#Andy Burnham

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Shona Murray
Shona Murray: Britain left the EU. Now it may be discovering what being on the outside really means
Israel-Hamas conflict
Tony Blair would like Andy Burnham to take his advice on rejoining the EU. Should he?
With Blair calling for Britain to set a course for re-entry into a 'reformed European Union' over the next decade, he really isn’t the worst person from whom Burnham could take advice

Mon, 28 Sep, 2026

Downing Street reception
New UK agency to fight ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham tells UN
PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information Defence

Wed, 23 Sep, 2026

Taoiseach Micheal Martin visit to UK
Tadgh McNally: From Burnham to Trump, Irish unity debate has been given a rocket boost
A border poll remained firmly in the conversation as Taoiseach Micheál Martin met the UK prime minister in Manchester today

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Taoiseach Micheal Martin visit to UK
Ireland and Britain have ‘very significant obligations’ to Good Friday Agreement, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin and Andy Burnham met in Manchester as they discussed the Good Friday Agreement, Ukraine, Gaza and Ireland-UK relations

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Taoiseach Micheál Martin to meet UK prime minister Andy Burnham in Manchester today 
Irish and UK leaders meet in the wake of Donald Trump's unheralded call for Irish unity during his recent visit to Ireland

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Catherine Connolly visit to Scotland
Scottish first minister accuses Andy Burnham of ‘terrible ignorance’ over border poll comments
The Scottish first minister criticised the UK prime minister’s border poll comments during a meeting with President Catherine Connolly

Wed, 16 Sep, 2026

Donald Trump visit to Ireland
Donald Trump backs a United Ireland, saying it will ‘happen eventually’
The US president said he has friends on both sides of the border and suggested unification would be 'a great thing'

Sat, 12 Sep, 2026

Fianna Fail think in - Tullamore
Taoiseach says criteria for Northern Ireland border poll need to be discussed
Micheál Martin says the Good Friday Agreement’s principle of consent remains central as he prepares to meet the UK prime minister

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

Nigel Farage statement
Two Reform UK officials step down after allegations of donation rules breach
Channel 4 programme alleges Reform UK officials took funding from a US firm for three polls, defying political donation legislation

Fri, 04 Sep, 2026

Andy Burnham's first House of Commons appearance
Andy Burnham pledges to ‘stick 100%' to Good Friday Agreement
British prime minister said on visit to Belfast last week that referendum on united Ireland was 'off the table'

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Russia Victory Day Parade Rehearsal
Russia ‘losing 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit’
Moscow recruits an estimated 1,000 people a day but western officials say it cannot keep up with casualty level

Sat, 29 Aug, 2026

Edinburgh International Book Festival
Ireland will be united, says Gordon Brown
Former British PM believes Northern Ireland will leave UK in the long term – but remains opposed to Scottish independence

Sat, 29 Aug, 2026

Andy Burnham visit to Northern Ireland
McDonald accuses Burnham of 'burying his head in the sand' over border poll
The Sinn Féin leader criticised Mr Burnham’s comments, saying a prime minister does not have the right dismiss a commitment made within the Good Friday Agreement

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

Vladimir Putin
Russia warns Britain is ‘playing with fire’ over its support of Ukraine
Kremlin threatens retaliation after Burnham says UK will help Ukraine start producing long-range missiles

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

Keir Starmer's former chief of staff says working in No.10 Downing Street 'unbearable'
Keir Starmer's former chief of staff says working in No.10 Downing Street 'unbearable'
Former chief of staff says Starmer did not do enough to protect her as staff briefed journalists against her

Thu, 20 Aug, 2026

Coronavirus
Heathrow overtaken by Istanbul as Europe’s busiest airport
It lost that position in 2020 amid coronavirus travel restrictions before regaining it in 2023 and holding the title since then

Tue, 11 Aug, 2026

Mayor of Greater Manchester election
Police make inquiries after Farage reports Polanski post for ‘inciting murder'
Green party leader shared picture of man wearing T-shirt with words ‘we’re only making plans for Nigel’ alongside a guillotine

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

Cabinet meeting
Andy Burnham under pressure to explain how to pay for policy pledges
New prime minister implores cabinet to examine 'all possible ways' to tackle cost-of-living crisis

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Andy Burnham becomes new PM
Who is Chris Bryant, the new secretary of state for Northern Ireland?
Removal of Hillary Benn from role was among surprising moves of Andy Burnham's first day as prime minister

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Royal Navy deployed to shadow Russian warship
Russian warship carries out rare live-fire exercise off UK coast
Neustrashimy suddenly announced it intended to fire its guns and conducted 30-minute drill south of Plymouth

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Andy Burnham becomes new PM
Who has Andy Burnham picked to be in his Cabinet?
Ed Miliband is foreign secretary, Shabana Mahmood remains as home secretary, and Angela Rayner, once dubbed Labour’s Red Queen, returns to the frontline of government

