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Andy Burnham
Prime Minister Andy Burnham (centre) with ministers at No 10 North, located in Heron House, central Manchester, July 24, 2026
Politics / 24 July 2026
Burnham hits back at ‘London-based’ critics as he opens No 10 North
24 July 2026
Angela Rayner
Housing / 24 July 2026
A ‘cost-of-living’ government would not rule out rent controls, campaigners say
24 July 2026

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

21st Century Poetry / 24 July 2026
If Burnham Fails
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
‘Independence is off limits,’ Burnham tells Swinney
24 July 2026
Patriotic Millionaires
Economy / 23 July 2026
‘We can afford it’: Britain-based millionaires tell Burnham to ‘tax us more’
23 July 2026
(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
Burnham to meet devolved leaders in Glasgow
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
MPs and Peers call on Burnham to uphold Palestinian rights
23 July 2026
President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to speak at Wheeler High School, July 22, 2026
Diplomacy / 23 July 2026
Burnham must stand up to 'warmonger' Trump, say Scottish Greens
23 July 2026
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting speaking at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, July 22, 2026
Editorial / 23 July 2026
The military contradiction at the heart of Burnham’s plans
23 July 2026
A general view of the Houses of Parliament in London
Britain / 22 July 2026
Burnham faces ‘acute’ lack of public trust in Britain's economic system, survey suggests
22 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
Cheaper buses but more bombs from Burnham
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
Burnham’s quick wins don’t indicate a plan for real reform
22 July 2026

Waiting for the grander vision to emerge