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Andy Burnham sparks outrage as he walks off stage without facing questions -- Britain's likely next PM is facing a backlash after refusing to take questions from journalists

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Nigel Farage savages Andy Burnham after bombshell plan revealed -- Nigel Farage has savaged Andy Burnham's plan to supercharge devolution, questioning whether it...

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ANALYSIS - Forget Ed Miliband as Chancellor - Andy Burnham just made his biggest mistake yet

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Labour civil war erupts as junior minister savages his boss over immigration

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POLL: Is Andy Burnham avoiding scrutiny?

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I was there at Andy Burnham's first major speech - what he hid from us is deeply alarming

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Nightmare for Burnham as he's hit by huge poll blow before he has even become PM

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I was in the room as Kemi Badenoch set out exactly why Andy Burnham is doomed to fail

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Andy Burnham's 7 biggest promises as major speech reveals what he'll do as Prime Minister - Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham has revealed what he will do when he takes over

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Outrage as Labour admits £5bn cost of migrant families moving to UK - 'restore sanity'

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Reform UK announces candidate for crunch Greater Manchester mayoral election

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Keir Starmer's green light to medical abuse of children is PM's woeful legacy

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Andy Burnham just unleashed his barmy army of hard-left tax zealots - and you will pay

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Nightmare for Keir Starmer as petition against major policy hits huge milestone

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Is Labour right to create a new way for refugees to come to UK? Vote now -- It is based on a Canadian scheme that has settled 400,000 people since 1979

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Andy Burnham has a secret weapon – but he's about to blow it up with 1 move -- OPINION - MIEKA SMILES: Express columnist and Conservative councillor Mieka Smiles gives her...

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Andy Burnham's radical plot to 'rewire' the economy -- Burnham is widely expected to become prime minister next month.

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Disgraced ex MP 'visited gay sauna' while calling homosexuality 'sinful'

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Andy Burnham told not dodge scrutiny over his radical plans

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'Treason!' Reform's Zia Yusuf explodes over 'corrupt insiders' helping smugglers

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Sadiq Khan under fire as Met could reopen 4,000 grooming gang cases

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Rupert Lowe issues Nigel Farage fierce 3-word warning as he vows to do 1 thing -- The warning comes as an investigation into a £5m gift to Reform UK's leader rumbles on

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Lucy Powell backs Ed Miliband for Chancellor despite fears of borrowing bonanza -- Lucy Powell admitted she likes the prospect of the Energy Secretary moving into Number 11.

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Fury as Starmer scraps plans to replace 13 ageing Royal Navy ships -- EXCLUSIVE: A lack of cash for the Armed Forces is because Labour prioritised welfare, the shadow...

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Senior Labour minister makes claim public 'don't want' General Election - Steve Reed, a former ally of Sir Keir Starmer, said the 'vast majority' of Labour MPs want ...

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Fury as 'class warrior' Bridget Phillipson's family makes 900% profit on council house

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Biographer 'more certain than ever' Farage prepared to do deal with Tories to win power

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Rachel Reeves pledges support in Kyiv as British commandos armed to seize Russia tankers

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OPINION - Nadhim Zahawi: Integration has too often been treated as optional with terrible results

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Kemi Badenoch tells Andy Burnham to face MPs before summer holidays

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Farage to do a deal with Kemi? Prolific political biographer predicts what will happen -- One of Britain's most prolific political biographers turns his attention to Nigel Farage, who is...

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Influencer Bea Elton wins debate in Parliament on public register of animal abusers -- Nearly 240,000 people have signed a petition in support of a public animal abuser register and...

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Disaster for Labour as Brits don't trust party on defence -- The Conservatives and Reform UK are the two most trusted parties on the defence of the realm

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I spoke to a migrant smuggler – one breathtaking admission left me flabbergasted -- Many of the things 'Haji Ajmal' betrayed a confidence, an arrogance. But it's possible he...

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The staggering amount of money Reform voters are paying for a signed Nigel Farage shirt

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Brace yourself for Labour's war on the middle class getting a whole lot worse

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Kemi Badenoch destroyed Starmer and Labour's front bench – Burnham and Farage are next

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OPINION - UK households can't afford Ed Miliband's net zero plans - it should worry us all

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Andy Burnham urged to unleash hard-left tax blitz that would turn UK into Soviet Russia -- As Andy Burnham gets closer to power, Labour activists are getting excited about all the taxes...

