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By: Josh Self
Nigel Farage’s statement on Tuesday afternoon, broadcast live from Reform UK headquarters, was supposed to be sensational. After weeks of relative quiet, Farage teased his intervention with a statement on social media, promising an update on his “future in public life”. The scene was set. In Trumpian tones, Farage furiously portrayed an anti-Reform conspiracy spanning... Read more »
Andy Burnham’s coronation as Labour leader and therefore prime minister is confirmed. The leadership crisis that engulfed Labour between May and July 2026 has reached a resolution. Burnham’s succession, backed by 379 MPs out of a total 403, would point to an outbreak of harmony in the ranks of the parliamentary Labour Party (PLP). Rebel... Read more »
By: Josh Self
Andy Burnham will vow to give Britain “more breathing space” in his first speech outside 10 Downing Street as he takes office as prime minister. The former mayor of Greater Manchester, who will become the seventh prime minister in just 10 years, is expected to call for honesty and reflection. Burnham’s address is set to... Read more »
A senior Conservative MP has announced that they will stand down from parliament at the next general election. Helen Grant, the shadow solicitor general, was first elected to parliament in 2010 as the MP for Maidstone and The Weald, and has represented the redrawn seat of Maidstone and Malling after boundary changes took effect in... Read more »
Steve Reed has left government within hours of Andy Burnham’s appointment as prime minister with a parting shot at “disloyal” MPs. Reed, a longstanding ally of former prime minister Keir Starmer, said he was “disappointed to be leaving government now” but wished Burnham’s “new team every success”. Reed was appointed to the post of secretary... Read more »
Andy Burnham has begun appointing his cabinet, hours after entering Downing Street as Britain’s new prime minister. Burnham was formally appointed by King Charles at Buckingham Palace on Monday afternoon, succeeding Keir Starmer, who resigned as Labour leader last month. Speaking outside No 10 in his first address as prime minister, Burnham promised to “make... Read more »
By: Josh Self
Andy Burnham has held his first call with Donald Trump as prime minister, congratulating the US president on a “successful World Cup” and floating a future presidential visit to Manchester. The call took place on Monday afternoon, shortly after Burnham was appointed prime minister by King Charles at Buckingham Palace following Keir Starmer’s resignation. According... Read more »
Kemi Badenoch has overhauled her shadow cabinet with a series of new appointments. The Conservative leader reshuffled her top team after James Cleverly, the former housing secretary, stood down from the party’s frontbench in order to announce his campaign to stand as mayor of London. Among the casualties of Badenoch’s reshuffle were Mel Stride, the... Read more »
Keir Starmer’s resignation as an MP, delivered mere hours before his successor first appeared at the despatch box as prime minister, sets up the sixth by-election of 2026 and the seventh of this parliament. The coming contest in Holborn and St Pancras follows a series of by-elections of varying significance, including Nigel Farage’s recent brush... Read more »
By: Josh Self
Lauren Edwards didn’t expect to be in this position. The Labour MP tasked with hauling the assisted dying bill back through the House of Commons was on a conference call about local government reorganisation when the private members’ bill ballot, the theatrical mechanism for deciding the fate of backbench legislation, was drawn. “You sort of... Read more »
