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It is claimed funds raised for the group which campaigned for independence in the 2014 referendum are "unaccounted for".
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The likely next prime minister might have to leave his ‘Manchester clothes’ in the cupboard when he gets to No 10There’s a joke doing the rounds about Andy Burnham. It usually goes something like this: a Blairite, a Brownite and a Corbynite walk into a bar. “Hello, Andy, what can I get you?” asks the barman.The man who would be our next prime minister has been through a few incarnations in his career as a Labour politician. This shape-shifting has been reflected in the jobs he’s done and the pol
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‘New direction, same old problems’: the economic challenges facing Andy Burnham | Richard Partington
Blair met good fortune when he assumed office, others such as Wilson faced tougher times. The PM-presumptive will start firmly on the back footMake Miliband chancellor, ex-chief Treasury adviser tells BurnhamJohn Harris: Without a good revival plan, Burnham cannot succeedIn politics, timing and luck matter. Tony Blair had astounding good fortune, benefiting from goldilocks economic conditions and a weak opposition. Others have taken charge in tougher times: in. the 1970s Harold Wilson faced a gl
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In the fourth of a series on nationalisation, we look at plans to emulate Manchester’s Bee Network in Britain’s buses and railWill Burnham ‘go big’ in expanding the role of the state?Atlee: the postwar blueprint that inspires BurnhamHow council housebuilding is central to Burnham’s visionWhether or not the promised land is reached via renationalisation, the man set to be next prime minister is clear what he wants transport to leave behind.“You go from deregulation to regaining public control, it
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Collieries turned into retail parks, manufacturing in the doldrums. The problem is vast, but at least the PM-in-waiting sees it: and in that there is hopeIn the autumn of 2005, Tony Blair gave one of his most unhinged and fascinating speeches as prime minister. “I hear people say we have to stop and debate globalisation,” he said. “You might as well debate whether autumn should follow summer.” He went on: “The character of this changing world is indifferent to tradition. Unforgiving of frailty …
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The Sunday Times said the Reform UK leader failed to declare benefits from an ally convicted of fraud in the US.
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The former home secretary has co-authored a major report that has found the running of forces in England and Wales needs a "fundamental overhaul".
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As Starmer gets ready to pack his bags, there's a "bunfight for jobs" in Whitehall, one MP tells Laura Kuenssberg.
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The need to devolve power and share prosperity is as strong as ever. Whatever the project is called, whoever is in No 10, the priority now is actual delivery Andy Burnham has set out his vision for “good growth in every postcode”. It may seem like levelling up 2.0 – and if so, that’s very good news for the country. Because, unlike his Labour and Conservative predecessors, Burnham may well have a far better sense of how to deliver it.Boris Johnson lifted the levelling up language from the Departm
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Prime minister holds no ‘personal animosity’ toward Burnham and emphasises success at improving NHS waiting lists and ‘stabilising economy’Labour “should go on to win the next election” under his likely successor, Andy Burnham, Keir Starmer has said, based on what he has achieved while in power.In his first interview since he announced he will quit as prime minister, Starmer also said he held no “personal animosity” toward Burnham, who is expected to succeed him. Continue reading...
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Labour has approved a wave of renewable energy projects, but turning plans into power remains slow. Why is that?Labour has a race on its hands if it is to lock in its promise to achieve a virtually zero-carbon electricity system by 2030.Britain’s next prime minister will have to move fast: the climate emergency is raging, high energy bills are driving up the cost of living and the reactionary right is threatening a fossil fuel push if it wins power. Continue reading...
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Dear England, Ink, Sherwood … I owe my career to publicly funded art. Never downplay it: it’s how we speak to each otherJames Graham is a British playwright and television writerIt shouldn’t feel like a contentious image: a large cross of St George – England’s national flag – being unfurled and laid out on a raked stage. But at that time, in that place, and in this way, you could feel one of those unique, intake-of-breath moments that happen sometimes in the theatre.The place in question was the
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Keir Starmer says he took the decision to quit as PM after spending the weekend with his family.
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In an untypically candid interview, the outgoing PM tells the BBC it was "really tough" to accept his political career was over.
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Andy Burnham needs the Treasury to serve devolution, raise living standards and renew the economy. The energy secretary meets that testThere are few things on which this column would agree with George Osborne. Voting to remain in the European Union was one. Backing Labour’s Ed Miliband to be the next chancellor is another.Mr Osborne, whose austerity programme redistributed pain downwards while protecting privilege at the top, had only a week ago on his podcast, Political Currency, dism
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Party had justified plan to hang flags in Nottinghamshire on basis that local businesses would foot £75,000 billA £75,000 scheme by a Reform-led council to hang union flags at sites across the county, which the party said “will not cost the taxpayer a single penny” as it would be sponsored by local businesses, has failed to attract a single sponsor, it has emerged.The plan to attach the flags to brackets on about 180 lamp-posts and other places was agreed in the autumn by Nottinghamshire’s counc
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The newly elected MP for Makerfield is expected to become PM this month and says he will stick to the 2024 Labour manifesto.
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Labour MPs believe a donations cap will be backed by dozens of MPs and likely next prime minister, Andy Burnham.
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Avoiding traditional questions and stilted broadcast clips, incoming PM has evolved his style of media managementHe is due to become prime minister in just over a fortnight as parliament begins its six-week summer break. But at a marquee speech this week, he took precisely zero questions. So is Andy Burnham, as opposition leader Kemi Badenoch claims, dodging scrutiny? His allies say no: he is simply going about it in his own way.The former Greater Manchester mayor is very obviously a different t
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Al Pinkerton says the proposed site for the new Frimley Park hospital is "fundamentally unsuitable".