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Tuesday briefing: Inside Andy Burnham’s first day

In today’s newsletter: As the new prime minister enters No 10, our journalists take you through what it was like covering his first hours in power

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21

Burnham unveils tax cut to ‘bring back hope’ for struggling families

The Government announced the measure will be funded by savings from the cancelled digital ID programme.

Evening Standard · Jul 21

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham unveils new government, replacing Starmer era

Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham took office on Monday, reshuffling the cabinet to remove allies of predecessor Keir Starmer and appointing John Healey as finance minister, Ed Miliband as foreign minister and Wes Streeting as defence minister. Burnham pledged a 10-year plan to tackle cost-of-living pressures and signalled a…

France 24 · Jul 21

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 · Jul 20

Andy Burnham vows to ‘bring back hope’ as he unveils his cabinet

New prime minister says government must ‘do better’ to deliver change but promises prudent approach to economy

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20

Louise Haigh, Andy Burnham's Newly Appointed First Secretary of State, Outranks Cabinet Despite Fraud Conviction

Prime Minister Andy Burnham appoints Louise Haigh as First Secretary of State, marking a significant cabinet reshuffle despite her previous fraud conviction.

International Business Times UK · Jul 20

Briefing wars: how Labour ministers tried, and failed, to get into Burnham’s cabinet

Choice of John Healey for chancellor shocks insiders after weeks of fierce lobbying on behalf of party big hitters

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20

John Healey’s appointment as chancellor signals one clear priority for the new prime minister

ANALYSIS: The new prime minister has sought a compromise figure over the favourites from the right or left of the party, as political editor David Maddox explains

The Independent UK · Jul 20

‘We need to be careful’: Andy Burnham’s team keenly aware of fiscal tightrope

Chancellor pick and early policies avoid market meltdown but next week remains ‘moment of real peril’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20

The Guardian view on Andy Burnham’s first day: the right vision, but time is of the essence

Editorial: Outside Downing Street, Britain’s new prime minister struck the right notes. Now he and his cabinet need to be brave

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20