Andy Burnham must deliver emergency budget to ‘reverse damage’, says SNP SNP Westminster leader Dave Doogan is calling on Mr Burnham to deliver an emergency cost-of-living budget when he enters No 10. Evening Standard · Jul 19
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
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 · Jul 19
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 · Jul 19
As Andy Burnham enters No 10, what of his ‘bezzie mate’ Steve Rotheram? A longstanding bromance means the Liverpool regional mayor very much has the ear of the soon-to-be PM The Guardian - UK · Jul 19
The Andy Burnham I’ve met over the past 20 years gives me hope for British politics You hear the word ‘empathy’ a lot when people talk about our next prime minister. I can see why, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Jul 19
Cooperation matters between UK and Scottish Government ahead of new PM – Baillie During the Holyrood elections in May Scottish Labour lost five seats after calling on Sir Keir Starmer to quit. Evening Standard · Jul 19
Westminster Council apologises after residents' tap water turns brown and smells like petrol Residents in Morgan House have said that they are scared to use the tap water as they don’t think the council has carried out sufficient testing 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
The questions continue as Reform UK blinks under an unwelcome spotlight Nigel Farage’s ability to wrest control of the narrative and deflect attention away from his party’s finances has been put to the test in a tumultuous period of time, writes Anne McElvoy Evening Standard · Jul 19
John Swinney issues Andy Burnham stark independence warning JOHN Swinney has issued a stark warning to the incoming new prime minister, urging Andy Burnham not to “repeat the mistakes of his predecessors”… The National (Scotland) · Jul 19
Inside Burnham’s roundabout route to No 10, according to those who know him best IN FOCUS: Hearing from allies of incoming prime minister Andy Burnham, Dan Haygarth tracks the year that saw the mayor of Greater Manchester set his sights on Number 10 The Independent UK · Jul 18
Nigel Farage one of 34 candidates in Clacton by-election The main Westminster parties are boycotting the by-election. Evening Standard · Jul 17
‘He knows what he thinks’: how ready is Andy Burnham to become PM? A hasty handover from Starmer meant his successor has not had much time to prepare for office yet his team is quietly confident The Guardian - UK · Jul 17
France 24 · Jul 17 Master Impressionist takes on Andy Burnham: Jon Culshaw on the art of imitation Downing Street’s Larry the Cat is about to get a new housemate, his seventh in ten years. Andy Burnham says he will do things differently, that he’s focused on driving growth in every postcode in the country, although we’re yet to hear any detail of how from the about-to-be-parachuted-in PM…
The Independent UK · Jul 17 Westminster cannot dictate Scotland’s future, Swinney tells incoming PM Burnham The Scottish First Minister said he will be meeting the Labour leader soon after he enters Number 10 on Monday.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 17 Hike to UK pension age a 'fundamental injustice' to Scotland, Andy Burnham told PLANS to bring forward a rise in the state pension age by seven years have been branded a "fundamental injustice" to Scotland with new…
Evening Standard · Jul 17 Andy Burnham sparks fears of tax rises on London as he vows to govern in 'distinctively Labour' way Former Greater Manchester Mayor Mr Burnham delivered his first speech as Labour leader
Evening Standard · Jul 17 Deputy FM calls for IndyRef2 ahead of Swinney meeting Burnham next week Jenny Gilruth confirmed that First Minister John Swinney will be meeting Andy Burnham next week.
Evening Standard · Jul 17 Andy Burnham in pledge to be ‘unashamedly Labour’ as he becomes party leader The former Greater Manchester mayor will enter No 10 on Monday.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 17 Andy Burnham to be crowned Labour leader Andy Burnham is set to be crowned Labour leader on Friday as questions remain over how his agenda will differ to Keir Starmer's
The Guardian - UK · Jul 17 The Manchester years: how Burnham’s rebirth as ‘king of the north’ set him on road to No 10 In the second part of a two-part profile, Josh Halliday charts PM-in-waiting’s journey northward, where as mayor he revelled in his Covid-era popularity – and changed his approach to politics
Evening Standard · Jul 16 Andy Burnham to pledge to be ‘unashamedly Labour’ when he becomes party leader The former Greater Manchester mayor will be confirmed as Labour leader in a special conference and then enter No 10 on Monday.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16 Burnham’s ‘black box’ plans for cabinet send Westminster into hysteria Few know who will get top jobs when new PM enters No 10 and the vacuum of information has its downsides
The Conversation · Jul 16 Andy Burnham promised to change Greater Manchester. Almost ten years on, how did he do? Almost ten years ago – just weeks before he was elected as Greater Manchester’s first metro-mayor – I sat down with Andy Burnham and interviewed him for The Conversation.