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Burnham says nuclear submarine investment will protect UK and support jobs
Burnham has said investment in nuclear submarines will help protect the UK and support employment, as the prime minister prepares to visit Barrow-in-Furness.
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Burnham says palliative care funding must be fixed before assisted dying debate
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said palliative and social care funding should be addressed before England and Wales considers assisted dying legislat...
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Burnham has no room to borrow more for pledges, think tank says
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research has warned that Prime Minister Andy Burnham may need to raise taxes or cut spending to fund cos...
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Burnham pledges continued UK support during Zelensky visit
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has reaffirmed UK support for Ukraine during a visit by Volodymyr Zelensky, with new cooperation announced on electronic w...
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BBC Verify assesses £1.5bn in Andy Burnham’s first-week pledges
BBC Verify has examined spending commitments announced during Andy Burnham’s first week as prime minister, including measures on rough sleeping, energ...
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BBC analysis examines Andy Burnham’s first week as prime minister
BBC News analysis says Andy Burnham has moved quickly in his first days as prime minister, announcing early policy measures while facing questions ove...
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Newspaper front pages focus on Andy Burnham’s early policy agenda
BBC News reports that several newspapers are examining how Andy Burnham’s government plans to fund its policy commitments, while other titles cover bu...
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Andy Burnham announces cabinet after becoming prime minister
Andy Burnham has named his cabinet after taking office following Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation, with John Healey appointed chancellor and senior role...
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Andy Burnham appoints John Healey as chancellor, BBC reports
BBC News’s Newscast reports that Andy Burnham has made John Healey his chancellor while assembling his cabinet.
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BBC programme examines the new prime minister
BBC News has listed a programme looking at the figure described as having moved from Manchester mayor to prime minister, asking who he is and what he...
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Burnham says NHS could collapse without social care reform
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told the BBC that the NHS could collapse if social care is not reformed, but declined to set a timetable for a new sys...
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Anas Sarwar set to join Andy Burnham government via Lords
BBC News reports that Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is expected to move from Holyrood to Westminster and take a ministerial role in Andy Burnham’...
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Streeting apologises over recorded prisoner release remarks
BBC News reported that Prime Minister Andy Burnham criticised cabinet ministers after Wes Streeting was heard joking with Shabana Mahmood about prison...