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Labour leadership / 25 June 2026
25 June 2026
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Cost of living / 24 June 2026
24 June 2026
Andy Burnham, front left, is sworn-in as an MP in the House of Common in London, England, Monday, June 22, 2026. (House of Commons via AP)
Eyes Left / 24 June 2026
24 June 2026

The basis for 20th-century social democracy in Britain is gone, argues ANDREW MURRAY – but there are measures a Burnham government could take that would break with neoliberalism

Your Party MP Zarah Sultana speaks at a demonstration organised by CND, Stop the War, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Muslim Association of Britain, Palestinian Forum in Britain and Friends of Al-Aqsa, at the US Embassy in London to call for an end to attacks on Iran. Picture date: Saturday March 7, 2026
Parliament / 22 June 2026
22 June 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Lady Victoria Starmer on the steps of 10 Downing Street, London, after his speech where he said he will resign as leader of the Labour Party and he has informed the King of his decision, June 22, 2026
Politics / 22 June 2026
22 June 2026

ANDREW MURRAY looks back at a damaging career marked by dishonesty, incompetence and revolting complicity in war crimes

Labour party candidate Andy Burnham at Ashton Town FC in Ashton-in-Makerfield, after winning the Makerfield by-election which was triggered by the resignation of Josh Simons, June 19, 2026
Politics / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

Unions and MPs tell PM to quit after Burnham's triumph in Makerfield

Andy Burnham speaks to supporters outside Ashton Town Football Club after winning the Makerfield by-election, June 19, 2026
Politics / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

Voters have delivered a stay of execution for Labour and exposed limits to Reform’s advance. But will Burnham offer a political alternative rather than just a different face at the top, asks ANDREW MURRAY

Andy Burnham meets residents impacted by flooding, including those involved in local relief efforts, to hear directly about the damage caused and the action needed to better protect communities in Makerfield, June 2, 2026
Politics / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

Starmer makes desperate effort to buy off Burnham as polls suggest he is set to win Makerfield by-election