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‘It’s rare to hear: I’m black and middle class’ – Symeon Brown on black Britain’s enduring ‘taboo’

Black people are more prominent than ever in the UK’s politics and culture. But are they overwhelmingly from the middle class, as Brown argues in his new book? And if so, why isn’t anyone talking about it?

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham signals he will scrap plans to curb jury trials

Prime minister says he has concerns about one of most significant proposals from Keir Starmer’s government

The Guardian - UK

UN condemns ‘arbitrary’ detention of UK prisoners trapped on indefinite jail terms as ‘psychological torture’

The UN’s Human Rights Council lashed out at the UK government for ‘inhumane treatment’ of IPP prisoners

The Independent UK

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Green London councillor cleared over David Lammy 'coconut' comments

An investigation has found Cllr Hau-Yu Tam did not breach the Council’s Code of Conduct when she retweeted posts on her X account, which included criticisms of Israel and Zionism

Evening Standard

Burnham stirs up political row with review of release plans for violent criminals

PM says he wants to ensure ‘everything has been looked at’ amid outrage at policy from family of PC Andrew Harper

The Guardian - UK

Voices: ‘Same gang, different seats’: Readers unimpressed as Andy Burnham names new cabinet

YOUR VIEWS: As Andy Burnham unveils his first cabinet, readers are debating whether familiar faces in new jobs amount to real change

The Independent UK

More women than ever before – and more privately educated than Starmer’s: A closer look at Andy Burnham’s top team

Andy Burnham purged a number of Sir Keir Starmer’s close allies on Monday as he unveiled his new cabinet - but how different really is his top team from that of his predecessor? Millie Cooke and Albert Toth take a closer look

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Burnham to set out cost-of-living support and chair first Cabinet meeting as PM

The new premier promised to provide early ‘breathing space’ for households struggling with the cost of living as he stood on the steps of No 10.

Evening Standard

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 Cabinet: Full list of who's in and who's out

All the winners and losers in Andy Burnham’s first Cabinet

Evening Standard

John Healey appointed Chancellor amid Andy Burnham Cabinet clear-out

The ex-defence secretary replaces Rachel Reeves, while Ed Miliband becomes Foreign Secretary and Shabana Mahmood remains Home Secretary.

Evening Standard

Stocks down as Andy Burnham starts Cabinet reshuffle

David Lammy, Rachel Reeves and Steve Reed were among the first high-profile Cabinet ministers to be shown the door by Mr Burnham.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham promises to be ‘circuit-breaker’ PM as he purges cabinet

Prime minister says his first instruction is to end rough sleeping and insists he does not want to leave Downing Street before the social care crisis is fixed

The Independent UK

'I'm proud': Rachel Reeves reacts as Andy Burnham sacks first-ever female Chancellor

Rachel Reeves follows David Lammy and Steve Reed in losing out under new Burnham government

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The Independent UK

Chancellor Rachel Reeves sacked as Andy Burnham starts major cabinet reshuffle

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Evening Standard

Lammy and Reeves among senior ministers to leave after Burnham takes power

Peter Kyle has also left his role as business secretary.

The National (Scotland)

The full list of Keir Starmer allies sacked from Cabinet by Andy Burnham

SEVERAL allies of Keir Starmer have been sacked from Cabinet – including deputy prime minister David Lammy and chancellor Rachel Reeves – by new…

The Independent UK

Shabana Mahmood’s history on tax and welfare sparks tensions with Andy Burnham allies

Exclusive: Shabana Mahmood is now expected to be unveiled as chancellor, but criticisms she made behind the scenes of Rachel Reeves’s tax policies have already sparked tensions with Burnham’s allies on the left

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Burnham plots Ed Miliband Foreign Office shake-up as he readies policy blitz for first day as PM

Exclusive: Ed Miliband now widely expected to get the foreign secretary job as Labour sources tell The Independent that Team Burnham has been discussing major reform of the FCDO and a ‘roadmap’ back to spending 0.7 per cent of GDP on overseas aid

The Guardian - UK

Long-term solutions to the Prison Service crisis

Letters: Prof Ian Pickup on prison education, Henry Rossi on resentencing IPP prisoners, Andrew RC McLellan on earlier release and Dr Rod Earle on a lesson from 1930s Red Vienna

Evening Standard

Green Party defends politicians who attended Burnham effigy stabbing protest

Members of Hackney Council’s ruling Green Party attended a demonstration where an effigy of the incoming Prime Minister was repeatedly stabbed with darts

The Independent UK

Where couples could legally marry under new rules – from castles to canal boats

The changes to rules in England and Wales could help cut the costs of weddings and mean two ceremonies are no longer required to cover different faiths, the government said

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy’s proposed cohabitation law would be bad for couples – and worse for some women

The government’s worthy attempt to give cohabiting partners marriage-like rights fails to protect women who have chosen financial independence, says Ruth Deech

The Guardian - UK

Drugs, drones and heat: Amber Rudd and David Lammy begin search for answers to prisons crisis

Former Tory minister appointed to head review sees the challenges on visit to troubled HMP Wandsworth

The Guardian - UK

Scrapping early release for sex offenders could leave no capacity in jails, says David Lammy

Exclusive: Deputy PM says opponents have ‘no solutions’ to possible collapse of justice system in England and Wales

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