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Prime Minister Andy Burnham in front of HMS Agamemnon during a visit to Submarine Academy for Skills and Knowledge (SASK) at BAE Systems, in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, to set out his plans for British defence procurement and how the government will re-energise British procurement to create jobs across the country and increase production to make Britain safer, July 30, 2026
Militarism / 30 July 2026
30 July 2026

PM commits to blowing millions on nukes

Nature / 31 July 2026
31 July 2026

Only a publicly run, properly funded system that puts dignity before profit can end decades of market failure, says PAUL DONOVAN

The sun rising behind a redundant oil platform moored in the Firth of Forth near Kirkcaldy, Fife
Climate Emergency / 30 July 2026
30 July 2026
Milking Machine
Cartoon / 29 July 2026
29 July 2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the match schedule reveal for the 2026 soccer World Cup in Washington, December 6, 2025
Men’s Football / 29 July 2026
29 July 2026

PM says football belongs to fans as governing bodies unite against Fifa plans

Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech during a visit to the Jewish Care, Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Campus care home in north London, on adult social care reform, July 29, 2026
Editorial: / 29 July 2026
29 July 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech during a visit to a care home in north London, on adult social care reform, July 29, 2026
Society / 29 July 2026
29 July 2026
Palestinians salvage their belongings from the rubble of a building and tents destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, July 30, 2026
Gaza Genocide / 30 July 2026
30 July 2026

Andy Burnham’s leadership will be judged on whether he charts a genuinely different course, argues BECK ROBERTSON

Diane Abbott attends a protest by Stand Up to Racism and the Afghan Human Rights Foundation outside the Home Office in Westminster, central London, August 2021
Labour Party / 29 July 2026
29 July 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham (right) waves following a visit to Alstom Transport in Derby, July 28, 2026
Politics / 28 July 2026
28 July 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham during a visit to Alstom Transport in Derby, to unveil a change to the education system with the launch of new technical educational routes. The new pathways will provide 14-year-olds with early access to technical skills, work experience and connections with local employers, July 28, 2026
Editorial / 28 July 2026
28 July 2026
Activists from Friends of the Earth during a demonstration calling for an end to all new oil and gas projects in the North Sea outside the UK Government's Cop26 hub during the Cop26 summit in Glasgow, November 7, 2021
Scotland / 29 July 2026
29 July 2026

Is the Scottish government in favour of drilling or not? Evasiveness and incoherence are the order of the day, argues KENNY MacASKILL

Prime Minister Andy Burnham (centre) during a National Economic Council meeting at No 10 North, located in Heron House, central Manchester. Mr Burnham has said No 10 North is
Politics / 27 July 2026
27 July 2026

Burnham urged to create publicly-provided national care service before the end of the parliament, and to keep his promise to ditch neoliberalism

General view of No 10 North signage as Prime Minister Andy Burnham holds a National Economic Council meeting at No 10 North, located in Heron House, central Manchester. Mr Burnham has said No 10 North is
Economy / 26 July 2026
26 July 2026
Angela Rayner
Housing / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026

‘Rent freezes are not a way forward at the moment,’ Housing Secretary Angela Rayner says

21st Century Poetry / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026

by Alistair Findlay

Prime Minister Andy Burnham (left) and First Minister of Scotland John Swinney during a bilateral meeting at the Cabinet Office in Atlantic Square, Glasgow, July 23, 2026
Scotland / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026
MADE IN THE USA: Funeral cortege for victims of the US strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh School on February 28 only recently identified through DNA testing, Minab, Iran last Tuesday / Pic: Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP
Labour / 25 July 2026
25 July 2026

The new Prime Minister must abandon decades of automatic support for US foreign policy, which makes us all less safe, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP

(Left to right) Actor Brian Cox, First Minister John Swinney co-leaders of the Scottish Greens Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay at a rally for independence organised by Believe in Scotland, which aims to celebrate Scotland's potential, its culture and its people in Edinburgh, March 28, 2026
Britain / 23 July 2026
23 July 2026
Displaced Palestinians lineup to receive donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 23, 2026
Human Rights / 23 July 2026
23 July 2026
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting speaking at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, July 22, 2026
Editorial / 23 July 2026
23 July 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaking to members of the media in front of a FirstGroup bus during a visit to a bus station in Bath, Somerset to highlight what the government is doing to help families with the cost of living, July 22, 2026
Politics / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026

Mr Burnham's £2 cap on bus fares welcomed by trade unions

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is shown the driver's area on a FirstGroup bus during a visit to a bus station in Bath, Somerset to highlight what the government is doing to help families with the cost of living. Picture date: Wednesday July 22, 2026
Editorial / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026

Waiting for the grander vision to emerge

Prime Minister Andy Burnham hosts his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, London, July 21, 2026
Politics / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026

New PM slashes fuel bills and culls Starmer deadwood, but peace activists warn that placing John Healey as new Chancellor shows ‘beyond doubt that the military industrial complex is in charge of Burnham’s economic policy’

Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives to host his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, London, July 21, 2026
Eyes Left / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026

Can entrenched institutional power be overcome?

Striking members of the National Education Union (NEU) on Piccadilly march to a rally in Trafalgar Square, central London, in a long-running dispute over pay, March 15, 2023
National Education Union / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026
First Minister John Swinney (centre) at a rally for independence organised by Believe in Scotland, which aims to celebrate Scotland's potential, its culture and its people in Edinburgh, March 28, 2026
Scottish Independence / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026
Douglas Alexander leaving number 10 Downing Street, London, July 20, 2026
Westminster / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026
Newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey leaves number 11 Downing Street, London. New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has entered number 10 Downing Street and among his first tasks is the selection of his new Cabinet, July 20, 2026
Editorial / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting King Charles III and accepting his invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government, July 20, 2026
Labour Party / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026

The new PM’s opening addresses offered hope, council homes and reform — but little detail on how any of it will be delivered, warns CLAUDIA WEBBE

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting King Charles III and accepting his invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government, July 20, 2026
Downing Street / 20 July 2026
20 July 2026
Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to staff and media at 10 Downing Street in London, July 20, 2026
Politics / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026

The Tories introduced the 50% strike ballot threshold to make industrial action harder. MATT WRACK argues that a Labour government has no justification for leaving it on the statute book