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Voices: Andy Burnham’s Greater Manchester gamble has paid off – but how long will his luck last?

COMMENT: Not so long ago, it seemed certain that Nigel Farage’s party would capture the city-region mayoralty – but the new prime minister’s popularity carries all before it, writes John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Burnham v Starmer: one week in, how do their leadership styles compare?

From TikTok appearances to ‘sugar rush’ policies, new prime minister is taking different approach to predecessor

The Guardian - UK

Was Keir Starmer’s leaving party the boozy birth of a new Labour force?

A £10,000 bar tab was drunk, there was a ‘lot of anger’, and now ex-ministers are thinking how to cooperate in future

The Guardian - UK

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Andy Burnham’s purge of the Starmerites may store up problems for the future

If he were alive today, Machiavelli would have enjoyed watching the first days of Andy Burnham’s premiership. An enemy of the Medicis, the Florentine diplomat (full name Niccolo di Bernardo dei Machiavelli) was a student of power. He would have appreciated the clarity, focus and – yes – the brutality…

The Conversation

Who's in Andy Burnham's Government? Complete list of ministers chosen by new PM

Who are the new ministers in Andy Burnham’s Government?

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham urges cabinet to examine ‘all possible ways’ to tackle cost of living crisis

As new prime minister briefs cabinet on ‘cost of living government’, critics ask where money will come from

The Guardian - UK

Starmerites already sniping at Andy Burnham after Cabinet purge

KEIR Starmer loyalists have already begun sniping at Andy Burnham after he ruthlessly purged them from the Cabinet.

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For Andy Burnham 'revenge' was a dish served piping hot to the new PM on his first full day in No10

Commentary: Keir Starmer key ally Darren Jones fires missile into centre of Burnham government with startling attack over energy bills

Evening Standard

Burnham announces £850m tax cut on energy bills but faces questions over funding

The VAT reduction will be paid for by scrapping the digital ID card scheme, but former minister Darren Jones said that project was unfunded.

The Independent UK

Anas Sarwar reportedly set to quit as Scottish Labour leader to be minister in Andy Burnham’s government – as it happened

Sarwar expected to be elevated to Lords to take up a ministerial post at revamped Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham to cut VAT on electricity bills as first cost of living move

Newly appointed chancellor John Healey says reduction will be funded by cancelling digital ID scheme

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham’s cabinet reshuffle: The winners and losers

The prime minister has conducted a brutal purge of Starmer loyalists and made some shock appointments to key government roles. Here, The Independent looks at the main winners and losers of Andy Burnham’s reshuffle

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham’s first Labour cabinet: who’s in and who’s out?

From the Treasury to the Home Office, we look at who will head up key departments in new PM’s government

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers to tell public to stockpile food and medicine to 'prepare for war'

People will be told to stockpile food, water and medicine in new UK Government plans to prepare for war

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International Business Times UK

UK Households Told to Stockpile Food, Water and Medicines as Russia Cyber Attack Threat Grows

The UK Government is launching a campaign urging households to prepare for emergencies, including potential Russian cyber attacks, by stockpiling essentials.

The Independent UK

Britons told to stockpile essentials in case of Russian cyber attacks

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The Guardian - UK

Britons urged to take ‘small steps’ to prepare for potential national crises

Government to launch campaign to help people cope with events such as weather emergencies or cyber-attacks

The Independent UK

Public to be told to stockpile food in case of cyber attack from Russia

UK will run largest home defence exercise in decades, dubbed Operation Albiston Shadow

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The Independent UK

Full list of Labour MPs to nominate Andy Burnham – including 18 members of Starmer’s cabinet

Ed Miliband, Chief Whip Jonathan Reynolds and Chief Secretary Darren Jones are among those who have put their names behind Mr Burnham

Evening Standard

How Keir Starmer let Andy Burnham through the No10 door

After the Prime Minister’s resignation, Anne McElvoy asks Westminster insiders: what went wrong and how could Andy Burnham make it right?

Evening Standard

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’.

The Guardian - UK

Reeves backs Burnham to be PM despite reports she may be offered lesser role

Allies lobby to keep chancellor as ‘stable’ choice while Wes Streeting and Ed Miliband also in picture

The Independent UK

Burnham eyes up ‘No 10 in the North’ as path to a coronation becomes clearer

Darren Jones, an ally of Keir Starmer, has ruled himself out of any Labour leadership contest

Euronews

Senior UK minister rules out leadership challenge as Burnham edges closer to Downing Street

Jones' decision removes a major obstacle standing between Burnham and the UK's top job and could mean the latter is in Downing Street as early as July.

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham advisers ‘back scrapping triple lock’

The triple lock ensures that the state pension rises by the highest of average weekly earnings, inflation or 2.5 per cent

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