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Farage calls for general election: 'Burnham has no mandate'

The Reform UK leader says the public want a vote on the new PM's 10-year plan.

BBC Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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Ann Widdecombe was hit on head repeatedly with hammer, prosecutors say

Joshua Kerry, 28, from Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, is charged with her murder and appeared in court.

BBC Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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Who is the UK's new chancellor?

After becoming PM on Monday, Burnham appointed John Healey as chancellor, Ed Miliband as foreign secretary and Wes Streeting as defence secretary

BBC Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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Burnham VAT cut 'already fallen apart' - Badenoch

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she welcomed the removal of VAT on energy bills, but questioned how Andy Burnham would fund it.

BBC Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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Burnham thanks ministers for joining cabinet

Andy Burnham holds his first cabinet meeting as prime minister

BBC Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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Applause as Burnham arrives for first cabinet meeting as PM

Andy Burnham is holding his first cabinet meeting as prime minister

BBC Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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Angela Rayner: Labour's working-class warrior bounces back

The potential contender to replace Keir Starmer is now back in the cabinet under Andy Burnham.

BBC Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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Whitehall officials offered move to No 10 North in Manchester

London-based civil willing to move north have been told they will be offered relocation packages, the BBC understands.

BBC Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth goes to the Hill with $350B funding request

Defense secretary Pete Hegseth will appear on the Hill on Tuesday. He's looking for a $350 billion funding boost, as the war Iran once again flares up with no end in sight.

NPR Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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Sen. Chris Murphy on the Iran war and Pete Hegseth's upcoming Senate testimony

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., about the escalating war in the Middle East and the testimony of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in front of a Senate panel on Tuesday.

NPR Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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Key moments on day Andy Burnham became prime minister

Andy Burnham has replaced Sir Keir Starmer as UK prime minister, after becoming Labour leader last week.

BBC Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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Cause of Ann Widdecombe's death not yet established, inquest hears

The 78-year-old was found with "visible injuries" at her home in Devon on 9 July.

BBC Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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Sir Chris Bryant appointed new NI secretary

Hilary Benn replaced by a former Anglican priest as part of a Cabinet reshuffle by the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham.

BBC Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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AI minister role boosted but tech department axed in Burnham shake-up

Kanishka Narayan will attend cabinet - but no longer have the leadership of a technology secretary.

BBC Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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Starmer ally takes swipe at Burnham's first big policy

Sir Keir Starmer's former right hand man Darren Jones says Andy Burnham's VAT cut is unfunded.

BBC Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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New Air Force One going out of commission to get safety upgrades

The new Air Force One is going out of commission to receive safety upgrades. What needs to be done and was it safe for President Trump to fly the plane to Turkey earlier this month?

NPR Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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VAT to be cut from household electricity bills in October

Homes will save around £45 a year through the cut announced on Andy Burnham's first full day as prime minister.

BBC Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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UK government borrowing falls in June

Public finances for last month were better than expected but the UK is carrying major debt.

BBC Politics · 21 Jul 2026
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