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‘Tiger mum’ Lucy Powell on Labour’s vocational skills drive: ‘It’s about ambition for everybody’
You know, I’m a tiger mum for all our kids – every single child that’s in our education system achieving excellence,…
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Nicola Jennings on Andy Burnham and the cost of living – cartoon
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EU citizens in UK get letters telling them post-Brexit residency rights were given ‘in error’
The UK Home Office has started stripping some EU citizens of their post-Brexit residency rights, telling them they…
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Why Andy Burnham’s devolution pledge will be tricky to deliver
Westminster has largely clung on to its role as political ringmaster. Photograph: ullstein bild Dtl./ullstein…
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The Manchester mayoral result holds the key for the future of progressive politics | Neal Lawson
‘When second preferences kicked in, it’s estimated that about seven in 10 progressives who had backed other parties…
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Like Burnham, I was an altar boy. His Catholic upbringing is shaping the way he governs |Julian Coman
Andy Burnham, the United Kingdom’s first prime minister raised in a northern Catholic environment, attributes his…
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The Guardian view on England’s centralised state: Andy Burnham must unbundle it | Editorial
Andy Burnham and Oliver Coppard, the mayor of South Yorkshire, at a family centre in Sheffield on Friday. Photograph:…
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The Guardian view on the Lovell telescope: budget cuts to physics are bad science and worse politics | Editorial
The Lovell telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPAView image in fullscreenThe Lovell…
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Martin Rowson on Andy Burnham’s plans for care reform – cartoon
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Will Burnham fix our barbaric prisons – or cave to rightwing populism? The answer is a tragedy | Simon Jenkins
Andy Burnham halted the early‑release scheme that had been easing overcrowding in England and Wales prisons, prompting…
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The Burnham bounce is eclipsing the Green surge – and Zack Polanski’s radical hope is being tested | Gaby Hinsliff
Hardened Green voters – those for whom Burnham’s “business-friendly socialism” will never be socialist enough, or who…
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Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George Monbiot
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Diane Abbott and Joani Reid readmitted as Labour MPs
Diane Abbott apologised after an independent investigation into her conduct concluded. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PAView…
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The Guardian view on prolonging kidulthood: Britain prices young adults out of independent life | Editorial
Yet the UK’s economic model increasingly denies them the means to do so. Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies…
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Ben Jennings on Nigel Farage’s anger at Zack Polanski’s Instagram post – cartoon
Guardian Opinion cartoonNigel FarageBen Jennings on Nigel Farage’s anger at Zack Polanski’s Instagram post – cartoon…
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Labour asks Electoral Commission to investigate Reform UK over donations
Nigel Farage with George Cottrell (right, in sunglasses) in 2019. Photograph: Mark Kerrison/AlamyView image in…
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Even GB News cringes as Reform turns dementia patients into a political football
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Will we pay more tax to fund social care? – podcast
The podcast examines whether increased taxes will be used to fund a national social care service. It discusses Andy…
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I’ve seen what can confound Farage on his home turf: optimism. People need a politics that offers them that | Owen Jones
Nigel Farage announced his resignation as MP for Clacton, prompting a byelection. Residents of the constituency…
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Burnham the crowd-pleaser knows how to make friends, but he’ll be defined by how he makes enemies | Andy Beckett
Andy Burnham seeks to position himself as a unifying figure for a divided Britain, emphasizing positivity and common…
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Battles loom over social care, but this fight must be won. At last, we have a PM who believes that | Polly Toynbee
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‘It hurts’: Starmer loyalist Phillipson fights on despite cabinet demotion
Bridget Phillipson, the new chair of the Labour party, at the Rape Crisis centre in Cambridge. Photograph: Jill…
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Assisted dying debate should come after end-of-life care reform, says Burnham
Burnham made the comments during a visit to a care home in north London. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool…
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‘Terminally online’: why frustrated Greens want Polanski to hand over his social media
Zack Polanski campaigns for his Green party local election candidates in London in May. Photograph: Stefan…
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Zack Polanski will not say sorry to Farage for sharing ‘dangerous’ image
Green Party leader Zack Polanski said he inadvertently shared an Instagram image that depicted a guillotine and a…
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Suddenly the British right feels a political chill. It’s getting cold in Andy Burnham’s shadow | Rafael Behr
