Ailbhe Rea
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Sharon Graham: Burnham must reduce tax burden on working class (opens the original)
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Andy Burnham must reduce the tax burden on working-class people in the upcoming budget or they “will turn their back on politics for good” , the general secretary of one of the biggest Labour-affiliated unions has warned. Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite the union, has called on Burnham to un-freeze income tax thresholds at the upcoming budget, saying that democracy is at threat without a major intervention to improve living standards.
Darren Jones: “I was asked whether I would call for Keir Starmer to resign” (opens the original)
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On Andy Burnham’s first full day as Prime Minister, the newly sacked Darren Jones made it clear he would remain a force to be reckoned with. He had lost his job as chief secretary to the PM less than 24 hours before, and woke up to see that Burnham, in his first announcement as Prime Minister, intended to cut VAT on energy bills. It was to be paid for by scrapping the Starmer administration’s digital ID scheme. Jones saw red. “It was a red line. I have no problem with cutting VAT on energy bills
No one is safe from the political donations scandal (opens the original)
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Andy Burnham’s Labour has generally been a calmer place since he took over. But over the weekend, a wave of panic rippled through his parliamentary party. In the Labour MPs’ WhatsApp chat, one backbencher shared the news that the crypto billionaire Ben Delo had donated £36 million to Reform UK. “Terrifying,” one Labour MP responded. “This money just fundamentally alters our chances of stopping Reform,” said another. “It’s just impossible to compete,” agreed a third. Then the second £36m donation
Why Andy Burnham has been avoiding talking about political donations (opens the original)
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Andy Burnham’s Labour has generally been a calmer place since he took over. But over the weekend, a wave of panic rippled through his parliamentary party. In the Labour MPs’ WhatsApp chat, one backbencher shared the news that the crypto billionaire Ben Delo had donated £36 million to Reform UK. “Terrifying,” one Labour MP responded. “This money just fundamentally alters our chances of stopping Reform,” said another. “It’s just impossible to compete,” agreed a third. Then the second £36m donation
Ed Miliband’s dynamism is remaking Britain’s foreign policy (opens the original)
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It was at one of Westminster’s summer parties, in a room high up, overlooking the Thames, with warm white wine swirling, that Ed Miliband made his first extended public remarks as the UK’s new Foreign Secretary. It was the kind of event Miliband loves, a think tank party, full of wonks and academics, who care about ideas and publish papers – the sort of people who love Miliband, and Miliband loves them. In his decades thinking about climate, political economy and ideas, they have always been his
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