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The Latest Breaking News from Andy Burnham

Is Andy Burnham ready to be prime minister? New poll issues surprising verdict

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The Independent UK

Trains disrupted on UK’s busiest intercity line as cows wander on to tracks

London to Manchester among routes affected after cows blocked west coast mainline for more than three hours

The Guardian - UK

Burnham’s No 10 North ‘will be based on brownfield site on edge of Manchester’

Prime minister-in-waiting is seeking an interim base in the city centre before Ancoats site is completed in 2028

The Guardian - UK

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Hospitality VAT cut: can it help the sector and at what cost to UK taxpayer?

Drop to 10% for pubs and eateries would be in line with most of Europe, but critics say it favours multinationals

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs tell Burnham to ignore ‘deluded’ calls for more North Sea drilling

Critics debunk economic claims as research finds Rosebank development would produce estimated 250m tonnes of CO2

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham not yet ready for prime minister say more than half of British voters

A survey by More in Common found 59 per cent of Britons did not think the Makerfield MP was ready for power but are open to his ideas

The Independent UK

Starmer warns Burnham not to borrow to fund defence as he reveals £15bn plan

PM unveils long-awaited defence investment plan, which he says will mean hit to road, housing and energy schemes

The Guardian - UK

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Three in five voters think Burnham not ready for No10, poll finds

A survey by More in Common found 59% of Britons did not think the Makerfield MP was ready for power.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham's chief of staff in transparency row over Douglas Alexander meeting

Andy Burnham's incoming chief of staff has been linked to a lobbying row over a meeting with Douglas Alexander when he was Trade Minister

The National (Scotland)

I’ve worked closely with both Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer. A single quality separates them

Personable warmth is something that mistrustful voters sorely need, and Burnham has it. But he’ll also need a little of what Starmer has to succeed in No 10, says Nazir Afzal, former chief crown prosecutor for north-west England

The Guardian - UK

Key points from the defence investment plan

Here are the key points from the Prime Minister’s speech and defence investment plan.

Evening Standard

UK's Starmer unveils £15 bln defence increase in long-delayed investment plan

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled a £15 billion Defence Investment Plan, aiming to bolster Britain's military for future conflicts. This significant funding boost will enhance capabilities in drones, autonomous weapons, and the navy, while also strengthening the nuclear deterrent and a next-generation fighter jet program. Starmer emphasized deterrence as…

The Economic Times

Share your views on Andy Burnham’s plans for a new No 10 North

Burnham announced that as UK prime minister he would set up a ‘No 10 North’ in Manchester to oversee a devolution of power and resources across the UK

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham tells Scots he offers ‘change’ from ‘broken’ Westminster politics

The man expected to be the next prime minister told people he is ‘going to do things differently’.

Evening Standard

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Next chancellor will have to find £5bn to fund black hole in defence funding, government figures reveal – as it happened

Keir Starmer earlier unveiled a £15bn plan but said defence spending cannot be ‘bottomless pit’ and MoD has to ‘spend better’

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: US ‘freebirthing’ business linked to death of Melbourne woman; World Cup penalty shootouts; and eight days lost at sea

A Guardian investigation has revealed links between a US business and an Australian ‘birth keeper’ who is a central witness at the inquest into the death of a Melbourne wellness influencer

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 25% of UK pubs and restaurants lose money, research shows

Hospitality trade bodies’ data published as celebrity chefs and restaurateurs launch campaign for VAT cut

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham warned of exodus of London bankers if he hits City with windfall tax of up to £60bn

The Trades Union Congress is urging the Prime Minister-in-waiting to hugely ramp up taxes on Britain’s banks

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The Guardian - UK

UK government ‘minded to intervene’ in Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros Discovery – as it happened

Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, cites need for sufficient plurality of views in news media

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Inside Shabana Mahmood’s new UK asylum reforms

In today’s newsletter: As the home secretary details reforms to the asylum system, a look at the challenges Labour faces – and what better story could be told about immigration

The Guardian - UK

‘Commanding heights of the economy’: the postwar blueprint that inspires Burnham

In the second of a series on nationalisation, we look at the lessons from Clement Attlee’s administration

The Guardian - UK

Want to know what Andy Burnham would do in government? Take a look at his past

His plan for the country is still vague, but there are clues to what he thinks, on topics from inheritance tax to welfare and social care, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Evening Standard

Starmer hails ‘game-changing’ investment as delayed defence plan to be unveiled

The Dip will focus on ramping up the UK’s use of drones and autonomous weapons.

The Guardian - UK

Long-delayed defence investment plan to be published with £5bn for drones

New defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, persuades Rachel Reeves to reduce £18bn gap that led to John Healey quitting

The Independent UK

Starmer finds an extra £1bn for defence as long-delayed spending plan finally revealed

The new defence investment plan has allocated £14.5bn to fund Britain’s defence, still falling well short of the £28bn officials previously said was needed

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