Andy Burnham has become the new Labour prime minister, prompting a reassessment within the British right. Conservative…
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Captain Chris ‘Hunter-Killer’ Philp takes on French navy single-handed
Chris Philp claimed the shots could have been an attempt to stop his coverage of the small boats crisis. Photograph:…
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Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests
The case relates to a Moroccan woman and her child who fled the country after experiencing extreme violence.…
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Reader Q&A: Ask Polly Toynbee about Andy Burnham’s first week as prime minister
Andy Burnham has been UK prime minister for a week and has announced several policy measures aimed at easing…
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Andy Burnham has made a bold start – but convincing people that change is possible will take much more | Frances Ryan
Andy Burnham holds his first No 10 North meeting in Manchester, 24 July 2026. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/PAView…
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Will Andy Burnham charm Volodymyr Zelenskyy? – podcast
But what else do we know about our new prime minister’s foreign policy? And, as Burnham sets out his ambitious plans…
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GB News pundit Matthew Torbitt admits committing fraud while Labour aide
The offences occurred between 2022 and 2024, when Torbitt was working for MP Christian Wakeford. Photograph: BBCView…
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When it comes to predicting the future, why are TV writers better than politicians? | Zoe Williams
Photograph: BBC/Mammoth ScreenView image in fullscreenIndia Amarteifio in The Rapture. I watched a preview of the…
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Burnham is master of his message for now. But he should know this: media foes will offer no respite | Tom Baldwin
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A TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know. Act now to stop that | Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict Wong
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Every new home should have air conditioning, say Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats want developers to be made to build homes able to cope with increasing heat. Photograph: Unai…
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Ed Miliband indicates development and climate will be at heart of UK foreign policy
Last month, the publicly funded bank scrapped its goal for 45% of its finance to be directed to climate-related…
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Will prediction market ‘catch fire’ in UK, replicating US boom?
Online betting platforms like Polymarket are increasingly popular on both sides of the Atlantic. Photograph:…
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‘Burnham bounce’ risks deflating unless focus remains on struggling households | Richard Partington
Andy Burnham has been credited with helping to lift UK consumer confidence but will the political honeymoon last?…
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Birmingham council accused of giving ‘free rein’ to group erecting England flags
Raise the Colours describes itself as a grassroots movement ‘covering Britain in symbols of unity and patriotism’.…
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Am I a chicken-shop lefty? Here's what a French fast food row taught me about politics | Coco Khan
The Master Poulet rotisserie in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, near Paris. Photograph: Urman Lionel/Abaca/ShutterstockView…
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‘This is the dream job’: Labour’s Bev Craig on the battle to be Manchester mayor
Craig, who has been leader of Manchester city council since 2021, hopes to be crowned as Andy Burnham’s mayoral…
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Professional classes stand in way of tax on the super-rich | Phillip Inman
Burnham has spoken in favour of a land tax, and he could phase in a scheme that replaces council tax and stamp duty.…
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Warning: Australian politicians are importing the British right’s visions of doom | Jack Jacobs
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson during an anti-immigration rally in Canberra, in August 2025. Photograph: Mick…
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The Guardian view on Andy Burnham’s first week: polished politics allow an upbeat start | Editorial
Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives and greets staff at No 10 North in Manchester on Friday. Photograph: James…
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Martin Rowson on Andy Burnham’s first week as prime minister – cartoon
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Scoff at cheaper bus fares and No 10 North if you like, but Andy Burnham knows what he’s doing | Jonathan Freedland
Andy Burnham and Helen Godwin, Mayor for the West of England, pose with locals at a bus station in Bath, 22 July 2026.…
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Digested week: History shrugs off Keir and makes room for brilliant Kerr
Another one bites the dust … the press photographs a dead mouse caught by Larry the cat. Photograph: Stefan…
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So many British people have it better than they think – it’s up to Burnham to make them see that | Polly Toynbee
Andy Burnham speaking with people at the Hare Inn, Harlow, Essex, 23 July 2026. Photograph: Richard Pohle/AFP/Getty…
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Burnham is acting like he’s mayor of everywhere – that’s not devolving power to local communities | Simon Jenkins
Andy Burnham helps prepare breakfast at the Passage homeless charity in London, 20 July. Photograph: Christopher…
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