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Burnham v Starmer: one week in, how do their leadership styles compare?

Six weeks ago Andy Burnham was not even an MP; now the former mayor of Greater Manchester is the most important political figure in Britain. After orchestrating a bloodless coup …

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Politics - Domestic Policy 6 hours ago
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Burnham v Starmer: one week in, how do their leadership styles compare?

Six weeks ago Andy Burnham was not even an MP; now the former mayor of Greater Manchester is the most important political figure in Britain. After orchestrating a bloodless coup …

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Politics - Foreign Policy 5 hours ago
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Ed Miliband indicates development and climate will be at heart of UK foreign policy

Britain’s foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, is to indicate he will put the climate crisis and overseas development at the heart of UK international relations by taking up the country’s seat …

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Politics - Domestic Policy 10 hours ago
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Is Burnham’s Oxbridge-heavy cabinet a sign of social mobility or lack of progress on class?

Like 20 British prime ministers before him, Andy Burnham’s new cabinet minister for AI, Kanishka Narayan, went to Eton. After graduating from the country’s most elite private school, Narayan attended …

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Politics - Foreign Policy 11 hours ago
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Wes Streeting: UK not intimidated by Iran's 'sabre rattling'

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting says the UK should not be intimidated by "sabre-rattling" threats of attack from Iran. Last week, the regime said the country was a legitimate target because …

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Politics - Foreign Policy 11 hours ago
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Andy Burnham asserts readiness to publicly disagree with Donald Trump over foreign policy

In his first major interviews as prime minister, Andy Burnham stated he would not hesitate to publicly disagree with US President Donald Trump when necessary …

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Politics - Elections 15 hours ago
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‘This is the dream job’: Labour’s Bev Craig on the battle to be Manchester mayor

Bev Craig was mid-squat at the gym when she was recognised for the first time as the prospective heir to Andy Burnham’s throne. Until recently, the Manchester city council leader …

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Business - Other 5 hours ago
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Blame privatised water firms for hosepipe bans

I was dismayed, when reading your article about hosepipe bans leading to culture wars (‘People are scared their neighbours will call the police on them’: how the hosepipe ban got …

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Business - Other 21 hours ago
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Blackout fears after insiders claim national power grid is 'out of control' and on brink of collapse

‘Dishonest’ bosses in charge of the creaking national energy grid are putting lives in danger because they refuse to admit the system is on the brink of collapse, according to …

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Business - Economy 16 hours ago
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Big banks braced for new windfall tax raid as Chancellor looks for easy targets

Britain’s biggest banks face a windfall tax on their ‘stellar’ profits as new Chancellor John Healey looks for easy targets to balance the nation’s books, according to some of the …

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Business - Economy 16 hours ago
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Only sound money will save us under the new Chancellor, says HAMISH MCRARE

View comments Does our new Chancellor mean what he says? In a speech to Treasury staff on Tuesday, John Healey said his priority was fiscal discipline, adding: ‘Because fiscal credibility …

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Business - Economy 1 day, 5 hours ago
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New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in sea

Production at Britain’s biggest undeveloped oil and gasfield could be delayed for months after equipment from a rig was accidentally dropped in the North Sea, the Guardian can reveal. Andy …

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Business - Economy 1 day, 10 hours ago
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Will the King of the North's HS2 plan hit the buffers? Andy Burnham wants to resurrect Manchester link with slower trains despite £60billion cost as critics blast 'fantasy scheme'

View comments Andy Burnham is hoping to revive the cancelled HS2 northern leg despite fears the 'fantasy scheme' has an unaffordable budget and will result in slower trains. The high-speed …

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