Cooper heaps pressure onto Starmer and Burnham over defence spending Cooper warns DIP will ‘have to go further’ after John Healey resigned over inadequate funding in the plan The Independent UK · Jun 26
Remove home secretary Mahmood and rip up her asylum plans, says Alf Dubs Exclusive: Labour peer who fled Nazis as a child says Andy Burnham has chance to ‘correct mistakes’ on refugees The Guardian - UK · Jun 26
Top Andy Burnham adviser issues stark state pension warning A TOP adviser to Andy Burnham has issued a stark warning on the state pension, calling the triple lock “unsustainable” The National (Scotland) · Jun 26
Digested week: Another PM bites the dust and it’s surprisingly moving Plus, World Cup fever, the EU referendum 10th anniversary, feeling the heat in Westminster, and cancer conversations The Guardian - UK · Jun 26
Ignore the miserabilists: Andy Burnham as PM is a moment when things really can get better He’s the only person who can keep Nigel Farage out of Downing Street, so let’s embrace his unique blend of optimism and realism, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Jun 26
After Starmer’s ‘purge’, could Andy Burnham lure back Labour’s bruised leftwingers? Socialists marginalised under current PM are anxious about whether his replacement will again disappoint them The Guardian - UK · Jun 26
Burnham has brought hope back to Labour – but he must understand how quickly it can be punctured The Makerfield MP’s surge towards No 10 is a seductive ad for the power of positive politics. How long that proves effective depends on his next moves, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Jun 26
Running buses in Manchester is no preparation for the international stage, Major warns Burnham Exclusive: In an interview for Independent TV with editor-in-chief Geordie Greig, former prime minister John Major warned that being mayor of Manchester will not prepare Andy Burnham for challenges on the global stage The Independent UK · Jun 26
Mahmood in standoff with No 10 after call to sack junior minister The Home Secretary had called for the Prime Minister to dismiss Mike Tapp on Thursday. Evening Standard · Jun 25
Mahmood in standoff with Starmer over No 10 not sacking junior minister Mike Tapp wrote unauthorised article saying new settlement rules should not cover overseas care workers The Guardian - UK · Jun 25
As NZ’s Chris Hipkins pursues power, what can he learn from Keir Starmer’s downfall? When Keir Starmer stepped down as British prime minister this week, it said as much about his troubled premiership as it did about a crisis facing other social-democratic Labour parties. The Conversation · Jun 25
Burnham could appoint Olly Robbins in top role if he becomes prime minister IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 25
Top civil servant sacked by Starmer over Mandelson vetting in talks to work for Burnham Olly Robbins was one of the most high-profile casualties of the Peter Mandelson scandal after it emerged the Labour grandee, fired over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, did not pass crucial security checks The Independent UK · Jun 25
Ex-Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins believed to be in talks over top security role High-flyer caught up in Mandelson vetting scandal thought to be discussing comeback with Burnham’s team The Guardian - UK · Jun 25
The National (Scotland) · Jun 25 Three reasons Irish reunification could be nearer than we think TODAY’S panel event organised by the Social Democratic and Labour Party exploring constitutional change, coinciding with the 10-year anniversary…
Evening Standard · Jun 25 Cabinet ministers back Burnham as he prepares to enter No 10 as early as July Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said she had spoken to the former mayor and he was ‘100% behind our unwavering support for Ukraine’.
International Business Times · Jun 25 Trump Labels UK's Potential Next PM Andy Burnham 'Extremely Liberal' as Labour Leadership Transition Takes Shape President Donald Trump has weighed in for the first time on Britain's likely next prime minister, describing Labour leader-in-waiting Andy Burnham as "extremely liberal."
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25 Keir Starmer’s leadership has alienated Labour voters Letters: Readers respond to Owen Jones’s summing up of Starmer’s stint as prime minister
Evening Standard · Jun 25 Hit London banks with windfall tax up to £60bn to cut energy bills for less well off, Andy Burnham union ally urges But shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride warns: ‘Labour need to realise that you can’t tax your way to prosperity’
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25 Unison chief endorses Ed Miliband for chancellor in a Burnham government Exclusive: Head of trade union backs energy secretary to replace Rachel Reeves, but two other big unions are opposed UK politics live – latest updates
The Independent UK · Jun 25 Date set for when Andy Burnham is likely to become prime minister Andy Burnham is expected to become the next Labour leader on 17 July, according to the timetable released by the party's National Executive Committee. Nominations for the Parliamentary Labour Party will open on Thursday, 9 July, with hustings for MPs and peers scheduled for Monday, 13 July. Labour affiliates, including…
Evening Standard · Jun 25 Baroness Sue Gray says she fears for Stormont Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff previously worked as a senior civil servant in Northern Ireland.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25 Andy Thingy with the eyelashes who was once ‘mayor of a town’ hits Westminster Trump gets to grips with ‘extremely liberal’ new kid who’s already roasting Kemi Badenoch on X
The Times of India · Jun 25 'I don't know, mayor of a town?' Trump's first remarks on UK PM frontrunner Andy Burnham In his first remarks on Andy Burnham, US President Donald Trump appeared unfamiliar with the UK PM frontrunner, describing him as "the mayor of a town".
The Independent UK · Jun 25 Why there are calls to cut stamp duty if Andy Burnham becomes prime minister IN FULL