Andy Burnham set to address nation in speech today as he sets out agenda
He has a ’10-year-plan’ Prime Minister to-be Andy Burnham is set to address the nation with a speech today in which he is expected to set out his future agenda. It comes after Keir Starmer gave an emotional speech last week in which he confirmed he would be stepping down as Labour leader. Starmer said […]
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Donald Trump shares first thoughts on ‘mayor of a town’ Andy Burnham
Trump described Burnham as ‘extremely liberal’ Donald Trump has shared his first thoughts on Andy Burnham, a man he dubbed the “mayor of a town” and “extremely liberal”. With the revolving door of prime ministers at No 10 back in full swing, some might forgive famously not the sharpest tool in the box Donald Trump […]
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Keir Starmer congratulates Tories for ‘edging past Count Binface’ in Makerfield
“At this rate it will take them 500 years to get back to power!” Keir Starmer roasted Kemi Badenoch over the Conservative Party’s performance in the Makerfield by-election. In his first Prime Minister’s Questions since announcing his resignation as Labour leader, Starmer had a couple of zingers ready to go in response to Badenoch’s attacks. One of […]
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What Andy Burnham becoming PM means for your payslip and house-buying chances
With new PM comes new responsibility All eyes are now turning to Keir Starmer’s potential successor, following his announcement of resignation as prime minister. Andy Burnham, the Makerfield MP who earned a parliamentary seat only a week ago, is now the frontrunner to replace him at No 10. Next week, Burnham is set to make […]
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Every prime minister in the 21st century ranked from worst to best
Yes – someone does have to be the ‘best’ It’s been one rollercoaster of a 26-year period for all of us stranded on this floating island stuck just 20 miles off mainland Europe. And Europe has surely had a large role to play in the last two-and-a-half decades which have defined the United Kingdom. From […]
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OPINION: Starmer was wrong in a world that doesn’t know how to be right
Starmer failed because modern politics no longer rewards competence. It rewards performance. Sir Keir Starmer announced his resignation today, bringing to an end a premiership that was as relentlessly criticised as it was quietly consequential. In an address to the nation on Monday morning from Downing Street, Starmer gave an emotional speech in which he […]
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