
Burnham faces ‘retribution’ backlash after demoting 50%+ of Starmer cabinet
Andy Burnham pledged to stop factional infighting, but allies say his first reshuffle looked anything but.

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Andy Burnham pledged to stop factional infighting, but allies say his first reshuffle looked anything but.

After announcing a VAT cut on household electricity, Burnham used his first cabinet to force cost-of-living action.

In his opening day as PM, Burnham moves fast inside Number 10, but the election clock keeps ticking.

New Whitehall machinery pulls parts of the Cabinet Office into No 10 and No 10 North in Manchester.

His new government starts cost-of-living relief, while EU leaders push for closer UK cooperation on energy and security.

Nandy stays as secretary of state for culture, media and sport while Kanishka Narayan is appointed the UK’s first AI minister.

Unemployment stays at 4.9% while vacancies nearly halve versus 2022, signaling a fragile, conflict-shaped hiring pause.

The new UK cabinet is a full reset on cost-of-living politics, with a finance-and-foreign reshuffle for 10-year priorities.

From living arrangements to US president conversations, this briefing maps the real friction in Burnham’s first hours as PM.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips says 69 passengers were rescued since Saturday’s overturning. Here’s what to watch next.

The clash over Canadian wildfire smoke is spilling into trade leverage and raising the temperature on U.S.-Canada relations.

The Spain-Algeria thaw follows Madrid's 2022 shift on Western Sahara and Algeria's restart of a suspended friendship treaty.