The Latest Breaking News from Andy Burnham

Alistair Johnston Celtic exit twist as Prime Minister makes Everton transfer plea

Alistair Johnston Celtic exit twist as Prime Minister makes Everton transfer plea

The National (Scotland) · Aug 8

The stark reality facing Andy Burnham’s council housebuilding revolution

IN FOCUS: The new prime minister pledged ‘the biggest council housebuilding drive since the postwar period’ before he took office. Albert Toth speaks to council leaders and experts about what he must do to deliver

The Independent UK · Aug 8

Net zero targets could be watered down under UK Government plans

Andy Burnham’s Government could water down some of Labour’s net zero targets, the Energy Secretary has signalled

The National (Scotland) · Aug 8

A ‘Keminaissance’ for the Tories is wishful thinking – Badenoch’s Reform-lite summer will only end one way

Hiring a convicted antisemite as an adviser; rabble rousing at a time of violent unrest. She is still in a race to the bottom and making too many mistakes, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7

Burnham: It is ‘insane’ UK has not hosted World Cup since 1966

Prime Minister says he wonders whether Fifa and Uefa have ‘something against’ UK over failure to award country hosting rights to another World Cup

Evening Standard · Aug 7

Fact check: Small boat deaths and fake image of Andy Burnham running

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

The Independent UK · Aug 7

You can’t trick the markets with extra borrowing, experts and former chancellor warn Burnham

Former Conservative chancellor Phillip Hammond told The Independent that the bond markets ‘will see straight through this ruse and price UK debt up accordingly’

The Independent UK · Aug 7

Should Andy Burnham be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossings? Experts react

Following a sudden influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, the discussion on unauthorised migration to Europe is again heightened. In the UK this means a focus on small boat crossings and the policy surrounding them, particularly following 752 arrivals on July 29 – the highest number for…

The Conversation · Aug 7

Can leaders ever reform prisons without playing politics? Four things Andy Burnham could do

The UK’s prime minister, Andy Burnham, is facing his first major test with the public over the upcoming early release of thousands of prisoners. These plans are part of the Sentencing Act 2026, passed by Keir Starmer’s government in response to an independent review of sentencing.

The Conversation · Aug 7

Village hit by record-breaking 50 days without rain as further heatwave looms

Wisley previously saw 36 continuous dry days back in the notorious 1976 heatwave — but this record now stands to be beaten by more than 14 days

The Independent UK · Aug 7