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 Guardian - UK · Jun 25
Trump Takes First Aim At Andy Burnham, Saying 'He's Extremely Liberal' and 'Won't Open Up the North Sea' Donald Trump's remarks labelling Andy Burnham 'extremely liberal' may inadvertently boost Burnham's campaign for UK Prime Minister, highlighting a potential shift in UK-US relations. International Business Times UK · Jun 25
Majority back law change to require General Election if Prime Minister quits MOST people in the UK back a proposed law that would require a General Election if the Prime Minister steps down, according to new research. The National (Scotland) · Jun 25
Donald Trump Heartbreak: Giorgia Meloni Humiliates POTUS Online as Ex-Official Warns the World is Turning Its Back on Him Donald Trump's claim that Italian PM Giorgia Meloni 'begged' for a G7 photo sparked a public rebuke, raising concerns about his growing isolation on the global stage. International Business Times UK · Jun 25
Downing Street fails to rule out any extra funding for defence investment plan The prime minister will press ahead with publishing the long-delayed plan ahead of the Nato summit after a dispute over funding earlier this month triggered the resignation of two defence ministers The Independent UK · Jun 25
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. Evening Standard · Jun 25
EU investigates secret group chat between Zelensky and European leaders that ‘discussed how to deal with Trump’ The EU Commission rejected a request to publish details of the chat that contained Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer The Independent UK · Jun 25
Australian TV star Karl Stefanovic faces ‘Today’ exit after Tommy Robinson interview Stefanovic has featured several polarising figures on his independently-launched podcast The Independent UK · Jun 25
What Trump said in his first comments on man likely to be UK’s next prime minister IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 25
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 · Jun 25
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 Guardian - UK · Jun 25
Britain has become addicted to pressing the ‘new PM’ button – and I don’t see how Burnham avoids it He’s almost certain to become the UK’s seventh leader in a decade. And with the rightwing press and the algorithm against him, he’s basically a meat sacrifice, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew The Guardian - UK · Jun 25
Reeves insists she has ‘unfinished business’ as chancellor amid speculation she could be ousted by Burnham The chancellor has backed Bunrham to succeed Starmer – but faces losing her role in the Treasury in the coming weeks The Independent UK · Jun 25
Rachel Reeves backing Andy Burnham as next PM despite cabinet speculation It has been rumoured that Mr Burnham would appoint a new chancellor. Evening Standard · Jun 25
The Guardian - AU · Jun 25 ‘I hear he’s extremely liberal’: Trump offers first comments on Andy Burnham The US president told reporters the former Manchester mayor ‘probably won’t open up the North Sea’ for oil exploration
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25 It’s not the bond markets Andy Burnham should be afraid of. It’s his own MPs To stay popular with the public – and his backbenchers – he’ll need to make big changes fast. That means changing the way the government borrows, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
Evening Standard · Jun 24 Donald Trump on Andy Burnham: ‘I hear he’s extremely liberal, extremely’ US President Donald Trump told reporters Andy Burnham ‘probably won’t open up the North Sea’ for oil exploration.
The Independent UK · Jun 24 Starmer’s replacement as prime minister must slash energy bills, SNP says The party’s Westminster leader Dave Doogan made the call ahead of the energy price cap rising by 13.5% next week.
The Independent UK · Jun 24 Trump calls Andy Burnham ‘extremely liberal’ in first remarks on PM hopeful The US president further dismissed Mr Burnham, describing him as ‘the mayor of a town’
Evening Standard · Jun 24 Andy Burnham is ‘extremely liberal’, says Donald Trump in first verdict The president has repeatedly lambasted the outgoing Prime Minister over his energy stance and for relying on ‘windmills’.
The Independent UK · Jun 24 Four out of five Australian children still using social media despite ban, study finds amid fears over UK crackdown Early evidence from Australia suggests 80 per cent of young people are still accessing social media despite the country’s blanket ban
The Independent UK · Jun 24 Andy Burnham issued warning over tax rises should he become prime minister Opposition leaders will use a gathering of business chiefs to set out their economic response to Sir Keir Starmer’s likely Downing Street successor
The National (Scotland) · Jun 24 Donald Trump talks about North Sea oil during first comments about Andy Burnham ANDY Burnham is “extremely liberal” and so “probably won’t open up the North Sea” for oil exploration, Donald Trump has said he has heard
Evening Standard · Jun 24 Ex-defence minister Al Carns sets out ‘five tests’ for leadership contenders In a lengthy social media post, Mr Carns said the country’s new leader should be able to ‘say yes’ to each point on his list.
France 24 · Jun 24 Europe leaders reaffirm unity on defence ahead of Ankara NATO summit European leaders met Wednesday in Berlin ahead of next month's NATO summit in Ankarai to discuss European defence and security guarantees for Ukraine, following tensions with the United States and among the main European members.