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BIZARRE: 3 - What They Never Told You

Why isn’t Andy Burnham using a lectern in No 10 speech?

The podium has long been a staple of prime ministerial speeches

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister promising a ’10-year plan for the country’

Mr Burnham became Prime Minister after Sir Keir Starmer resigned saying ‘my work is done’ after two years in No 10.

Evening Standard

Burnham promises ‘circuit breaker’ moment for UK as he becomes PM

New prime minister says his political and economic model will bring ‘biggest changes in 40 years’

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer’s speech in full as he leaves Downing Street

The outgoing PM says he leaves with ‘good grace and a smile’

The Independent UK

‘My work is done’ – Starmer leaves No 10 with Burnham poised for power

Sir Keir Starmer was joined by his wife Lady Victoria Starmer, colleagues and friends in Downing Street.

Evening Standard

Healey made chancellor, Miliband named foreign secretary and Yvette Cooper becomes health secretary as Burnham picks cabinet – UK politics as it happened

Rayner is back as housing secretary, while Mahmood and McFadden remain in their existing posts

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham becomes prime minister after Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street for the last time

After being named leader of the Labour party, Andy Burnham has officially become prime minister of the UK. That many people considered this day an inevitability doesn’t make it any less momentous.

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Andy Burnham latest: New PM tells first cabinet meeting ‘we need to be a cost-of-living government’

Newly appointed ministers have been told to give Britons the sense that ‘help is coming’

The Independent UK

Loudspeakers to be banned from Downing Street on Andy Burnham's first day as PM

It follows a series of loudspeaker interruptions during speeches by outgoing PMs

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham to promise ‘breathing room’ as he takes over as prime minister

The new Labour leader will set out his domestic priorities in his first speech from Downing Street.

Evening Standard

Former PMs Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak offer advice to incoming Andy Burnham

Rishi Sunak urged Burnham to ‘soak in every second’ of his arrival in Downing Street

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s and Rishi Sunak’s advice for incoming PM Andy Burnham

The former Conservative prime ministers have given their thoughts ahead of Mr Burnham walking into 10 Downing Street.

Evening Standard

Q&A: We’ve been in No 10 when a new PM arrives. Here’s what will happen to Burnham on day one

IN THE ROOM: Former Downing Street insiders Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson are here to give you a peek behind the curtain on a PM’s first day, reports Maja Anushka

The Independent UK

The ghosts of Downing Street past may have some advice for Andy Burnham

The incoming PM has made a strong start – but there are several traps he needs to avoid. Brown, Blair and even Thatcher can show the way, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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The Times of India

Who is Swaran Singh? Indian-origin psychiatrist to join House of Lords as UK announces new peerages

An Indian-origin psychiatrist and academic Professor Swaran Singh has been nominated for a life peerage, earning a seat in the House of Lords as part of a new list of political appointments announced ahead of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's departure from Downing Street next week, PTI reported

Evening Standard

Removal van in Downing Street as Keir Starmer to leave No10

Removal van is pictured outside No10 as Andy Burnham prepares to take over as Labour leader and Prime Minister

The National (Scotland)

Downing Street draped in England flags ahead of Argentina semi-final

DOWNING Street has been decked out in countless England flags ahead of the country's World Cup semi-final against Argentina ...

Evening Standard

Starmer faces final Cabinet and PMQs as Burnham edges closer to No 10

The outgoing leader will hold farewell talks with his senior ministers in Downing Street before taking his last Commons grilling.

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Evening Standard

Will Larry the cat be staying at Number 10 as Starmer moves out?

Larry the Cat’s future as Chief Mouser decided with change in leadership coming at Downing Street

Evening Standard

‘Perfectly reasonable’ for Burnham to plot Downing Street pathway, Reeves says

The Chancellor however warned Mr Burnham he must remain ‘laser focused’ on what he wants to achieve in power.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister on Monday: How will it actually happen?

The former mayor of Manchester was officially declared Labour Party leader on Friday

The Independent UK

Farage’s by-election gamble is a last ditch attempt to save his dying dream of being prime minister

ANALYSIS: Farage must know that his chances of entering Downing Street are close to being extinguished and this is his last chance to move the dial – and that is the real reason for this latest drama, as political editor David Maddox reports

The Independent UK

Sleep-deprived Starmer talks of English pride after watching Mexico game with his son

Starmer watched the game in Downing Street flat with his son

The Independent UK

Starmer and Downing Street staff kick ball around No 10 in England good luck video

Sir Keir Starmer and the Downing Street staff kicked a ball around Number 10 in a good luck video message to England ahead of their World Cup last-16 tie against Mexico.

The Independent UK

Starmer calls forced adoption scandal a ‘stain on our history’ as he apologises to survivors

Women whose babies had been taken wiped away tears as prime minister told them: ‘The shame was never yours, the shame is ours’

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