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Andy Burnham 17.7.26
Britain / 17 July 2026
17 July 2026
Peter Olech (left) and Richard Shillcock are standing
Edinburgh City Council by-election / 17 July 2026
17 July 2026

by Andrew Murray, Political reporter 

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend his final scheduled Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, July 15, 2026
Parliament / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026

Meanwhile, incoming PM Andy Burnham dithers over who should be his Chancellor

Richard Burgon during the Labour leadership hustings at the SEC centre, Glasgow, February 2020
Parliament / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026
Jana, 8, mourns over the body of her 10-year-old brother, Motaz Abu Shaar, who was killed by the Israeli military, during his funeral at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 14, 2026
Gaza Genocide / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026

82 MPs and peers test incoming premier Andy Burnham’s intentions to reset government policy towards Israel

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a visit to OES Group Ltd in Gateshead, July 13, 2026
Labour Party / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026
Andy Burnham, holding a copy of the UK Defence Investment Plan, during an appearance on the Tonight with Andrew Marr show on LBC radio, from the Global studios at Millbank, central London, July 2, 2026
Militarism / 9 July 2026
9 July 2026
People walking over Westminster Bridge with the Elizabeth Tower, or Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament in the background in Westminster, central London, June 22, 2026
Democracy / 9 July 2026
9 July 2026
Nigel Farage may have landed himself in a humiliating contest with Count Binface
Britain / 8 July 2026
8 July 2026
Nigel Farage delivers his no-questions-allowed self-justification
Britain / 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
LSE
Eyes Left / 7 July 2026
7 July 2026

The social base of the old Tory Party has disappeared as surely as that of Labour, argues ANDREW MURRAY – today’s right are the debased offspring of a capitalism that speculates without investing and profits without producing