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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

Police detain protesters outside Woolwich Crown Court, London, during a hearing where Palestine Action activists were due to be sentenced over over a break-in at the UK base of an Israel-based defence firm, Elbit Systems site near Bristol on August 6 2024
Authoritarianism / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026
Palestinians inspect buildings that were destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, June 12, 2026
Arms Trade / 16 June 2026
16 June 2026
Andy Burnham makes a speech surrounded by supporters at the launch of his campaign as Labour's candidate for the Makerfield by-election in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, May 22, 2026
Labour Party / 16 June 2026
16 June 2026
Andy Burnham makes a speech surrounded by supporters at the launch of his campaign as Labour's candidate for the Makerfield by-election during a press conference at Stubshaw Cross Community and Sports Club in Ashton-in-Makerfield, May 22, 2026
Features / 13 June 2026
13 June 2026

A former mining seat has become the focal point of Britain’s political drama, with Labour’s future, Reform’s advance and Andy Burnham’s leadership prospects all on the line. ANDREW MURRAY reports

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Books / 11 June 2026
11 June 2026

ANDREW MURRAY welcomes a fascinating account of the struggle in Puerto Rico for democracy and independence

Defence Secretary John Healey walks into the press conference following the Aukmin Summit, at Lancaster House in London, June 10, 2026
Britain / 11 June 2026
11 June 2026
Robert Kenyon, a former Reform UK PPC, during the Reform UK North West conference at Crowne Plaza Chester, January 11, 2025
Reform UK / 11 June 2026
11 June 2026
Vehicles set on fire by protesters on Lendrick Street in Belfast, as disorder flared in response to Monday night's stabbing attack in the city, June 9, 2026
Northern Ireland / 10 June 2026
10 June 2026

Knife victim's family calls for calm after night of racist violence

Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at London Tech Week setting out how the government will harness technology to boost growth and spread opportunity across the UK, June 8, 2026
Labour Party / 10 June 2026
10 June 2026
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Eyes Left / 10 June 2026
10 June 2026

As protests erupt over Henry Nowak’s murder, ANDREW MURRAY argues that anger is being exploited to advance a wider racist and anti-immigration agenda