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Rachel Reeves' new 22 per cent tax - and the 'loophole' to get around it -- After months of speculation, the new tax is here

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Ex-Reform chief urges Nigel Farage to 'have a break' -- The former chairman of Reform UK has insisted that the party is 'way bigger' than Nigel Farage.

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Vape shops sum up 'what has gone wrong on Britain's high streets'

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'Half a million extra out of work benefit claimants for each Prime Minister losing job'

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Reform UK cranks up war on woke with plans to blast 'toxic' culture in 'blueprint' council -- Nigel Farage's party promises to rip out 'toxic equality and diversity culture' and blaze a...

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OPINION -- Reservists deserve more thanks - they deserve a tax cut

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Mayoral candidate in UK city backs 'car free Sundays'

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Warning Burnham has 'no experience of foreign affairs' as Iran crisis deepens

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'Bizarre' Government trips to the Maldives cost taxpayer nearly £41,000

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Fury as Shabana Mahmood vows to introduce new legal refugee routes

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Mother of Rhiannon Whyte slams Labour's deportation crisis – 'makes me even angrier'

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Andy Burnham 'will betray farmers just like Keir Starmer did - he'll say anything!' -- EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham won't dare to challenge his party's neglect of rural England if he...

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Andy Burnham could be about to call a general election and there's one huge reason why -- Former Greater Manchester mayor's words could come back to haunt him if he takes over at No 10

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Migrant smuggling gangster claims to have contacts inside government in major shock -- EXCLUSIVE: The gangster goaded ministers as he compared politicians to smugglers for always...

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Top Andy Burnham aide's sick comment is a portent of the lunacy to come

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POLL - Would Ed Miliband make a good chancellor?

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Cooper in open rebellion against Starmer's own Government over defence spending -- Yvette Cooper is in 'open rebellion' against her own Government after demanding defence spending...

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Tories vow tax-free pay boost for Army reservists to swell force to 50,000

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Britain's youth have been betrayed once again – did schools learn nothing from Covid?

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Andy Burnham could be Prime Minister in just three weeks - but who is he really?

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How one Brexit giant came just inches from dangerous disaster

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I've figured out real reason behind Peter Murrell's bizarre behaviour -- OPINION - JUDY FINNIGAN: This behaviour was absolutely baffling, but I think I've figured it out.

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What Andy Burnham as PM could mean for your mortgage -- He is widely expected to take over in a matter of weeks

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Zia Yusuf opens fire on Andy Burnham in call for general election: 'Foisted on Britain' -- The key Reform UK figure told the PM-in-waiting to 'draft a manifesto and call a general election'.

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Huge BBC Question Time bias row erupts as Zia Yusuf demands: 'Where's the evidence!'

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Outrage as council taxpayers bankroll pro-migrant film screenings: 'Focus on fixing roads'

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Zia Yusuf says Reform UK blocked him running as MP in BBC Question Time bombshell - The Reform UK Home Affairs spokesperson made the startling revelation on BBC Question Time this...

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Migrant row fury as council chief erupts over Labour's plan for tiny village

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Downing Street slaps down Shabana Mahmood as Labour civil war explodes

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Labour's plan to release killers and rapists early are a 'gift' for career criminals

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Starmer caves on defence as he prepares to give £1bn boost after row over spending

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I'm a former police detective – I saw how politics let grooming gangs abuse children

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Andy Burnham and Labour chaos put UK's Brexit freedoms 'at great risk'

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Martin Lewis 'up to £4,000 a year' update for anyone looking to buy a house -- It is now looking like people will only have a matter of months - at the very most - to act

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Money expert warns 'risks' under new ISA rules - What you need to do before April -- An extra rule for ISAs could see people charged 22% on their interest earnings

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Fears over triple lock as Andy Burnham warned of 'almighty battle' with pensioners -- One of Britain's likely next PM's economic advisers has doubled down on criticism of the policy.

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Poland tells citizens to max out British benefits before heading home

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Labour migrant civil war goes nuclear as minister banned from getting documents

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Humiliation for Zack Polanski as Green Party forced to return unlawful donation -- The Green Party leader has been blocked from donating to his own party in a first for UK...

