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Andy Burnham has replaced Sir Keir Starmer as UK prime minister, after becoming Labour leader last week.
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The 78-year-old was found with "visible injuries" at her home in Devon on 9 July.
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Beyond the diplomatic platitudes global media focuses on the ‘immense’ scale of the challenge he faces in the jobUK politics live – latest updatesWorld leaders have warmly congratulated Andy Burnham on his entry into 10 Downing Street as Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, but international media largely focused on the scale of the challenges awaiting him.Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, said he hoped for a deeper relationship “in the service of our peoples, and by giving new momen
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Hilary Benn replaced by a former Anglican priest as part of a Cabinet reshuffle by the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham.
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Babcock and BAE Systems benefit as markets hope former defence secretary will increase spending on sectorBusiness live – latest updatesShares in defence companies have risen sharply after Andy Burnham appointed John Healey as chancellor, prompting hope among investors of increased spending on suppliers to the military.Defence stocks were among the biggest risers on the FTSE 100 on Tuesday morning after the former defence secretary was announced as chancellor after markets closed on Monday. Babco
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Kanishka Narayan will attend cabinet - but no longer have the leadership of a technology secretary.
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The PM and the new boss at the Treasury face an even trickier task than their predecessors. They need a good plan, and we have oneAlfie Stirling is an economist and director of policy at the Joseph Rowntree FoundationAs Keir Starmer found, it takes more than words alone to warm a tepid bath. Voters reserve the greatest punishment for the politicians they think acted too little, or too late, to prevent them getting poorer. For Andy Burnham, much will now depend on whether he has got the right ide
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Sir Keir Starmer's former right hand man Darren Jones says Andy Burnham's VAT cut is unfunded.
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Move is expected to save households around £45 a year in effort to tackle cost of livingBurnham to cut VAT on electricity bills in first cost-of-living moveGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. Andy Burnham has announced an £850m tax cut on electricity bills to help ease cost of living pressures in his first significant policy announcement as prime minister. It means that electricity bills will be reduced by an average of £45 a year from October.Downing Street said the mo
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Homes will save around £45 a year through the cut announced on Andy Burnham's first full day as prime minister.
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Unemployment holds steady at 4.9%, underlining the challenge facing the new prime ministerBusiness live – latest updatesEmployers cut the number of job vacancies in May, according to official figures that highlight the UK’s “fragile” economic outlook amid the conflict in the Middle East.Job vacancies fell to 712,000 – almost half the level in 2022 – as employers put off hiring new staff in the three months to May, the Office for National Statistics said. Continue reading...
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Figure of £16bn from ONS comes after new prime minister revealed plans to cut VAT on electricity billsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government borrowed less than expected in June, in a boost for Andy Burnham as he set out plans to cut VAT on household electricity bills and promised a new direction for the British economy.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector net borrowing – the difference between government spending and income – was £16bn last month, £7.9bn less than
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Public finances for last month were better than expected but the UK is carrying major debt.
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Andy Burnham says he will remove VAT for household electricity bills, marking his first major costed policy announcement as prime minister.
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The newly appointed chancellor John Healey said the cut would be funded this year from cancelling the Digital ID programmeAndy Burnham has announced a fresh tax cut to remove VAT from domestic electricity bills from 1 October, a move that will funded from cancelling the Digital ID programme.The prime minister said in a statement: “Westminster has not been working for people for too long, with families struggling with the cost of living. That needs to change. I said I wanted to give people breath
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The appointment of John Healey is particularly fascinating, writes BBC political editor Chris Mason.
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Senior political correspondent Peter Walker and former No 10 press secretary Paul Harrison analyse Andy Burnham’s first day as PMOn Monday, Andy Burnham finally realised his long-held ambition to become prime minister. But what problems can he expect to confront now he’s in No 10?Former Downing Street press secretary Paul Harrison talks through the challenges of the office, from the awkward living arrangements to the even more awkward conversations with the president of the US. And senior politi
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The new PM’s priorities are domestic, but he will soon realise that closer engagement with the EU is a no-brainerWhat will European leaders make of Andy Burnham, the seventh UK prime minister they have had to deal with in a decade of chronic political instability in London unleashed by the fateful 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union?The “king of the north” is largely an unknown quantity in continental Europe and has given priority to a domestic agenda of devolving powers to regions
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Countering the populist challenge to liberal democracy requires something of a resetThe British love a coronation. That’s how the arrival of Andy Burnham into 10 Downing Street is being described in the UK. On Friday, Burnham was “crowned” as Labour leader, after being the only party MP to secure enough nominations following Keir Starmer’s resignation. He is now confirmed as Britain’s prime minister.Australians probably would call this something else: a leadership coup. For months, Burnham stalk
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Senior political correspondent Peter Walker and former No 10 press secretary Paul Harrison analyse Andy Burnham’s first day as PMOn Monday, Andy Burnham finally realised his long-held ambition to become prime minister. But what problems can he expect to confront now he’s in No 10?Former Downing Street press secretary Paul Harrison talks through the challenges of the office, from the awkward living arrangements to the even more awkward conversations with the president of the US. Continue reading.