Observations on this: In No 10 – Nic Dakin a longstanding whip and experienced MP. He returned to parliament in 2024 after losing seat in 2019 – same as Jo Platt Platt and David Baines called on Starmer to step down in May 2026; both are members of the Red Wall Caucus 1/...

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No 10 has completed the reshuffle, by announcing a full list of PPS appointments today: there are about 60 PPS roles here. Michael Payne, Adam Thompson and Chris Vince at the Home Office. Olivia Blake, Luke Charters & Kirith Entwistle at MHCLG.

“Reindustrialisation is about... making sure that when Britain grows again, working people grow with it”, write Labour MPs @patrickhurley.bsky.social and Euan Stainbank 🗣️How Andy Burnham can deliver True Labour reindustrialisation www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...

How Andy Burnham can deliver True Labour reindustrialisation - Politics.co.uk

On the steps of Downing Street yesterday, we heard a clear call to turn the page on forty years of economic mismanagement. Our country’s reckless experiment in extreme deindustrialisation is at the he...

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🚨Yet more reshuffle news... Stephen Kinnock as Wales sec, Chris Bryant as NI sec, Ellie Reeves as AG, Emma Reynolds as chief sec Kanishka Narayan, Hamish Falconer & Matthew Pennycook to attend cabinet Heidi Alexander, Alan Campbell and Douglas Alexander retain roles

🚨 More reshuffle news Streeting to defence, Angela Eagle to environment, Alex Norris to justice and Miatta Fahnbulleh to energy security and net zero Where we stand tonight: www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...

Both Rayner and Reynolds return to old roles Reynolds' move to chief whip in Sep 2025 reshuffle under Starmer never made sense to me Key Burnham lieutenants, Haigh and Midgley, take on fixer roles. Haigh as de facto deputy PM, like Damian Green and Lidlington under May Phillipson loses SoS rank

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🚨 Latest reshuffle news Andy Burnham appoints new cabinet: www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...

🚨 Latest reshuffle news Andy Burnham appoints new cabinet: www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...

Andy Burnham is also the first Labour prime minister to not have a Benn (so far) serve in his cabinet It comes after Hilary Benn stood down as secretary of state for Northern Ireland

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David and Ed Miliband: the first brothers to have held the post of foreign secretary since the Wellesleys Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, was foreign secretary from 1809 to 1812 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was foreign secretary from 1834 to 1835

David and Ed Miliband: the first brothers to have held the post of foreign secretary since the Wellesleys Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, was foreign secretary from 1809 to 1812 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was foreign secretary from 1834 to 1835

🚨 Confirmed reshuffle news Andy Burnham appoints new cabinet: www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...

Wow. John Healey is chancellor

Andy Burnham appoints new cabinet: who’s in and who’s out www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...

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Andy Burnham has begun appointing his cabinet, hours after entering Downing Street as Britain’s new prime minister. Burnham was formally appointed by King Charles at Buckingham Palace on Monday aftern...

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Burnham talks football and Strait of Hormuz in first call with Donald Trump www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...

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Andy Burnham has held his first call with Donald Trump as prime minister, congratulating the US president on a “successful World Cup” and floating a future presidential visit to Manchester. The call t...

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🚨 Steve Reed leaves government "Keir Starmer showed loyalty to me by appointing me to his Cabinet. I make no apology for returning that loyalty. It's what is expected of functioning teams, and I hope those who did not show loyalty to Keir will now show it to you."

Andy Burnham vows to end rough sleeping ‘at the earliest opportunity’ www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...

Andy Burnham vows to end rough sleeping ‘at the earliest opportunity’ - Politics.co.uk

Andy Burnham has used his first speech as prime minister to launch a national drive to end rough sleeping. The announcement, delivered as Burnham addressed the nation outside 10 Downing Street, will b...

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Andy Burnham, speaking for the first time as prime minister: “We will make this moment a circuit breaker for Britain, bringing forward the biggest changes in the last 40 years. A new political model and a new economic model.”

Keir Starmer speaking as prime minister for the final time: "I thank the British people for the opportunity to serve. I go with good grace, I go with a smile, and I go proud of everything that we have achieved. "Thank you very much."

Andy Burnham’s winding path to power: who is the new prime minister? www.politics.co.uk/news-feature...

Andy Burnham’s winding path to power: who is the new prime minister? - Politics.co.uk

Andy Burnham will today enter Downing Street as prime minister, becoming the seventh person to hold the office in a decade. Burnham is the Labour and Co-operative Party MP for Makerfield, having retur...

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Conservative frontbencher to stand down as MP at next general election www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...

Conservative frontbencher to stand down as MP at next general election - Politics.co.uk

A senior Conservative MP has announced that they will stand down from parliament at the next general election.  Helen Grant, the shadow solicitor general, was first elected to parliament in 2010 as th...

