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An illegal fly tip site alongside the Thames estuary at Purfleet in Essex, November 2014
Environment / 20 August 2026
Fly-tippers will be made to pay for cleaning up waste they dumped, Burnham says
20 August 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to the media during a visit to Wolverhampton bus station. Picture date: Tuesday August 18, 2026
Editorial / 18 August 2026
Disabled bus passes – a small reform, but a welcome change of approach
18 August 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham during a visit to Wolverhampton bus station, August 18, 2026
Austerity / 19 August 2026
Welfare campaigners warn Burnham not to cut benefits for young people
19 August 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to staff at the met office in Exeter, to discuss the UK's ongoing response to extreme heat, wildfires and drought, August 14, 2026
Climate Crisis / 17 August 2026
‘More drilling means more heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, and suffering’
17 August 2026

Burnham urged to stand up to the fossil fuel giants and reject plans to drill Britain’s largest untapped oil fields

Prime Minister Andy Burnham during a visit to F G Pryor & Son Ltd, Colwyn Farm near Truro, Cornwall, August 15, 2026
Politics / 17 August 2026
Burnham exchanged messages with Trump chief of staff impersonator
17 August 2026
Climate activists from Greenpeace and Uplift during a demonstration outside the Scottish Court of Session, Edinburgh, on the first day of the Rosebank and Jackdaw judicial review hearing, November 12, 2024
Climate Crisis / 16 August 2026
PM urged to stick to spirit of Labour manifesto and reject Jackdaw and Rosebank
16 August 2026
Demonstrators from CND and Fairford Action during an emergency protest outside the main gate of RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, following an attack on Iran by a US B-1 bomber stationed there earlier this week, July 25, 2026
Iran War / 14 August 2026
‘To keep Britain safe, Burnham must end US use of British bases’
14 August 2026

Peace activists and trade unionists to gather at RAF Fairford to protest against US bombers taking off from Britain to strike Iran

Protesters take part in a rally organised by Care Not Killing, to oppose the Assisted Dying Bill outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, March 17, 2026
Welfare / 14 August 2026
New disability rights group urges MPs to vote down assisted dying Bill on return
14 August 2026
Houses under construction on a housing development in Basingstoke
Housing Crisis / 13 August 2026
Number of households in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
13 August 2026
Money is stacked on top of an water bill
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 13 August 2026
Water bill fury as toothless regulator backs unexpected bill hikes from next year
13 August 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaking during his visit to the Oval Community Centre in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, to meet carers concerned about the cost of living as he continues his summer tour of the UK's nations and regions. Picture date: Wednesday August 12, 2026
Economy / 13 August 2026
Unions demand PM ‘turbo boosts’ his reindustrialisation agenda as figures show modest growth
13 August 2026
Campaigners protest against plans for drilling in the Rosebank oil field, outside the Department For Energy Security And Net Zero (DESNZ) in Westminster, central London, July 22, 2026
Climate Crisis / 13 August 2026
Approving Rosebank oil field would be a ‘betrayal’ of future generations, PM told
13 August 2026