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Angela Rayner throws her support behind Burnham’s town hall powers agenda

The Labour MP and former deputy prime minister said she wanted to see ‘a much deeper cultural change’ in how Britain is governed.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner launches pitch to lead Burnham’s devolution revolution

In her first major speech since Keir Starmer announced his resignation, former minister warns Britain has ‘been on the wrong path for far too long’

The Independent UK

London celebrates after Kane sends England to World Cup last 16

Scenes of wild celebration have been seen around the capital as England edged past DR Congo

Evening Standard

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Voices: Sir Keir has left a fiscal mess for Andy Burnham to clean up

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW : Editorial: A £4.7bn shortfall in the Defence Investment Plan is some legacy for the PM to leave his successor to fund, especially after complaining so bitterly about the ‘black hole’ left by his own predecessors

The Independent UK

Can the Manchester Model save United Kingdom?

Following Keir Starmer's resignation as the United Kingdom's prime minister, Andy Burnham, the popular Labour politician who just won a seat in parliament in a special election, appears more likely than ever to succeed him. Whether or not this happens, however, the political drama has focused attention on the UK's…

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There is no immediate military threat to Britain. We should spend less on defence

Parliament, media and thinktanks are united in their view that more military spending is still not enough. But sacrificing domestic projects to pay for it is indefensible, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Stroppy Starmer in no mood to take Dip stick from Tories at PMQs

Keir was angry and he no longer cared that much – and Kemi, for the first time in her life, backed down from a fight

The Guardian - UK

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Burnham under pressure to rule out welfare cuts to fill £5bn defence budget black hole

As a defence minister admits Starmer only told Burnham about a £5bn black hole in the Defence Investment Plan at the last minute, the prime minister-in-waiting is under pressure not to balance the books by cutting welfare

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham to ask ministers to ‘review all possible options’ as grooming gang ringleader avoids deportation

The ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang is set to be released from jail this week and cannot be deported

The Independent UK

Starmer's £298 billion defence investment plan faces funding gap, leaves Burnham with £5 billion challenge

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ambitious £298-billion Defence Investment Plan (DIP) has sparked a political row after it emerged that nearly £5 billion required to fund the programme has yet to be identified, potentially leaving his expected successor Andy Burnham with a major fiscal challenge.

The Times of India

Starmer slammed by Badenoch over defence spending plan ‘mess’

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The Independent UK

Starmer salutes ‘extraordinary courage’ of Jeffrey Donaldson victims

The former DUP leader was convicted last week of a number of sex offences.

Evening Standard

Badenoch torpedoes Starmer at PMQs: 'Generals can count, the Kremlin can count, his defence plan doesn't add up'

Sketch: Deserted by Labour troops, the Prime Minister was like a tank with depleted armour and wonky tracks as he came under fire from Mrs Badenoch

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer suggests Andy Burnham borrow billions for defence

Prime minister has said his successor in No 10 should use fiscal headroom to fund a £4.7bn gap in defence spending

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Keir Starmer launches attack on SNP over Peter Murrell scandal

KEIR Starmer launched an attack on the SNP over the Peter Murrell scandal as he dodged questions over his "paper thin" defence investment…

The Independent UK

Badenoch accuses Starmer of leaving defence spending ‘mess to his successor’ amid concern over £5bn black hole

Tory leader accuses Starmer of ‘leaving this mess to his successor’

Evening Standard

Defence Secretary has ‘assurance’ Andy Burnham will invest in armed forces

Dan Jarvis secured a £15 billion uplift in defence spending in Tuesday’s Defence Investment Plan.

The Independent UK

The England fans who fear flying the national flag after it was ‘hijacked’ by the far right

Divisive figures such as Tommy Robinson and his fans have used the St George flag to spread anti-immigrant and racist messaging

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Evening Standard

Andy Burnham 'to slash' central Government with tens of thousands of jobs going in London

The Prime Minister-in-waiting is vowing to deliver the ‘biggest devolution of power in modern times’ in Britain

The Independent UK

How Andy Burnham is being handed a £4.7bn defence ‘black hole’

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The Independent UK

Burnham told of £4.7bn defence black hole yesterday, minister suggests

Ministers faced questions over the funding gap and whether Mr Burnham was blindsided by Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement.

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham is about to have a crash course in hardcore geopolitics

The likely next prime minister would rather be in Warrington than Washington, but foreign policy will dominate his agenda more than he thinks, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch urges Burnham to condemn defence investment plan as No 10 says funding is ‘credible’ – as it happened

Minister and MPs have raised concerns that his ‘poisoned chalice’ plan will take cash from much-needed road projects

The Independent UK

Burnham told of £4.7bn gap in Starmer’s defence improvement plan on day it was published, minister suggests

Burnham left to find £4.7bn to fund a black hole in Starmer’s defence spending plan

The Guardian - UK

Minister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan

Robert Jenrick and Hamish Falconer, MPs for Newark and Lincoln, among those whose constituencies now face cuts

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