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Andy Burnham, ‘King of the North’ and frontrunner to replace Starmer as PM

Andy Burnham is a political insider turned outsider who is the current frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer as Britain’s next prime minister. After losing two bids for the Labour Party leadership, Burnham focused on Greater Manchester, where he served as mayor and earned a “King of the North” moniker for…

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Who is Andy Burnham, the lawmaker seeking to replace Keir Starmer

Andy Burnham is a political insider turned outsider aiming to be Britain's next prime minister

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Who is Andy Burnham, the lawmaker who could replace Keir Starmer

Andy Burnham is a political insider turned outsider aiming to be Britain's next prime minister

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‘Stuck in his glory days’: Blunkett and others cast doubt on Blair’s advice to Labour party

Ex-PM perceived as out of touch and having credibility problem even if parts of analysis are seen as hard to dispute

The Guardian - UK

Some see 'King of the North' as UK government's savior. First he needs a seat in Parliament

Britain’s government is in turmoil, and some see Andy Burnham as the one to save it

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting faces narrow road to Labour members’ favour

Health secretary’s soft-right credentials put him at a disadvantage even with reduced membership under Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Local elections could hasten the exit of Britain's embattled prime minister

British voters are casting ballots in elections that could hasten the end of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s troubled term

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Partygate v Mandelson: Keir Starmer faces attack from his own playbook

Some familiar, arcane terms are returning to the fore as the Tories study the tactics Labour used against Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

No power, all influence: How One Nation gets what it wants

One Nation has never held government, nor has it ever been in opposition. Yet it’s managed to influence public policy in Australia for three decades.

The Conversation

As Farage sacks an acolyte for his ‘shameful’ words, how far is too far for the high priest of toxic politics?

The Reform leader cynically pushes the boundaries of how far he can go without alienating too many of the voters he needs – but it’s a perilous calibration, says politics and culture writer Martha Gill

The Guardian - UK

Starmer's pick of Epstein 'pal' as top British envoy haunts prime minister

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer continues to weather fallout from his choice of Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador despite warnings about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

The Independent UK

Opportunities, perils and pitfalls: how UK parties have responded to war in Iran

Starmer’s ‘purely defensive’ stance has won support among voters, but what challenges lie ahead for each party when it comes to their base’s view of war?

The Guardian - UK

The rise of vice-signalling: how hatred poisoned politics

Over the last 10 years, the terms of political debate have changed completely – and week by week they seem to get worse

The Guardian - UK

Robert Jenrick boasts that Reform is for the workers, but it’s a class war trap – and Labour shouldn’t fall for it

Though Labour's voters are more likely to be the educated middle-classes, its focus must be fighting inequality. We know Farage’s party will only enrich the wealthy, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The Conversation

The ten most surprising facts from the 2024 election revealed

As a landmark study of the 2024 election is published, The Conversation asked Tim Bale, who co-authored with Rob Ford, Will Jennings and Paula Surridge, to reveal the ten most surprising facts to come out of their analysis.

International Business Times

Britain's Storied Conservative Party Faces Uncertain Future

They were an electoral powerhouse, the party of political titans Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher and Benjamin Disraeli.

The Guardian - UK

I didn’t think I’d ever say this: let’s hope the Tory party can be saved

Britain badly needs a grownup party of the centre right. It won’t come from Badenoch – it may come from a new generation of one-nationers, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Euronews

Keir Starmer urges Labour Party unity to fend off Nigel Farage's Reform UK threat

Starmer appealed to his Labour Party colleagues to have more trust in the government and display a united house, warning them to prepare for the “fight of our lives” amid Nigel Farage’s poll-topping Reform UK party threat.

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The Independent UK

Voices: Norman Tebbit carried a torch for a ‘true-blue’ politics now embraced by Nigel Farage

COMMENT: One of Margaret Thatcher’s staunchest lieutenants, the ‘Chingford Skinhead’ held some notorious opinions and would happily go studs-up with his political opponents – but in person, Lord Tebbit was anything but a ‘semi-house-trained polecat’, recalls historian Tim Bale

Evening Standard

Starmer faces Labour turmoil and global volatility as he marks year in Number 10

The Prime Minister’s first year in office has been marked by a series of domestic and global challenges after Labour’s landslide victory.

The Independent UK

Voices: Why are Tories suddenly in favour of proportional representation?

COMMENT: For the first time ever, a clear majority of right-wing voters seem open to changing the voting system. What could it mean for the future of British politics, asks Tim Bale

The Guardian - UK

Conservatives united over Brexit but out of step with voters

As Tory bigwigs compete to signal outrage over ‘great Brexit betrayal’, the party is polling worse than ever before

Euronews

Are we seeing the end of the UK's political duopoly?

Labour and the Conservatives have had a stranglehold on political power for decades — but as Reform UK's victory in last week's election shows, this now appears to changing.

International Business Times

UK Hard Right Sets Sights High After Local Election Triumphs

With a thumping success in local elections this week, the hard-right Reform UK party has loosened Britain's two-party stranglehold and is already eyeing Downing Street.

The Guardian - UK

Farage has declared a new dawn before, but this time things could really be different

Slicker presentation, a shift away from two-party politics and now hundreds of new councillors mean Reform is likely here to stay

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