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Andy Burnham becomes new PM
Paul Hosford: Events leading up to Andy Burnham's elevation contrast with our humdrum politics
Sources in government expect Andy Burnham to carry on in much the same way as Keir Starmer when it comes to Ireland

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Andy Burnham becomes new PM
Andy Burnham pledges to ‘build a new economy’ in first speech as prime minister
New prime minister delivers address at Downing Street after meeting with King Charles at Buckingham Palace

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Labour leadership
Burnham to say UK must be honest about its challenges as he prepares to become PM
Labour leader will visit king to accept role on Monday and will start making cabinet appointments that afternoon

Mon, 20 Jul, 2026

Andy Burnham on LBC
Andy Burnham in pledge to be 'unashamedly Labour' as he become party leader
The former Greater Manchester mayor, who returned to Westminster last month as Makerfield MP, will be confirmed as Labour leader in a special conference and then enter No 10 on Monday.

Fri, 17 Jul, 2026

Ireland can use its EU presidency to fight extreme far-right influence
Ireland can use its EU presidency to fight extreme far-right influence
Ireland needs to champion the re-discovery of the 'social model', the absence of which has created rampant poverty, homelessness, and societal disintegration across the EU

Tue, 07 Jul, 2026

Labour leadership
S Enda Brady: Andy Burnham is selling his vision well — but he will need to get creative to fix broken Britain
With the UK government spending £390m a day solely on interest repayments on its debt, and a right-wing press wanting to see him fail, Andy Burnham will need some quick wins to avoid the fate of so many recent British prime ministers

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Labour leadership
Time to trust local government, just like Andy Burnham trusts Manchester
Our political system is among the most centralised in Europe, where decisions affecting communities in Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and towns across the island are decided in Dublin, writes Cork councillor Peter Horgan

Thu, 02 Jul, 2026

The Mick Clifford Podcast: What should Andy Burnham do first? Fergus Finlay shares his advice
The Mick Clifford Podcast: What should Andy Burnham do first? Fergus Finlay shares his advice
Former government adviser Fergus Finlay discusses leadership, political priorities, and the challenges facing Britain’s expected next prime minister

 Listen | Wed, 01 Jul, 2026

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Labour leadership
David McNamara: Andy Burnham faces daunting challenge to halt Britain's economic drift
Economic growth is moribund, public debt set to rise, and inflation is consistently above target

Mon, 29 Jun, 2026

Labour leadership
Shona Murray: Why the EU is moving on while Britain still wrestles with Brexit
As Britain changes prime minister again, Brussels is focused on practical cooperation rather than another grand Brexit reset

Sat, 27 Jun, 2026

The Future of these Islands: Preparing for Change
Leo Varadkar: Reform-led government in UK could be ‘accelerator’ to Irish unity
Former taoiseach makes claim at Future of these Islands event in Belfast marking 10 years of Brexit

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Irish Examiner view: Victims again forced to bear burden of legal case
Irish Examiner view: Victims again forced to bear burden of legal case
It is not too late for the State to show some generosity of spirit towards the likes of the Dunderrow survivors

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Labour leadership
Catherine Conlon: Andy Burnham's dumping of neoliberalism should be a model for our TDs
The Marmot Principles that guide Andy Burnham's political stance urge people to throw away the neoliberalism ideals that ignore equity, health, and wellbeing in the pursuit of profit

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Labour leadership
Keir Starmer pledges 'smooth transition' after face-to-face talks with Andy Burnham
The prime minister told his cabinet he would try to make the process 'as easy as possible' for his successor

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Makerfield by-election
S Fergus Finlay: Dear Andy Burnham, I've advised many political leaders so here's my advice to you
Be generous, be brave, and do what you believe to be right, even if it makes you unpopular. Good luck

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer Ireland visit
Louise Burne: From tension with Sunak to warmer ties under Starmer — where will Burnham fit?
Amid the Brexit chaos, Keir Starmer deserves much credit for helping improve Irish-Anglo relations. Ireland will be paying close attention to his heir apparent, Andy Burnham

Mon, 22 Jun, 2026

Taoiseach pays tribute to Keir Starmer for 'setting new direction' in Irish-UK relationship
Taoiseach pays tribute to Keir Starmer for 'setting new direction' in Irish-UK relationship
Mr Starmer announced his resignation on Monday morning following increasing pressure from within the Labour Party

Mon, 22 Jun, 2026

Starmer premiership crisis
Enda Brady: Where did it all go wrong for Keir Starmer as Britain's prime minister?
Keir Starmer, the man with no message, will now leave No 10 Downing Street and presumably be replaced quickly by Andy Burnham, writes Enda Brady

Mon, 22 Jun, 2026

Starmer premiership crisis
Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister with Andy Burnham poised to take over
Speaking on Monday, Keir Starmer said he accepts 'with good grace' that he is not best person to lead Labour into next election'

Mon, 22 Jun, 2026

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