Falkland stunt

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Nigel Farage erupts at Argentinian players over Falklands banner - 'disgusted!' -- Argentinian players have sparked outrage for waving a Falkland Islands banner after a World Cup...

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OPINION -- Britain's next small boats crisis is already being created and we are doing nothing

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Rachel Reeves hit by one last blow in final week as Chancellor - 'she has failed!'

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham's about to sack Rachel Reeves - here's 5 contenders to replace her

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Andy Burnham sparks fury after tax bombshell in Gary Lineker interview

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Labour brings British Steel under public ownership - 'losing £700k a day'

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Keir Starmer makes last minute trip in 'final' act as Prime Minister

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OPINION - Andy Burnham needs to stop treating Brits like children - and end 1 dreadful rule - Tom Willerton-Gartside argues that our Prime Minister in waiting could immediately make his mark...

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Andy Burnham's scrambling to snatch Green votes – I'll be surprised if he lasts a year -- OPINION - ESTHER KRAKUE: He's debasing himself and his party and it won't even work!

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Beloved ponies in iconic UK beauty spot saved after Natural England U-turn -- Dartmoor ponies will be protected at current levels, Government says

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Ann Widdecombe murder suspect's family break silence on 'gentle giant'

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MPs could return from summer break to grill question-dodging PM Andy Burnham

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Andy Burnham reveals plan for Donald Trump as 'special relationship' on the brink -- Tensions beteen Donald Trump and Keir Starmer have been soaring over recent months.

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Andy Burnham finally breaks silence on his tax plans as 'summer of chaos' looms

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Tears all round as Sir Keir says farewell in final PMQs

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Ann Widdecombe's ex-colleague takes swipe over police blunders: 'It's disrespectful!'

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Record 10m over-65s now paying income tax

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Zia Yusuf tears into Labour for comparing Reform to Nazis – 'irresponsible!' -- Reform's home affairs spokesman warns of a 'narrative so relentless' against Nigel Farage and...

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Ann Widdecombe revealed heartwarming reason for career move in one of her final messages -- In one of her final columns, Ann Widdecombe revealed why she embraced a whole new career away...

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POLL - Should MPs get more security? Have your say in our online poll on whether parliamentarians should have improved protection

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Rachel Reeves breaks down in tears again at PMQs

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Keir Starmer calls for Commons memorial to Ann Widdecombe in his final PMQs

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ANALYSIS - Rachel Reeves just tried to look cool – but she's about to find out nobody cares - The Chancellor is making a desperate attempt to keep her job, says Jonathan Walker

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Nigel Farage claims Keir Starmer told him Ann Widdecombe's death was 'burglary gone wrong'

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Andy Burnham faces the worst case of Monday morning blues he's ever had

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Suella Braverman lets rip at Lib Dem council for tearing down England flags: 'Misjudged!'

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Royal Lodge lease deal 'best value for money', MPs told

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Andy Burnham warned not to bow to demands to rip up the pension triple lock

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Stark Falkland Islands warning issued ahead of tense England vs Argentina World Cup match

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Andy Burnham accused of 'running scared' from scrutiny as he 'dodges' questions -- Outrage was sparked in the House of Commons when it was announced that Andy Burnham would not...

7 days ago

'Foreign interference not ruled out' as police say Ann Widdecombe death was 'targeted' -- Counterterror police have widened their probe into Ann Widdecombe's death, refusing to rule out...

7 days ago

Kemi Badenoch skewers Andy Burnham with lethal two-word put-down at PMQs -- Keir Starmer faces Parliament for his final PMQs

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Chance to rescue 280,000 older Britons from poverty and save taxpayers millions

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Ann Widdecombe warned of 'game of personal destruction' 20 minutes before her death

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Rachel Reeves demands closer ties with EU in final Brexit betrayal as Chancellor -- The Chancellor gave what is expected to be her last speech in the role

7 days ago

Nightmare for Ed Miliband as he is 'blocked from becoming Andy Burnham's chancellor'

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Andy Burnham makes major security announcement after Ann Widdecombe 'murder'

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Union plots with left-wing charity to bring more migrants to UK in blow to Andy Burnham

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Andy Burnham makes dramatic comeback as fiery Commons clash erupts over Hillsborough

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Police probe fears Ann Widdecombe 'killer' may have been targeting other Reform figures -- EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Express can reveal that counter-terrorism police and MI5 have not contacted...

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OPINION - Andy Burnham has no mandate to impose tax rises on the British people - Reform UK's Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick writes for the Daily Express warning of tax hikes...

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Arrogant Andy is about to walk into No 10 with no scrutiny - this is what he must address -- The incoming Prime Minster has dodged questions since his dramatic comeback last month.

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