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Defence Secretary faces questions on £4.7bn funding gap left to Andy Burnham

The presumptive prime minister will have to identify an extra tranche of funding for defence in his first budget.

Evening Standard

Burnham left with £4.7bn bill for Starmer’s new defence investment plan

Ally of PM-in-waiting says four-year boost for the armed forces is an ‘unexploded bomb’

The Guardian - UK

Britain has finally grasped the nettle on defence, but tough choices lie ahead

The new PM must balance the security budget and other urgent spending priorities, with little room for manoeuvre

The Guardian - UK

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Andy Burnham: I'll cut transport fares in London to lower cost of living for millions

Exclusive: The Prime Minister-in-waiting also pledges more affordable homes including in the heart of the capital where property prices are sky-high

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham says he will end culture of briefing against female ministers

PM hopeful tells meeting of women’s parliamentary Labour party that any staff who undermine female members of his team will be sacked

The Guardian - UK

Britain's Safety At Risk? Labour's Defence Plan Faces £14 Billion Black Hole

The UK Government's £14.5 billion Defence Investment Plan faces criticism for insufficient new funding, raising concerns about military readiness and financial pressures on the Ministry of Defence.

International Business Times UK

Key points from the defence investment plan

Here are the key points from the Prime Minister’s speech and defence investment plan.

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Long-delayed defence investment plan to be published with £5bn for drones

New defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, persuades Rachel Reeves to reduce £18bn gap that led to John Healey quitting

The Guardian - UK

High-street slot machines and casinos could face £460m tax rise under Burnham

Thinktank finds 43% of the public would support a move by Labour to raise taxes on adult gaming centres

The Guardian - UK

What is Andy Burnham’s economic and political blueprint for Britain?

Plans include greater regional power, public ownership of utilities and the end of trickle-down economics

The Guardian - UK

The questions Andy Burnham urgently needs to answer

LABOUR LEADERSHIP : The prime minister-in-waiting made Labour MPs feel good about themselves – and the future of the party – with his speech in Manchester. But he ducked questions from journalists – and thereby avoided any scrutiny of the details of his policies. David Maddox looks at the pieces…

The Independent UK

Burnham latest: PM in waiting unveils ‘No 10 North’ plan to get power out of London as he vows to ‘rewire Britain’

The PM-in-waiting promised a 'new direction' for the country as he addressed audience in Manchester

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky mocks Putin’s failure to capture Donbas ‘15 times already’

Putin admits fuel supply problems have created shortages in Russia as Kyiv continues attacks on his oil refineries

The Independent UK

Household energy bills to rise by £221 a year from Wednesday

Analysts at Cornwall Insight said they now believe the energy price cap will remain fairly steady in October

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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?

The Independent UK

Royal family core funding set to almost double to £100 million a year

The decision to increase funding was made by the Royal Trustees, including outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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’.

Evening Standard

Hit London banks with windfall tax up to £60bn to cut energy bills for less well off, Andy Burnham union ally urges

But shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride warns: ‘Labour need to realise that you can’t tax your way to prosperity’

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The Guardian - UK

Unison chief endorses Ed Miliband for chancellor in a Burnham government

Exclusive: Head of trade union backs energy secretary to replace Rachel Reeves, but two other big unions are opposed UK politics live – latest updates

The Guardian - UK

Andy Thingy with the eyelashes who was once ‘mayor of a town’ hits Westminster

Trump gets to grips with ‘extremely liberal’ new kid who’s already roasting Kemi Badenoch on X

The Independent UK

Families can get discounted meals and days out from today – here’s what you need to know

Several big-name businesses have confirmed that they are participating in the scheme

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer focused on living costs and orderly transition in final weeks as PM

The Prime Minister said he hoped to ensure disruption was ‘absolutely minimised’ as he hands over power after his final weeks in Downing Street.

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 Guardian - UK

Burnham could become PM on 17 July based on Labour leadership contest timetable – as it happened

The former Manchester mayor could be installed as prime minister in weeks if no other MP puts themselves forward

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves ‘set to be sacked as chancellor’ despite backing Burnham

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