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“The case for Miliband is that his political and intellectual clout could drive radical economic reform in the face of institutional resistance.” www.politics.co.uk/news-feature...

Andy Burnham’s first choice - Politics.co.uk

Andy Burnham’s coronation as Labour leader and therefore prime minister is confirmed. The leadership crisis that engulfed Labour between May and July 2026 has reached a resolution. Burnham’s successio...

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“Burnham’s succession was uncontested. But the settlement that follows – the style, priorities and ideological direction of the incoming government – will not be.” www.politics.co.uk/news-feature...

Andy Burnham’s first choice - Politics.co.uk

Andy Burnham’s coronation as Labour leader and therefore prime minister is confirmed. The leadership crisis that engulfed Labour between May and July 2026 has reached a resolution. Burnham’s successio...

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“Burnham’s first steps as Labour leader indicate his intention to preserve the soft-blue alliance that delivered Starmer's downfall and brought him to power.” www.politics.co.uk/news-feature...

Andy Burnham’s first choice - Politics.co.uk

Andy Burnham’s coronation as Labour leader and therefore prime minister is confirmed. The leadership crisis that engulfed Labour between May and July 2026 has reached a resolution. Burnham’s successio...

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I reckon transport secretary @heidialexander.bsky.social is one of three Labour MPs who have nominated Andy Burnham in every one of his leadership bids - in 2010, 2015 and 2026 Guesses for the other two?

“Binface’s candidacy does not need to threaten Farage electorally to be damaging. His campaign could prove the perfect counterpoint to the Reform leader’s martyr complex.” www.politics.co.uk/news-feature...

How the Clacton by-election, and Count Binface, could damage Nigel Farage - Politics.co.uk

Nigel Farage’s statement on Tuesday afternoon, broadcast live from Reform UK headquarters, was supposed to be sensational. After weeks of relative quiet, Farage teased his intervention with a statemen...

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“For Reform, the greatest danger is that Farage’s populist posturing reveals the underlying limits of its coalition.” www.politics.co.uk/news-feature...

How the Clacton by-election, and Count Binface, could damage Nigel Farage - Politics.co.uk

Nigel Farage’s statement on Tuesday afternoon, broadcast live from Reform UK headquarters, was supposed to be sensational. After weeks of relative quiet, Farage teased his intervention with a statemen...

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How the Clacton by-election, and Count Binface, could damage Nigel Farage Farage turned to Clacton in search of popular vindication, but humiliation awaits Latest for @politics.co.uk 👇 www.politics.co.uk/news-feature...

How the Clacton by-election, and Count Binface, could damage Nigel Farage - Politics.co.uk

Nigel Farage’s statement on Tuesday afternoon, broadcast live from Reform UK headquarters, was supposed to be sensational. After weeks of relative quiet, Farage teased his intervention with a statemen...

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🚨 NEW: One in four MPs demand electoral reform commission in ‘open goal’ for Burnham The amendment to the Representation of the People Bill, tabled by Labour MP @alexsobel.co.uk, is now the most-signed amendment since the 2024 general election Full story ⤵️ www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...

One in four MPs demand electoral reform commission in ‘open goal’ for Burnham - Politics.co.uk

More than a quarter of the House of Commons has signed an amendment calling for a national commission on electoral reform, in what backers are describing as an “open goal” for Andy Burnham, the likely...

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🚨 NEW: Defence secretary wishes Count Binface ‘good luck’ in by-election showdown with Farage Dan Jarvis said Farage was in “real trouble” as he rowed in behind the satirical candidate Full story ⤵️ www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...

Defence secretary wishes Count Binface ‘good luck’ in by-election showdown with Farage - Politics.co.uk

The defence secretary has wished Count Binface “good luck” in the Clacton by-election after the satirical candidate vowed to challenge Nigel Farage.  The intervention comes after Farage, the leader of...

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Farage’s self-imposed by-election could amount to a contest between him and host of (other?) political eccentrics like Count Binface Meanwhile, the campaign brings his donor scandal into full view of the electorate - ready for the commissioner report I see no reason for the main parties to engage

In 2008, David Davis resigned as an MP over the Brown government’s 42-day terror detention proposals. He stood in the by-election as an independent on a "David Davis for Freedom" platform. Labour, Lib Dems and Tories did not stand. The then-culture secretary was not impressed:

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Nigel Farage resigns as MP to force by-election www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...

Nigel Farage resigns as MP to force by-election www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...

Nigel Farage resigns as MP to force by-election - Politics.co.uk

Nigel Farage has announced that he will resign as a member of parliament and force a by-election in the constituency of Clacton.  In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, the Reform UK leader vowed he wou...

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