Count Binface brings comedy to British politics in special election
LONDON (AP) — Timing is everything in comedy and, so it seems, in British politics for a perennial…
Tax rises ‘guaranteed’ as Burnham and Healey face £22bn black hole
Wednesday 22 July 2026 5:00 am | Updated: Wednesday 22 July 2026 6:31 am John Healey’s appointment to Chancellor…
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham gathers his Cabinet
LONDON (AP) — New U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham gathered his Cabinet for its first meeting on Tuesday…
Shabana Mahmood now leads race for chancellor and is ‘prepared’ to leave Home Office
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is now expected to become Andy Burnham’s chancellor after a campaign by opponents of…
Economy update: Andy Burnham eyes ‘big, one-off’ Budget in autumn as part of ‘ambitious’ overhaul
Andy Burnham is understood to be planning an “expansive” Budget later this autumn once he finally gets the…
Which Labour MPs are backing to Burnham become the party’s next leader and Prime Minister?
Over 80 percent of the Parliamentary Labour Party have so far publicly backed Andy Burnham to become Labour’s…
Burnham tax plans spark investor rush to bank capital gains
Thursday 02 July 2026 5:00 am | Updated: Thursday 02 July 2026 11:17 am Several in Burnham’s inner circle…
Isa investors to pay new 22pc tax on cash interest
Alex Campbell, of trading platform Freetrade, said: “The introduction of a 22pc charge on interest earned on cash…
Andy Burnham: I’ll boost spending on defence
This prompted Mr Healey to leave his post, warning that the plan “falls well short of what is…
How UK’s Keir Starmer ended his time as prime minister within 2 years
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer won his job after leading his party to a massive…
Who could be Andy Burnham’s Chancellor?
Monday 22 June 2026 8:28 am Reeves is expected to be sacked if Burnham becomes Prime Minister (Image:…
‘ The next leader has to govern differently’
The Prime Minister’s resignation this week closes one chapter and opens another. Whoever succeeds him inherits the same…