‘Sex MP’ has no regrets as she warns about need for lifelong sex education South Derbyshire MP Samantha Niblett wants to remove the stigma and shame of talking about sex toys The Independent UK · Jul 26
‘Breathing room’ promises have squeezed fiscal headroom, says think tank Mr Burnham entered Downing Street as Prime Minister for the first time this week, pledging to lead a ‘cost-of-living Government’. Evening Standard · Jul 24
Scoff at cheaper bus fares and No 10 North if you like, but Andy Burnham knows what he’s doing Retail politics while taking power out of London: if this works, Burnham’s premiership could be seriously transformational, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Jul 24
Kemi Badenoch ‘has to adapt’ her rhetoric to take on Andy Burnham Conservative leader is becoming more confident and forging a message for her party, but faces a new opponent The Guardian - UK · Jul 23
Badenoch criticises move to close department and put ‘one guy in Cabinet’ on AI The Conservative leader said the lack of business experience in the Prime Minister’s new Cabinet was ‘terrifying’. Evening Standard · Jul 23
Minister declines to say whether Burnham will heed Lineker’s call for wealth tax Former footballer Gary Lineker is among 120 UK millionaires urging the Government to tax wealth. Evening Standard · Jul 23
Nobody in Europe knows or cares what Kemi Badenoch thinks. That’s a big mistake The opposition leader wants to pull the UK out of the ECHR, wrecking treaties from the Good Friday agreement to the Gibraltar deal, says economics commentator Simon Nixon The Guardian - UK · Jul 23
Badenoch to urge Burnham to rule out tax rises to pay for ‘spending spree’ Mrs Badenoch will set out her response to Andy Bunrham’s first days in office in a speech in central London. Evening Standard · Jul 22
Streeting and Mahmood apologise for joke about early prisoner release caught on hot mic The Defence Secretary made the remarks in a conversation with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and the new Justice Secretary Alex Norris The Independent UK · Jul 22
For Andy Burnham 'revenge' was a dish served piping hot to the new PM on his first full day in No10 Commentary: Keir Starmer key ally Darren Jones fires missile into centre of Burnham government with startling attack over energy bills Evening Standard · Jul 21
With PM Burnham, we’ll get warmth, audacity and knowhow. For everything else, cling to hope He looks the part, with a rise as impressive as his speeches, but is that enough? You cannot know if someone is up to the job until they have to do it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Jul 20
Andy Burnham insists £12,570 income tax allowance could rise in Budget amid confusion on policy The new Prime Minister said there was no ‘commitment’ to increase the threshold for starting paying income tax but the move would be considered later this year Evening Standard · Jul 20
Andy Burnham to enter No 10 promising ‘breathing room’ on cost of living Sir Keir Starmer is expected to make his own address outside No 10 before heading to the Palace to formally resign. Evening Standard · Jul 19
Scrapping digital ID will help focus on cost of living – Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell said a ‘laser focus’ would be applied to the problem. The Independent UK · Jul 19
Evening Standard · Jul 18 Burnham will scrap digital ID to focus on cost of living The incoming prime minister said the Government will focus on what people need right now.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 17 Andy Burnham urged not to cave to demands of oil and gas industry on North Sea ANDY Burnham has been urged not to “cave into the demands of the profiteering oil and gas industry” after reports suggested he will announce new…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 17 Ann Widdecombe’s death should make Britain ask itself: what sort of political culture do we want? Dehumanising politicians is the first step towards justifying their elimination. It matters more than ever to keep putting the person back into the picture, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
Evening Standard · Jul 16 Burnham must back oil and gas drilling if he has any common sense – Badenoch The Tory leader Kemi Badenoch spoke out on a visit to Aberdeen on Thursday.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 15 At his final PMQs, Starmer soaked up the love from all sides – and even some tenderness from Kemi It wasn’t his performances on Wednesday lunchtimes that did for the ultimate mid-table PM – it was all the other stuff
The Independent UK · Jul 15 Tears and tributes in the Commons as Starmer bids emotional farewell at final PMQs The prime minister delivered a memorable closing act as the curtain fell on his last PMQs, marking the end of an era
International Business Times UK · Jul 15 'Put Your Vote in the Bin': Keir Starmer Roasts Reform UK Defector in Hilarious Final PMQs Keir Starmer humorously endorsed Count Binface in the Clacton by-election, adding a comedic twist to the political theatre involving Nigel Farage and sparking laughter in Parliament.
Euronews · Jul 15 Keir Starmer bids UK MPs 'goodbye', vows to support Burnham Andy Burnham is to replace Starmer on Monday, shortly after he is expected to meet King Charles III to be asked to form the next government.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 15 ‘We did pull the levers’: emotional Starmer defends his record In his final PMQs the prime minister offers Andy Burnham – and the England team – his full support
The National (Scotland) · Jul 15 How Keir Starmer's final PMQs showed one truth about Westminster politics WAS that Keir Starmer's final PMQs? Or the last day of term for a bunch of teenagers who can't wait to get boozed up?
Evening Standard · Jul 15 Starmer goes down fighting with swipes at Trump and Farage at final PMQs Sketch: It was classic Starmer, statesmanlike but struggling on the jokes