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Wes Streeting in talks with US to plan international defence conference

The Defence Secretary has spoken to the US secretary of war during his first week in office.

Evening Standard

What we’ve learned from Andy Burnham’s first week as prime minister

The changing of prime ministers, rather than marking epochs, has become rather commonplace. For the politically minded, that doesn’t mean that each is without the hovering of Tony Blair’s “hand of history”. A new premiership may last 49 days, or ten years. But a truly remarkable set of circumstances would…

The Conversation

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…

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: At least 10 killed as Putin launches ballistic missile attack on Kyiv’s drone exhibition

At least five people were killed in the city of Sloviansk, in addition to those in Kyiv

The Independent UK

Who is Miatta Fahnbulleh, the radical-thinking new UK energy secretary?

Selection of economist formerly at helm of green thinktank marks continuation of decarbonising Miliband era

The Guardian - UK

Miliband set for Rubio meeting amid Trump fury at his appointment as Foreign Secretary

Miliband also called for calm in the conflict between Iran and the US after Trump threatened to ‘bomb and destroy’ bridges and power stations

The Independent UK

Miliband calls for calm in Iran as Trump threatens to bomb bridges

Ed Miliband , in his international stage debut as foreign secretary , called for de-escalation in the Iran- US conflict during an ASEAN summit in the Philippines , acknowledging the significant economic impact on member states and the UK. Donald Trump issued a severe warning, stating that the United States…

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Voices: ‘If Trump hates him, he’s the right choice’: Readers dismiss anger over Ed Miliband’s foreign secretary appointment

YOUR VIEWS: As the White House voices ‘deep concern’ over Ed Miliband’s appointment as foreign secretary, our community have made clear whose side they’re on

The Independent UK

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’s first conversation with Donald Trump was ‘extremely warm’, Downing Street says

Mr Burnham’s phone call with the US president lasted 20 minutes, Downing Street said

The Independent UK

In The Room | Andy Burnham is Prime Minister. Now what?

After weeks of speculation, Andy Burnham finally unveiled his first cabinet late on Tuesday, with John Healey the surprise choice as chancellor, Ed Miliband moving to the Foreign Office and Shabana Mahmood remaining as home secretary.

The Independent UK

Trump ‘will not forget’ Miliband criticism as appointment sparks anger

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The Independent 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

Donald Trump furious at Miliband’s appointment as foreign secretary

Andy Burnham has been warned that the US president ‘will not forget’ Ed Miliband’s fierce criticism of him in the past and that he has some ‘serious diplomatic repair to undertake’ in his new role

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‘Kremlin will be delighted’ with Ed Miliband as foreign secretary, claims Boris Johnson

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The Guardian - UK

Healey as chancellor? Streeting as defence secretary? This isn’t a cabinet to change the UK like Burnham promised

Putting Ed Miliband in charge of the Treasury would have signalled a genuine new era. Instead, the new PM has played it safe, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson claims Ed Miliband is to blame for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Former prime minister claims the ‘Kremlin will be delighted’ with Miliband’s appointment as foreign secretary

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The Independent UK

Can Andy Burnham afford his own ambitions? Chris Blackhurst answers your questions

ASK ME ANYTHING: Renowned business journalist Chris Blackhurst answers readers’ questions on why Rachel Reeves had to go, whether Burnham can avoid a Liz Truss-style market reaction, and how he pays for the rough sleeping pledge he never delivered in Manchester

The Conversation

What Ed Miliband’s appointment does and doesn’t mean for the UK’s foreign policy

The route to 10 Downing Street is often fairly parochial, requiring knowledge and experience of local or national issues, rather than international ones. Andy Burnham has been involved in politics for a quarter of a century. But his variety of posts gives us little indication of how he is likely…

The Conversation

John Healey is the UK’s chancellor: what Burnham’s surprise pick says about his style of government

The UK’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has appointed John Healey as chancellor of the exchequer. His pick to fill the UK’s top economic post was something of a surprise: if we were to believe the speculation, the choice was between a minister with strong views on the economy –…

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham’s cabinet changes open door to rethink on Brexit

ANALYSIS: The appointment of Hamish Falconer to lead Brexit reset talks suggests Andy Burnham may end up reconsidering Keir Starmer’s red lines, political editor David Maddox writes

The National (Scotland)

Wes Streeting appointment as Defence Secretary branded 'disgraceful'

WES Streeting being appointed Defence Secretary has been branded “disgraceful” by anti-war campaigners.

The National (Scotland)

White House ‘deeply concerned’ over Ed Miliband appointment as Foreign Secretary

THE White House are reportedly “deeply concerned” over Andy Burnham's decision to appoint Ed Miliband as Foreign Secretary ...

The Guardian - UK

Miliband has been relentlessly attacked for net zero; what will happen now?

Tories, Reform, fossil fuel industry and some in his party lined up against decarbonisation target as energy secretary

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