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OPINION - Animal welfare should matter to all of us - including the new PM

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WASPI women in blistering attack on DWP over state pension changes - 'deep disappointment'

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Nightmare for Andy Burnham as Reform wins seven by-elections with Labour smashed

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Humiliating question Keir Starmer faces at NATO summit that he is powerless to answer

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POLL - POLL: Should 10 Downing Street be moved to Manchester? Readers can vote in our online poll on whether No 10 should be moved to Manchester

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David Lammy accused of 'scaremongering' as top lawyers vent fury -- The Justice Secretary is under fire over plans to limit jury trials.

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Mike Tapp fires back from California wedding after Mahmood demands sacking -- Migration minister Mike Tapp has fired back from a California wedding after Shabana Mahmood...

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Labour brutally mocked over desperate Andy Burnham claim

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Rachel Reeves just showed us she's completely lost the plot - it'll make your blood boil

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Ed Miliband would be a 'disaster' as chancellor - brutal warning from Iceland's boss - Iceland boss, who is also a Labour peer, warns Andy Burnham against making Ed Miliband chancellor.

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Huge Labour row erupts as scramble for Andy Burnham's Cabinet rages on

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The three diehard Remainers no Brexit voter will want to see in Andy Burnham's cabinet

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Watch out Burnham! Next Labour leader has huge challenge as political rival surges in poll

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Ministers must tackle 'silent killer' as cause of extreme heat named

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Rachel Reeves is a serial peddler of delusions – farewell to one of worst ever double acts

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Terror fears as Labour 'outsourcing security checks' after Afghanistan blunders

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Labour civil war erupts as minister faces sack for 'unauthorised' immigration comments -- Furious row explodes as Shabana Mahmood demands that Sir Keir Starmer take action over...

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Ed Miliband becomes frontrunner for chancellor after major Labour power move -- Net zero backer's chances of entering No 11 soar after huge backing

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The date Andy Burnham could be crowned prime minister has been confirmed -- The date Andy Burnham could be crowned PM has been confirmed after Labour fired the starting gun...

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Ed Miliband failed to back North Sea drilling to fund defence plan

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Killers and rapists among thousands of criminals to be released early from UK jails

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Andy Burnham's secret election plot leaked by top team: 'Destroy the Right!' -- EXCLUSIVE: Speaking on the Daily Expresso, Conservative MP Esther McVey described a ploy by the...

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UK 25C maximum workplace temperature law update as unions blast conditions

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Andy Burnham facing Labour backlash over focus on North of England

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Andy Burnham has exposed Labour's biggest weakness - it spells disaster

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OPINION - Champagne socialist's damning barb shows her joy at Starmer's downfall

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Rachel Reeves blasted in furious attack over cash ISA crackdown -- Reform UK's Treasury spokesman hit out at the cash ISA crackdown.

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OPINION - Andy Burnham wasn't only winner in week he took Makerfield – many missed crucial victories - While everyone was talking about Andy Burnham they missed these crucial wins.

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Andy Burnham issued warning over 'cruel' threat to pensioner winter fuel payments -- Andy Burnham's expected chief-of-staff previously took aim at the winter fuel allowance

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ANALYSIS - Nine reasons Andy Burnham could be forced to KEEP Rachel Reeves as Chancellor

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Huge blow to Brexiteers as new bombshell poll labels Andy Burnham 'biggest threat'

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Andy Burnham worship hides ugly truth that he 'lacks steely convictions' -- OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: Today it's cheers, tomorrow it could be jeers.

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OPINION -- Andy Burnham hasn't learned a thing from Starmer - he's just shown he's totally clueless

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OPINION -- I rejoice that Andy Burnham's replacing Starmer – that's how bad Sir Keir was at being PM

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Warning as longwave radio shutdown could disrupt energy bills for pensioners

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OPINION - Donald Trump just humiliated Andy Burnham - he's already doomed

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Rachel Reeves's new UK days out tax rule starts on Thursday

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Voters just revealed who they want to replace Reeves - Miliband barely gets a vote

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If UK wants to be serious about migration and sovereignty we must make one huge change -- The time has come for Britain to concede that the way we do politics isn't working and to give...

