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Chris Mason: Reform face headwinds as they gather for conference

BBC Politics - Thu, 09/03/2026 - 02:55
The party's continued prominence has brought what prominence always brings: scrutiny, says BBC political editor Chris Mason.
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Burnham to tackle 'mega-donors' in UK politics, minister says

BBC Politics - Thu, 09/03/2026 - 01:44
Some MPs have pressed for the government to introduce a cap on UK-based donors.
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Burnham pressed on economy at first PMQs as borrowing costs surge

BBC Politics - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 21:43
The PM said his government would be "grounded in fiscal responsibility" as he faced Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions for the first time.
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Reform up against 'complainants' society', Farage tells BBC

BBC Politics - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 18:43
The Reform UK leader said a "whole ecosystem" didn't want "new kids on the block succeeding".
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Nigel Farage insists he's 'broken no rules'

BBC Politics - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 17:25
The Reform leader has been dogged by questions over his finances after receiving a £5 million sum from Christopher Harborne.
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Burnham's PMQs debut shows the challenge of delivering new style of politics

BBC Politics - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 15:26
Burnham's exchanges with Kemi Badenoch slipped into familiar territory of trading barbs, writes Alex Forsyth.
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Faisal Islam: Why bond market wildfire is keeping world leaders up at night

BBC Politics - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 14:20
Huge AI spending plans and the ongoing war in Iran are driving up borrowing costs around the world.
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Chris Mason: Will Burnham find PMQs as 'nail biting' and 'nerve wracking' as Blair did?

BBC Politics - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 05:49
Curiously, the questions at lunchtime may well feel like a minor extension of what he faced on Tuesday, the BBC's political editor writes.
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UK long-term borrowing costs highest since 1998 ahead of October Budget

BBC Politics - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 02:23
Higher borrowing costs have piled fresh pressure on Andy Burnham ahead of his first Budget.
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Burnham promises more devolution and public control of essential services

BBC Politics - Tue, 09/01/2026 - 22:48
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said Burnham was offering "more government control, more taxes and more politicians", as he addressed MPs for the first time as PM.
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Five takeaways from Burnham's Commons debut as PM

BBC Politics - Tue, 09/01/2026 - 19:17
The prime minister's first appearance in Parliament comes more than six weeks after he entered No 10.
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Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP

BBC Politics - Tue, 09/01/2026 - 18:04
The move will trigger a by-election to replace the former prime minister in his London constituency.
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Patel to be replaced by Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary

BBC Politics - Mon, 08/31/2026 - 03:03
Kemi Badenoch is expected to carry out a wider reshuffle of her front bench team following high-profile departures.
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Emergency measures needed to stop teachers quitting, say Lib Dems

BBC Politics - Mon, 08/31/2026 - 02:53
A survey by the party suggested almost half of teachers reported considering quitting the classroom in the next five years.
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PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme

BBC Politics - Sun, 08/30/2026 - 09:59
Andy Burnham tells BBC Breakfast anyone convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from the early release scheme in the Sentencing Act.
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Burnham gets the early prison release changes he wanted - but at what cost?

BBC Politics - Sun, 08/30/2026 - 08:58
The prime minister says he will keep hundreds more criminals behind bars but doing so requires complex changes.
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Burnham's summer tour is over - now he has to prove himself in Parliament

BBC Politics - Sat, 08/29/2026 - 11:31
The imminent return of Parliament will put the new prime minister under real scrutiny, with MPs finally getting a chance to grill him.
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We helped create UK emergency alert system - but question how government is using it

BBC Politics - Sat, 08/29/2026 - 02:37
Millions across England and Wales received a wildfire alert on their phones earlier this month, but it partly backfired.
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Burnham says he will not vote on assisted dying unlike Starmer

BBC Politics - Fri, 08/28/2026 - 18:04
Burnham has called for all views to be respected as MPs vote in two weeks on legalising assisted dying in England and Wales.
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FM calls for referendum powers as draft independence bill published

BBC Politics - Fri, 08/28/2026 - 17:10
The draft bill would be introduced into Parliament if the Scottish government secured the necessary powers from the UK government.
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