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‘No commitment’ to raise tax allowance, Burnham says after £2 bus fare cap

The Prime Minister suggested increasing the £12,570 tax-free personal allowance would be something that the Government could look at in the budget.

Evening Standard

Anas Sarwar branded a ‘chancer’ over expected Lords switch

Mr Sarwar is expected to stand down as Scottish Labour leader and as an MSP to sit in the House of Lords.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham fails to commit to Healey’s 3 per cent defence spending demand

Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham take up their roles after a row over defence spending plagued Sir Keir Starmer’s final weeks at No 10, amid mounting public pressure for the government to prioritise Britain’s ailing military

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Burnham reintroduces £2 bus fare cap reversing Starmer increase

The Prime Minister said ‘no-one should be priced out’ of using public transport.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham Approves US Use of UK Bases for Iran Strikes in First Major Foreign Policy Test

Andy Burnham approves continued US use of UK bases for Iran operations, balancing Britain's alliance with Washington and legal concerns over the conflict.

International Business Times UK

From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access

Australia banned social media for children under sixteen, effective December 2025. Britain plans a similar ban for under-sixteens by Spring 2027. France and Greece are also implementing bans for children under fifteen. Many countries are now establishing minimum age limits for social media use. Tech companies face new regulations regarding…

The Economic Times

Andy Burnham is playing the long game in an age of short attention spans

It is hard to make the case for a 10-year plan in our political culture of constant campaigning frenzy – but the new PM will try, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Anas Sarwar to step down as Scottish Labour leader and join Andy Burnham’s government in new role

Mr Sarwar will swap Holyrood for the House of Lords and a ministerial role, leaving Scottish Labour looking for a new leader

The Independent UK

Anas Sarwar to quit as Scottish Labour leader to join Burnham’s government

Anas Sarwar will swap Holyrood for the House of Lords and a ministerial role, leaving Scottish Labour looking for a new leader.

Evening Standard

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar ‘given new role in Andy Burnham’s government’

Sarwar is also poised for a peerage and will be elevated to the House of Lords

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham’s first conversation with Donald Trump was ‘extremely warm’, Downing Street says

Mr Burnham’s phone call with the US president lasted 20 minutes, Downing Street said

The Independent UK

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar to join Burnham government as minister

Mr Sarwar has been Scottish Labour leader since 2021.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham urges cabinet to examine ‘all possible ways’ to tackle cost of living crisis

As new prime minister briefs cabinet on ‘cost of living government’, critics ask where money will come from

The Guardian - UK

Fiscal hawk or big spender – what kind of chancellor will John Healey be?

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Starmer allies see ‘hint of retribution’ in Burnham reshuffle

Former PM’s supporters question pledge to end factional infighting after more than half his cabinet removed or demoted

The Guardian - UK

Burnham has forced greater clarity at Thames Water. Now he must choose

Bondholders are suddenly showing flexibility after 18 wasted months at ailing utility company

The Independent UK

Donald Trump furious at Miliband’s appointment as foreign secretary

Andy Burnham has been warned that the US president ‘will not forget’ Ed Miliband’s fierce criticism of him in the past and that he has some ‘serious diplomatic repair to undertake’ in his new role

The National (Scotland)

How did Douglas Alexander manage to keep his job?

ANDY Burnham has promised change, but if his first 24 hours as Prime Minister are anything to go by, that doesn’t stretch quite as far north as…

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The Guardian - UK

Big, brave Nige appears in public again with aimless speech to a few mega-fans

Reform leader’s recycled moanathon included digs at Kemi, the media, immigrants and new PM. But no questions, of course

The Guardian - UK

Healey as chancellor? Streeting as defence secretary? This isn’t a cabinet to change the UK like Burnham promised

Putting Ed Miliband in charge of the Treasury would have signalled a genuine new era. Instead, the new PM has played it safe, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Independent UK

More women than ever before – and more privately educated than Starmer’s: A closer look at Andy Burnham’s top team

Andy Burnham purged a number of Sir Keir Starmer’s close allies on Monday as he unveiled his new cabinet - but how different really is his top team from that of his predecessor? Millie Cooke and Albert Toth take a closer look

The Economic Times

UK PM Burnham unveils energy tax cut, tells ministers to cut living costs

Andy Burnham became Britain's new prime minister and announced an energy tax cut. This policy aims to reduce the cost of living for households across the nation. Burnham also reshuffled his cabinet, appointing his own allies to key positions. He pledged to re-industrialise the country and decentralise power from London.…

Evening Standard

Who is the Deputy Prime Minister? Comeback queen Louise Haigh becomes Burnham's Cabinet enforcer

Louise Haigh has been handed the job of First Secretary of State - the highest-ranking Cabinet post after the Prime Minister

Euronews

UK to remove 5% tax on electricity bills as Burnham holds first cabinet meeting

The UK's new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has held his first cabinet meeting, telling ministers he will set out his plans "over the coming days" and promised to reveal how his government will pay for any reductions in tax.

The Independent UK

Can Andy Burnham afford his own ambitions? Chris Blackhurst answers your questions

ASK ME ANYTHING: Renowned business journalist Chris Blackhurst answers readers’ questions on why Rachel Reeves had to go, whether Burnham can avoid a Liz Truss-style market reaction, and how he pays for the rough sleeping pledge he never delivered in Manchester

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