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POLL: Should Sadiq Khan resign over the grooming gang scandal? London will be one of the first places to be investigated in an official inquiry into the gangs,...

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POLL: Should Rachel Reeves get a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet? -- Readers can vote in our online poll on whether Rachel Reeves should get a job in a Burnham Cabinet.

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Andy Burnham just faced his first Labour revolt – one false move now sinks him for good

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'Sad' Rachel Reeves 'haunted by own thoughts' after key move

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Rachel Reeves breaks silence on Andy Burnham after rumours he will sack her -- The Chancellor has spoken out on Britain's likely next Prime Minister.

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Chaos as Labour civil war erupts over 'Andy Burnham's chancellor pick'

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Migrants set to be housed on military base where Prince William trained as pilot

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Donald Trump breaks silence on Andy Burnham with two-word comment

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50,000 illegal migrants and foreign criminals on the loose in Britain -- The revelations come as the Home Secretary prepares to introduce sweeping reforms to the...

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Rachel Reeves aide urges businesses to lobby against sacking Chancellor -- Top adviser tells businesses to make the case for 'stability' and 'continuity' despite...

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Outrage over Reeves and Starmer's new tax on savings – 'they're taxing everything!' -- Members of the public have fumed at a new tax drafted over ISAs as someone fumed that the...

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OPINION - Andy Burnham should stand with pensioners on triple lock

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Kemi Badenoch slams Rejoiner activist as 'national embarrassment' after speech 'hijack'

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Starmer's Army doesn't like it up 'em from Kemi Badenoch - ANALYSIS - MARTYN BROWN: And don't mention the PM's likely replacement who didn't even bother to...

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Andy Burnham urged to rule out hammering business with fresh tax hikes

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Andy Burnham issued huge warning over state pension triple lock

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Andy Burnham will anger Britons if he dodges contest to succeed Keir Starmer

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Farmers welcome roadmap to tackle extreme weather as heatwave hits

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Furious clash outside PMQs as Badenoch tears apart Labour frontbencher in brutal attack

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Andy Burnham isn't the Messiah - he's very naughty with public money and will bankrupt UK

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'Puffy-eyed' Rachel Reeves 'close to tears' in awkward PMQs clash - It has been claimed that Sir Keir Starmer's responses made it sound as if both he and the...

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Same old Andy Burnham has already U-turned – and he's running scared of Farage -- If anybody expected anything different then they've not been paying attention.

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Kemi Badenoch just revealed why Andy Burnham has failed as PM before he's even begun -- The Conservative leader skewered Andy Burnham before he even entered Number 10 as Prime...

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SNP MP sparks outrage as she's caught 'switching accents'

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Trump insider says 'knives will come out' if he runs for third term amid health concerns

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Nigel Farage says he'll quit as Reform leader if one thing happens -- EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage outlines what it would take for him to relinquish leadership of Reform UK

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Andy Burnham 'concerns' as Labour MPs reveal their true feelings

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Grooming gang scandal explodes in Sadiq Khan's London

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham is about to make a disastrous mistake – nothing is too far for him

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Sadiq Khan explodes at Donald Trump after 'death threats' surge

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POLL - Should Andy Burnham make Ed Miliband chancellor? Readers can vote in our poll on if Andy Burnham should make Ed Miliband chancellor if he becomes PM.

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Hammerblow for Keir Starmer as shocking new poll dubs him 'worst PM of all time' -- Sir Keir is expected to come under sustained fire at PMQs today over the limited scope of what...

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Keir Starmer ally makes bombshell leadership update with stunning Andy Burnham admission -- Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones has given a statement on whether he will run...

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Keir Starmer immediately ripped apart at PMQs by savage Andy Burnham jibe

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British museums and galleries under threat from cyberattack and theft

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Nigel Farage leads Brexit fury as EU seeks reset talks with 'soft touch' Andy Burnham - The Reform UK leader urged Brexiteers: "Don't let them get away with selling out on Brexit".

