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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister meets hospitality bosses to outline help for youth jobless crisis

Sir Keir Starmer hosted a roundtable at Downing Street to highlight his strategy.

Evening Standard

Burnham plans to ‘rewire’ British state to improve people’s lives across UK

Andy Burnham said his proposals would shift power away from Whitehall as part of a ’10-year-mission’ to drive up living standards.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham says he'll deliver a circuit breaker to transform the UK economy if he becomes leader

Andy Burnham, likely the next U.K. prime minister, has pledged to give more autonomy to local leaders

The Independent UK

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Starmer resigns: Which European country has the highest turnover of leaders?

The resignation of Keir Starmer means that the UK, a European country once known for its ability to return stable governments, will see its seventh prime minister since 2016. Social media users claim this is the highest rate on the continent. Is this true?

Euronews

When will Andy Burnham become Prime Minister?

The former Greater Manchester Mayor is currently the only candidate to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader and PM

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham confirms he will set up ‘No 10 North’ in Manchester in major policy speech – as it happened

Makerfield MP and hopeful prime minister says he will ‘bring about biggest rebalancing of power the country has ever seen’

The Guardian - 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

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UK's likely next leader Burnham to unveil plan to shift power from London

Andy Burnham, poised to lead Labour, will unveil a plan to shift power from London to Britain's regions, aiming to boost living standards through reindustrialisation and housing. His vision prioritises changing governance structures, not just leadership. Despite fiscal pressures, Burnham intends to adhere to Labour's pre-election pledges and the government's…

The Economic Times

Andy Burnham’s meteoric rise tells us much about how politics and power are changing

Andy Burnham is set to become the new British prime minister, replacing the humbled Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour party. This means the United Kingdom will have its seventh leader in less than a decade.

The Conversation

British firms to get £3,000 for every long-term jobless youngster they hire

Scheme aims to help 60,000 people aged 18-24 into work under plans to cut welfare bill and tackle youth jobs crisis

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham to pledge ‘good growth in every postcode’ in devolution plan

Makerfield MP on course to be PM will argue for more decision-making in regions and communities as he sets out platform for government

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

Burnham to pledge ‘circuit-breaker’ for Britain in devolution and economy speech

The Makerfield MP will confirm a flagship proposal to create a ‘No 10’ in the North and ambitions for ‘good growth in every postcode’.

Evening Standard

Plans to replace ageing destroyers scrapped to make way for drones in ‘hybrid Navy’

Underwater drones will be included in bid to tackle Russian submarine activity in the Atlantic

The Independent UK

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‘Shocking’ hatred on social media contributed to Starmer’s unpopularity, minister says

Sir Keir has struggled to maintain positive ratings amongst voters since he became prime minister in 2024

The Guardian - UK

Burnham may have to boost defence spending to pass ‘Moscow test’, says ex-military chief

Adm Sir Tony Radakin says UK currenly ‘falls short’ of level required to keep Russian threats at bay

France 24

The week in pictures: Earthquakes in Venezuela, Starmer's resignation and extreme heat in France

The resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer less than two years after his election victory, extreme heat grips France, fans fete the World Cup and twin earthquakes ravage Venezuela: FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the week's most striking images.

The Economic Times

India ties to be stable through political transitions, says UK's AI minister

Kanishka Narayan, the India-born Minister for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Starmer's top team, addressed the inaugural India All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) celebration in the Houses of Parliament complex earlier this week.

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The Guardian - UK

Lucy Powell agrees Ed Miliband would be ‘good’ as Andy Burnham’s chancellor

Labour deputy leader says she thinks energy secretary would suit Treasury but ‘tittle-tattle’ over posts ‘unedifying’

Evening Standard

Plans to replace destroyers and frigates scrapped in defence plan – report

Funding for up to eight Type 83 destroyers and five Type 32 frigates will not appear in the spending blueprint, it has been claimed.

The Independent UK

Plans to replace UK’s ageing destroyers and frigates ‘scrapped in defence plan’

The UK is in the ‘unprecedented’ position of being second from the bottom in a Nato league table

Evening Standard

Senior figures say Labour united behind Burnham and dismiss prospect of election

Housing Secretary Steve Reed suggested Sir Keir Starmer’s likely successor would introduce ‘changes in emphasis’ but stick to the ‘fundamentals.’

The Independent UK

Minister insists public ‘do not want a general election’ – despite almost half of people calling for one

Recent YouGov poll found almost half of Britons believe there should be a general election

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham 'to ease London homes crisis by discouraging Northerners from moving to capital'

‘It doesn't help London if London is the only place where people see opportunities for jobs,’ says Cabinet minister Steve Reed

The Times of India

'Moscow test' for Burnham: Ex-defence chief says next UK PM must act like a 'wartime leader' amid global threats

Andy Burnham will need to apply a "Moscow test" to his policies and govern "almost like a wartime prime minister" if he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer, former Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has warned.

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