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• Can Jeremy Corbyn restore Labour’s working class vote?

  03-06-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  For more than a century Mansfield’s Pleasley pit supplied coal to the UK and votes to the Labour party. Then in 2017 the area elected a Conservative
  
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• New prime minister’s ‘Number 10 North’ is already up and running

  21-07-2026 19:33 via ft.com
  Government intends Manchester office to be ‘engine room of devolution and good growth in every postcode’
  
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• Shares in UK defence groups rise on hopes Healey will boost military spending

  21-07-2026 18:44 via ft.com
  New chancellor backed by investors to find cash he previously said was required to keep country safe
  
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• Andy Burnham’s cabinet: who’s in, who’s out?

  21-07-2026 18:03 via ft.com
  Plus: policy announcements and how to fund them
  
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• Burnham backs away from costly increase to income tax allowance

  21-07-2026 17:25 via ft.com
  New prime minister had explored raising £12,570 personal allowance before taking office on Monday
  
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• How will UK foreign policy change under Ed Miliband?

  21-07-2026 16:22 via ft.com
  Former energy secretary vows to reinvigorate climate diplomacy, stand up for rule of law and ‘nurture’ relationship with US
  
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• Axing UK science department risks slower policymaking, say tech leaders

  21-07-2026 15:56 via ft.com
  Industry figures welcome Kanishka Narayan’s promotion as AI minister but warn shake-up could push sector down agenda
  
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• Ann Widdecombe died after being ‘struck 21 times with hammer’

  21-07-2026 15:37 via ft.com
  Prosecutors set out details of what police said was a ‘targeted attack’ on 78-year-old former minister
  
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• Six foolish mistakes for the new chancellor to avoid

  21-07-2026 14:09 via ft.com
  John Healey will be under pressure on many fronts, but bear-pits are lurking . . . 
  
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• What we learnt from the new PM’s choices for his top team

  21-07-2026 13:08 via ft.com
  New leader signals he will depart from Keir Starmer’s approach in some areas while stressing continuity in others
  
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• Lack of UK jobs growth highlights challenges for Burnham

  21-07-2026 11:55 via ft.com
  Payroll employment has flatlined while private sector wage growth eases to slowest pace in five years, ONS figures show
  
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• Thames Water lenders to offer ‘golden share’ to UK government

  21-07-2026 10:58 via ft.com
  Creditors plan improved offer in bid to avoid nationalisation by new Burnham government
  
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• Continuity and change in Burnham’s new cabinet

  21-07-2026 09:55 via ft.com
  Chancellor from Labour’s ‘old right’ is experienced but unlikely to meaningfully diverge from previous set up
  
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• Burnham breaks with Starmer era, except at the Treasury

  21-07-2026 09:55 via ft.com
  Chancellor from Labour’s ‘old right’ is experienced but unlikely to meaningfully diverge from previous set up
  
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• A break with the Starmer era — except at the Treasury

  21-07-2026 09:55 via ft.com
  Chancellor from Labour’s ‘old right’ is experienced but unlikely to meaningfully diverge from previous set up
  
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• Burnham to remove VAT on household electricity bills

  21-07-2026 07:43 via ft.com
  New prime minister has vowed to help households with the cost of living
  
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• Burnham move to eliminate VAT on electricity bills sparks funding row

  21-07-2026 07:43 via ft.com
  Government claim that measure would be funded by scrapping digital ID scheme disputed by former minister
  
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• Burnham and Healey pledge ‘fiscal discipline’ after VAT cut sparks funding row

  21-07-2026 07:43 via ft.com
  Former minister disputed government claim that scrapping digital ID scheme would pay for measure to ease electricity bills
  
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• As it happened: Burnham backs away from income tax changes in second day as PM

  21-07-2026 07:43 via ft.com
  New government’s move to cut VAT on household electricity bills triggered dispute over how its removal would be funded
  
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• Andy Burnham pledges ‘fiscal discipline’ after retreat on income tax changes

  21-07-2026 07:43 via ft.com
  New government’s move to cut VAT on household electricity bills triggers dispute over how its removal would be funded
  
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• UK chancellor John Healey inherits tricky finances

  21-07-2026 06:19 via ft.com
  Prime minister’s choice of former defence minister surprises allies
  
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• The five fiscal challenges facing John Healey

  21-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  New chancellor must fund rising defence spending and promises of cost-of-living support for households
  
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• Pointers for Burnham on what Britain really wants

  21-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The new prime minister can learn from 40 years of polling the UK population
  
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• JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon warns of ‘consequences’ if Burnham taxes banks

  21-07-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Chief executive says any tax raid by new UK prime minister would threaten bank’s planned £3bn London office
  
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• JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon warns of ‘consequences’ if Andy Burnham taxes banks

  21-07-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Banking chief says any tax raid by new UK prime minister would threaten bank’s planned £3bn London office
  
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• Burnham surprises Labour MPs by choosing Healey as new chancellor

  21-07-2026 00:50 via ft.com
  UK prime minister’s choice of former defence minister surprises allies
  
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• Six things we learnt from the new prime minister’s choices for his top team

  20-07-2026 23:52 via ft.com
  New prime minister signals he will depart from Keir Starmer’s approach in some areas while stressing continuity in others
  
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• Six things we learnt from Andy Burnham’s top appointments

  20-07-2026 23:52 via ft.com
  New prime minister signals he will depart from Keir Starmer’s approach in some areas while stressing continuity in others
  
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• Six things we learnt from Andy Burnham’s choices for his top team

  20-07-2026 23:52 via ft.com
  New prime minister signals he will depart from Keir Starmer’s approach in some areas while stressing continuity in others
  
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• As it happened: Andy Burnham’s first day as UK prime minister

  20-07-2026 22:51 via ft.com
  John Healey becomes chancellor while Shabana Mahmood stays at the home office and Ed Miliband moves to the foreign office
  
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