Leaked No 10 papers show Labour’s desperate final bid to save Starmer Former prime minister’s successor Andy Burnham has announced a number of the measures in the blueprint The Independent UK · Sep 17
Andy Burnham to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid extreme heat PM touts ban on disposable barbecues as areas hit by wildfires – but some Labour MPs will be hoping for more ambitious ideas to tackle crisis The Guardian - AU · Aug 12
Burnham must live up to Labour promise and slash energy bills by £300 – SNP The party urged the Prime Minister to cut household bills as he begins his tour of the UK’s nations and regions. Evening Standard · Aug 11
Government ‘spitting in faces of police’ by failing to halt release of PC Harper’s killers, says ex-colleague ‘Andy did his duty that night. The least they can do is show him some respect’, says a first responder at fatal scene – as No 10 claims it can’t keep killers behind bars The Independent UK · Aug 10
No 10 failure to block Pc Harper killers’ early release ‘indefensible’ A Police Federation boss urged Andy Burnham to ‘listen’ to the public after No 10 resisted pressure to keep Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers behind bars. Evening Standard · Aug 10
‘Not possible’ to block PC Andrew Harper’s killers from early release, No 10 says IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 10
Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drilling Labour MPs fear No 10 team lack up-to-date energy insight and don’t fully recognise voters’ climate concerns The Guardian - UK · Jul 31
No 10 Fed Journalists False Information About Burnham's Chancellor Pick, and Insiders Are Not Sorry Press Got Burned Downing Street let false briefings about Andy Burnham's chancellor choice spread, leaving lobby reporters wrong‑footed and raising fresh questions over No 10's leak and media strategy. International Business Times UK · Jul 29
Abuse survivor hands petition to No 10 urging Burnham to remove sex offenders from early release scheme Jade Belgrove warned that releasing sex offenders and rapists from prison early could weaken faith in the justice system The Independent UK · Jul 28
Streeting says Burnham government will prioritise military over other spending Defence secretary says he will give arms industry ‘clarity and confidence’ in contrast to row preceding Starmer’s exit The Guardian - UK · Jul 22
Can Andy Burnham 'end rough sleeping'? Here's what his record tells us ANDY Burnham has pledged to end rough sleeping in his “first instruction” to officials on becoming Prime Minister. The National (Scotland) · Jul 20
No tears from Keir as Burnham strolls into No 10 with the clock already ticking Rapid turnover of prime ministers continues as UK gets another promise that, this time, things will be different The Guardian - UK · Jul 20
From leftwing voters to unions: can Burnham win back Labour bases lost by Starmer? – visualised As Andy Burnham enters No 10, Guardian data analysis reveals the fissures with Labour’s traditional supporters, and the traps the new PM will want to avoid The Guardian - UK · Jul 19
Keir Starmer says he resigned to prevent government ‘imploding into a massive fight’ ‘We’ve got our mojo back as a country’, Sir Keir Starmer insisted in his final interview as prime minister The Independent UK · Jul 17
The Independent UK · Jul 14 Andy Burnham’s main policy pledges – and what they mean for you The new prime minister has promised to bring forward the ‘biggest changes in the last 40 years’
The Independent UK · Jul 4 No 10 ‘boys club’ briefing culture will change under Andy Burnham, says Lucy Powell Labour’s deputy leader believes the ‘unpleasant’ culture will be different under Mr Burnham
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2 Labour was not prepared to govern in 2024, says Morgan McSweeney PM’s former chief of staff opens up on political mistakes and shares Trump’s theories about wind turbines
The Independent UK · Jul 1 The key flaw in Burnham’s ‘No 10 in the North’ plan Andy Burnham is bringing Downing Street to Manchester. The landmark plans for a Northern government hub were announced in Burnham’s speech on 29 June, in which he said that “No 10 North will be at the centre of a rewired Britain.”
The Independent UK · Jun 28 Plans to replace destroyers scrapped to make way for drone hubs in ‘hybrid Navy’ The Royal Navy will instead procure at least six ‘common combat vessels’, which will act as command hubs for uncrewed systems, officials said.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 26 Home secretary sought to restrict minister’s access to papers as she calls for his sacking Row between Shabana Mahmood and Mike Tapp broke out after he wrote unauthorised article about immigration
The Guardian - UK · 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 24 Officials will lobby Burnham to revive ‘war bonds’ idea to pay for higher defence spending Senior figures, including some in No 10, want the Treasury to be allowed to borrow more for military spending
The Independent UK · Jun 24 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
The Independent UK · Jun 22 In The Room: Why Starmer’s resignation speech struck a chord with an ex-No 10 adviser In The Room co-host and former No 10 special advisor Cleo Watson has reacted to Keir Starmer’s emotional resignation speech, drawing parallels to her former boss Theresa May’s departure.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17 Burnham team tell ministers to delay resignations to avoid chaos Exclusive: Allies of Labour’s Makerfield candidate concerned rapid collapse of Starmer government would increase instability