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Andy Burnham urged to go ahead with ban on petrol cars

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Metropolitan mediocrities like Starmer have robbed UK of its claim to be a serious country

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The EU is rubbing its hands at the thought of Andy Burnham - time for a proper Brexit

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Rachel Reeves will be sacked – but she's lined up a nasty surprise for Ed Miliband

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Rachel Reeves has chosen criminals over corner shops – Burnham will make it worse

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Andy Burnham is coming for your money - brace yourself for the autumn Budget from hell

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Labour confirms Andy Burnham replacement for by-election as it faces huge Reform threat -- The Greater Manchester mayoral elections will take place on July 30 and a replacement to Andy...

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Tories in bid to force Commons vote on Labour benefit plans -- Conservatives push for debate over 'outrageous kick in the teeth to working people'

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Andy Burnham destroyed by England fans at the World Cup in brutal chant -- England fans following the national team in the United States were quick to share their views on...

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Humiliation for Rachel Reeves as Andy Burnham 'set to demote her'

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Rachel Reeves in HMRC disaster over £59.2bn 'tax gap'

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Fury as Keir Starmer ally says Labour is 'determined' to complete Chagos deal -- Reform UK accused Lord Hermer of 'working to subvert our national interest'

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Staggering bill of foreign care workers revealed in new crisis for Labour

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Nigel Farage 'angrily rejected' a shocking attempt to silence him before a key election

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POLL - Should Nigel Farage be knighted for Brexit?

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Peter Murrell's disgusting fraud has crushed the SNP's dreams of Scottish independence

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OPINION - Keir Starmer repeatedly failed one test – I know first-hand consequences of his judgement - OPINION - HARVEY PROCTOR: Principled politicians are guided by a set of beliefs, no such luck...

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Watch Jacob Rees-Mogg's explosive swipe at the French as he answers YOUR Brexit questions -- The leading Brexiteer responded directly on camera to the issues raised by Express Premium readers.

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Keir Starmer to give Andy Burnham access to Civil Service 'to help transition of power' -- The Prime Minister wants to make the transition of leadership "as easy as possible," Downing...

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Britain is now a hub of instability – there's one reason why and rot set in with a Tory PM

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Andy Burnham's £1,000 property tax threat to millions of homeowners

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Nigel Farage issues statement over inquiry into £5m gift - Nigel Farage believes a £5 million gift he recieved is a "wholly private matter."

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The 6 huge law and tax changes Andy Burnham is set to introduce as prime minister

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Andy Burnham brutally mocked by famous comedian's impression - 'absolutely nailing it'

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Andy Burnham as PM – bombshell plans for migrants, pensioners and benefit claimants

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POLL - Who do you want as Chancellor if Andy Burnham is Prime Minister?

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Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband jailed for embezzling £400,000 of SNP funds

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Andy's Burnham's secret team of 7 who've been plotting his takeover of Britain

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England World Cup fans slam Nigel Farage with brutal chant after Keir Starmer resigns -- England fans have been divided over Keir Starmer's resignation, with some singing a brutal chant...

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Andy Burnham must call General Election demand Brits in bombshell poll -- Mr Burnham's team has ruled out an early election if he becomes Britain's next prime minister.

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Andy Burnham is about to make his first big mistake - and it will haunt him forever -- I can't imagine what's going through Andy Burnham's mind today.

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Andy Burnham - from Reeves to Rayner - who he is and isn't likely to give top jobs to

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'Zero charisma' - how France, Italy, Spain and Germany reported on Starmer quitting

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The 2 MPs who could try and stop Andy Burnham becoming PM - not Rayner or Miliband -- Andy Burnham could be foiled from seizing No 10 by a last-ditch effort from his own side, with...

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Arch-Remainer Andy Burnham faces fresh chaos as he mulls 'lunatic' pick for chancellor

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Give me the keys to No 10 and I'll end small boats crisis in 14 days – it's simple

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Nigel Farage issues bombshell ECHR update for day one as PM to stop critical threat

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The shoddy move that could become Andy Burnham's 'winter fuel moment'

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham's silence is deafening - and he's about to hand Farage a huge victory - Andy Burnham is odds-on to be PM - but the Brexit question he kept dodging in a 65% Leave seat...

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Brexit voters rage after Labour's huge betrayal: 'No one fought our corner' -- EXCLUSIVE: 10 years after residents in Thurrock voted en masse to leave the European Union, they...

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POLL: Should Andy Burnham sack Rachel Reeves if he becomes PM? -- The leadership hopeful is reportedly considering replacing Rachel Reeves with another member of...

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