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Scottish Labour MP warns Andy Burnham over welfare cuts to fund defence

A SCOTTISH Labour MP is among rebels urging Andy Burnham against raiding the welfare budget to fill a £4.7 billion black hole in defence spending.

The National (Scotland)

They say Andy Burnham is ‘good at politics’ and Starmer was bad. That’s not trivial – it could be crucial

The PM-in-waiting brings the promise of likability and a mission voters can believe in. Politics needs ideas but also a set of skills: anyone who can’t do the retail bit is doomed, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham warned 'don't level down London' as tens of thousands of jobs to be axed in Whitehall

‘Real devolution means backing councils to grow, not hollowing out London,’ says Westminster City Council leader Cllr Paul Swaddle

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England’s mayors should be given sweeping new powers, says devolution expert

Exclusive: Burnham-aligned thinktank calls for devolution of public services including social care, childcare and skills

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham urged to be radical on economy to help Labour win next election

Exclusive: Poll shows policies such as rent control and higher wealth taxes could fend off Reform UK in key seats

The Guardian - UK

Starmer must say what he will cut to fund £15bn defence rise, SNP says

The party said the Labour leader’s ‘unfunded’ defence plans could take ‘vital’ money away from schools and hospitals.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner throws her support behind Burnham’s town hall powers agenda

The Labour MP and former deputy prime minister said she wanted to see ‘a much deeper cultural change’ in how Britain is governed.

Evening Standard

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Voices: Sir Keir has left a fiscal mess for Andy Burnham to clean up

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW : Editorial: A £4.7bn shortfall in the Defence Investment Plan is some legacy for the PM to leave his successor to fund, especially after complaining so bitterly about the ‘black hole’ left by his own predecessors

The Independent UK

Can the Manchester Model save United Kingdom?

Following Keir Starmer's resignation as the United Kingdom's prime minister, Andy Burnham, the popular Labour politician who just won a seat in parliament in a special election, appears more likely than ever to succeed him. Whether or not this happens, however, the political drama has focused attention on the UK's…

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Charges to be considered against MP Dan Norris in sexual offences investigation

Avon and Somerset Police began investigating a man in his 60s in December 2024

The Independent UK

Stroppy Starmer in no mood to take Dip stick from Tories at PMQs

Keir was angry and he no longer cared that much – and Kemi, for the first time in her life, backed down from a fight

The Guardian - UK

'No evidence' Peter Murrell stole public money, watchdogs tell Scottish Labour MP

THERE is “no reason to believe” weaknesses in the system may have allowed Peter Murrell to embezzle public money and “no evidence” he did…

The National (Scotland)

No concerns raised about Murrell stealing taxpayer money, Commons says

The Electoral Commission also said there was no evidence Murrell misused public funds.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham says ‘nothing off table’ in case of Rochdale grooming gang leader

Labour leader-in-waiting wants to close loophole preventing deportation of sex offender

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Andy Burnham says 'Holyrood is as distant as Westminster'. The data shows he's wrong

ANDY Burnham’s “pitch to Scotland” failed to even acknowledge his promise of more devolution, let alone provide any details of what it meant…

The National (Scotland)

Israeli government spent over £50,000 on trip for senior Reform UK officials

THE Israeli government spent more than £50,000 on a trip for senior Reform UK officials ...

Evening Standard

Badenoch torpedoes Starmer at PMQs: 'Generals can count, the Kremlin can count, his defence plan doesn't add up'

Sketch: Deserted by Labour troops, the Prime Minister was like a tank with depleted armour and wonky tracks as he came under fire from Mrs Badenoch

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer launches attack on SNP over Peter Murrell scandal

KEIR Starmer launched an attack on the SNP over the Peter Murrell scandal as he dodged questions over his "paper thin" defence investment…

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John Swinney responds after Kate Forbes speaks at ‘anti-woke' London conference

JOHN SWINNEY has responded after Kate Forbes attended an event that has been described as the “anti-woke Davos” ...

The National (Scotland)

'Raise the Colours' leader to stand trial on child pornography charges

A leading figure in the "Raise the Colours" movement is due to stand trial accused of making indecent child images.

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney hits out at Andy Burnham's 'lack of knowledge' about Scotland

JOHN Swinney has said that Andy Burnham’s claim that parts of Scotland feel as distant from Holyrood as they do from Westminster showed a…

The National (Scotland)

Law Society of Scotland urges SNP to honour manifesto pledge on Lord Advocate

THE SNP Government must take steps to address the “important constitutional question” of the role of Scotland’s chief prosecutor, lawyers have…

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham 'to slash' central Government with tens of thousands of jobs going in London

The Prime Minister-in-waiting is vowing to deliver the ‘biggest devolution of power in modern times’ in Britain

Evening Standard

Swinney rejects Burnham’s claim Scots feel distant from Holyrood

The First Minister accused the Labour leadership hopeful of trying to ‘lecture’ him and described his comments as ‘polemics’.

The Guardian - UK

‘Imagine this was your daughter’: how grieving mothers campaigned to close sentencing gap

David Lammy’s decision to increase minimum sentence for domestic murder victims follows years of tireless lobbying

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