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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.

Evening Standard

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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Long-delayed defence plan will safeguard Britain ‘into the future’, Starmer says

The defence investment plan (Dip), originally due last year, will be published on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

High-street slot machines and casinos could face £460m tax rise under Burnham

Thinktank finds 43% of the public would support a move by Labour to raise taxes on adult gaming centres

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Andy Burnham is a gifted showman – but devolution is not a magic wand

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The prime minister presumptive has made a strong pitch that he can both imagine and articulate the kind of ‘rewired’ Britain the electorate demands – but, as Keir Starmer discovered, delivery is another matter entirely

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage says Reform UK would ‘gladly’ accept more donations from crypto billionaire

The Reform UK leader is being investigated by the Commons sleaze watchdog over a multimillion-pound donation from Christopher Harborne

The Independent UK

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Labour's Andy Burnham Wants to Shift Power Across Britain But Faces One Big Question: Who Gave Him the Mandate?

Andy Burnham is set to become the UK's Prime Minister, inheriting Labour's majority. His ambitious reform agenda faces criticism over legitimacy, with calls for a fresh election to validate his mandate.

International Business Times UK

Burnham sets out vision to transform Britain and fix ‘broken’ system

Expected next prime minister focuses on restoring faith in politics, cost of living and devolution in major speech

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK would gladly accept more donations from billionaire – Nigel Farage

Mr Farage is currently being investigated by Parliament’s standards commissioner over a £5 million gift, which critics say he should have declared.

Evening Standard

What is Andy Burnham’s economic and political blueprint for Britain?

Plans include greater regional power, public ownership of utilities and the end of trickle-down economics

The Guardian - UK

Burnham’s vibe shift gives Labour one more chance but voters also need hope

The prospective new prime minister will need to deliver on his ability to communicate – and get the big decisions right

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Andy Burnham’s speech: Rewiring Britain needs Westminster to give up real power

Editorial: The country’s likely next prime minister sketches a post-Thatcherite state built on radical devolution. The test is whether Whitehall yields

The Guardian - UK

Nato chief says he is confident Burnham will stick to defence spending target

Mark Rutte stressed need for military investment ahead of long-awaited UK funding announcement on Tuesday

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The Independent UK

Four charts that show the ‘north-south divide’ – but also reveal a more complicated task for Burnham

ANALYSIS : After Andy Burnham set out his devolution policy as he attempts to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister, Alex Ross analyses the so-called north-south divide the “King of the North” will attempt to break

The Guardian - UK

Burnham will stand or fall on his plans for youth employment: he must put the next generation first

Labour has to match the success of its New Deal for young people in the late 1990s, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Independent UK

‘Rhetoric alone will not cut it’ says Swinney as Burnham pledges more devolution

The First Minister’s comments come as Andy Burnham made his first speech after Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 closes lower as builders and Babcock falter

Housebuilders fell after weak mortgage approval figures.

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The National (Scotland)

Legal expert gives verdict on Andy Burnham's vague Scottish devolution plans

ANDY Burnham set out – albeit quite vaguely – his vision to extend devolution across the UK, including in Scotland ...

The Independent UK

Burnham promises ‘hope’ as he unveils ‘new direction’ for Britain

The MP almost certain to be the next prime minister chose the People’s History Museum in Manchester, a homage to Britain’s left-wing history, to unveil his pitch for power

The Independent UK

Bulletin PM briefing: Burnham’s plan for Britain and Penelope Keith dies

Five things we learned from Andy Burnham’s first major speech. The Good Life actor Dame Penelope Keith dies aged 86. Five dead in shooting at youth centre in German town of Stade. US peace talks with Iran are set to resume – here’s when and where. Jack Draper withdraws from…

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham picks Greater Manchester CEO to oversee devolution of power at No 10 North

Described as Burnham’s ‘right-hand woman’, Caroline Simpson has been putting his vision of ‘Manchesterism’ into practice since 2024

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney warns Andy Burnham Scotland 'is a nation not a region'

John Swinney has responded to Andy Burnham's proposals to "extend devolution" in Scotland

The Independent UK

What could Andy Burnham as prime minister mean for your mortgages and house prices?

Could Burnham ditch stamp duty? Will he favour voters in the north?

The National (Scotland)

Dundee MP hits back after Andy Burnham claim city is 'distant' from Holyrood

A DUNDEE MP has slated Andy Burnham after he claimed the people of the city "feel distant" from Holyrood.

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