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Andy Burnham father's Alzheimer's means he's unaware son's about to become Prime Minister

Andy Burnham speaks of his ‘sadness’ at his father not knowing he will be the new Prime Minister

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham’s father unaware of son becoming prime minister due to Alzheimer’s

It’s his achievement as well, incoming PM says as he prepares to take office

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham latest: New PM tells first cabinet meeting ‘we need to be a cost-of-living government’

Newly appointed ministers have been told to give Britons the sense that ‘help is coming’

The Independent UK

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Andy Burnham must deliver emergency budget to ‘reverse damage’, says SNP

SNP Westminster leader Dave Doogan is calling on Mr Burnham to deliver an emergency cost-of-living budget when he enters No 10.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham to enter No 10 promising ‘breathing room’ on cost of living

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to make his own address outside No 10 before heading to the Palace to formally resign.

Evening Standard

Loudspeakers to be banned from Downing Street on Andy Burnham's first day as PM

It follows a series of loudspeaker interruptions during speeches by outgoing PMs

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham to promise ‘breathing room’ as he takes over as prime minister

The new Labour leader will set out his domestic priorities in his first speech from Downing Street.

Evening Standard

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As Andy Burnham enters No 10, what of his ‘bezzie mate’ Steve Rotheram?

A longstanding bromance means the Liverpool regional mayor very much has the ear of the soon-to-be PM

The Guardian - UK

The Andy Burnham I’ve met over the past 20 years gives me hope for British politics

You hear the word ‘empathy’ a lot when people talk about our next prime minister. I can see why, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Cooperation matters between UK and Scottish Government ahead of new PM – Baillie

During the Holyrood elections in May Scottish Labour lost five seats after calling on Sir Keir Starmer to quit.

Evening Standard

Westminster Council apologises after residents' tap water turns brown and smells like petrol

Residents in Morgan House have said that they are scared to use the tap water as they don’t think the council has carried out sufficient testing

Evening Standard

Scrapping digital ID will help focus on cost of living – Labour deputy leader

Lucy Powell said a ‘laser focus’ would be applied to the problem.

The Independent UK

The questions continue as Reform UK blinks under an unwelcome spotlight

Nigel Farage’s ability to wrest control of the narrative and deflect attention away from his party’s finances has been put to the test in a tumultuous period of time, writes Anne McElvoy

Evening Standard

John Swinney issues Andy Burnham stark independence warning

JOHN Swinney has issued a stark warning to the incoming new prime minister, urging Andy Burnham not to “repeat the mistakes of his predecessors”…

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Inside Burnham’s roundabout route to No 10, according to those who know him best

IN FOCUS: Hearing from allies of incoming prime minister Andy Burnham, Dan Haygarth tracks the year that saw the mayor of Greater Manchester set his sights on Number 10

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage one of 34 candidates in Clacton by-election

The main Westminster parties are boycotting the by-election.

The Guardian - UK

‘He knows what he thinks’: how ready is Andy Burnham to become PM?

A hasty handover from Starmer meant his successor has not had much time to prepare for office yet his team is quietly confident

France 24

Master Impressionist takes on Andy Burnham: Jon Culshaw on the art of imitation

Downing Street’s Larry the Cat is about to get a new housemate, his seventh in ten years. Andy Burnham says he will do things differently, that he’s focused on driving growth in every postcode in the country, although we’re yet to hear any detail of how from the about-to-be-parachuted-in PM…

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The Independent UK

Westminster cannot dictate Scotland’s future, Swinney tells incoming PM Burnham

The Scottish First Minister said he will be meeting the Labour leader soon after he enters Number 10 on Monday.

The National (Scotland)

Hike to UK pension age a 'fundamental injustice' to Scotland, Andy Burnham told

PLANS to bring forward a rise in the state pension age by seven years have been branded a "fundamental injustice" to Scotland with new…

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham sparks fears of tax rises on London as he vows to govern in 'distinctively Labour' way

Former Greater Manchester Mayor Mr Burnham delivered his first speech as Labour leader

Evening Standard

Deputy FM calls for IndyRef2 ahead of Swinney meeting Burnham next week

Jenny Gilruth confirmed that First Minister John Swinney will be meeting Andy Burnham next week.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham in pledge to be ‘unashamedly Labour’ as he becomes party leader

The former Greater Manchester mayor will enter No 10 on Monday.

The National (Scotland)

Andy Burnham to be crowned Labour leader

Andy Burnham is set to be crowned Labour leader on Friday as questions remain over how his agenda will differ to Keir Starmer's

The Guardian - UK

The Manchester years: how Burnham’s rebirth as ‘king of the north’ set him on road to No 10

In the second part of a two-part profile, Josh Halliday charts PM-in-waiting’s journey northward, where as mayor he revelled in his Covid-era popularity – and changed his approach to politics

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