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Bus fares across England to be capped at £2 from January
Andy Burnham has confirmed that bus fares across England will be capped at £2 from the start of January, as part of a wider giveaway worth around £500 million. Rather than pursuing an earlier plan to end the freeze on income tax thresholds, the funding for the flagship fare cap is instead being borrowed, at…
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Why Burnham’s brutal Cabinet purge may have already sown the seeds of his own destruction
Andy Burnham held his first Cabinet meeting as Prime Minister with a call for unity, despite having removed 11 allies of his predecessor Sir Keir Starmer in a sweeping reshuffle. Although Burnham secured an overwhelming 379 out of 403 Labour MP nominations, tensions within the party are already surfacing publicly, with sacked ministers signalling discontent…
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Trump-backed Andy Biggs to face Katie Hobbs in Arizona governor race
Arizona’s 2026 governor’s race is now formally set, with Democratic incumbent Katie Hobbs and Republican Andy Biggs confirmed as their parties’ nominees following the state’s primary election. Hobbs advanced unopposed as she seeks a second term, while Biggs secured the Republican nomination with the backing of Donald Trump, setting up a closely contested general election…
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US Escalates Iran Strikes as Pentagon Seeks $87 Billion in Additional Military Funding
The United States has resumed intensive military strikes against Iran for an eleventh consecutive night, marking a sharp escalation following the collapse of a ceasefire agreement from April. President Trump has intensif
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The Morning Poll: Will Burnham’s VAT cut on electricity bills make a big difference to you?
Andy Burnham used his first full day as Prime Minister to announce a cut to VAT on electricity bills, a move being tested by the Daily Mail’s Morning Poll asking readers whether it will make a noticeable difference to their household finances. The measure marks an early cost-of-living intervention from the new premier, signalling how…
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Trump-backed sheriff at center of swinger and nude sexting scandal wins Arizona primary
Mark Lamb, a sheriff endorsed by Donald Trump, has won a primary election in Arizona despite being embroiled in a controversy involving allegations of swinging and nude sexting. The result suggests that the scandal did little to dent his support among Republican primary voters, underscoring the continued strength of a Trump endorsement in shaping local…
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Trump-backed Biggs to take on Hobbs in key gubernatorial race in Arizona
Republican Congressman Andy Biggs has won Arizona’s Republican nomination for governor and will face the Democratic incumbent, Katie Hobbs, in November. The contest matters because Arizona is a closely divided state, and the result will test whether Republicans can regain the governorship after recent Democratic successes statewide. Biggs, a prominent ally of President Donald Trump…
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Stanton fends off progressive House challenger in Arizona Democratic primary
The article page itself blocked automatic access (it returns an “access denied/JavaScript disabled” placeholder rather than the actual story), and I don’t have permission to run a web search to find the content elsewhere. I can’t produce a reliable, accurate summary without the real article text — fabricating details would risk getting facts wrong. Could…
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US renews strikes on Iran as Trump threatens to attack underground nuclear site
The US carried out strikes on Iran for an 11th consecutive night, as Donald Trump threatened to hit “Pickaxe Mountain”, a suspected underground nuclear enrichment site near Natanz. The renewed bombardment follows the collapse of a ceasefire agreed in April, with both sides now fighting over control of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, raising…
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Vulnerable Republican wins GOP primary in Arizona toss-up district Dems aim to flip blue
Republican Congressman Juan Ciscomani has secured his party’s nomination for a third term in Arizona’s competitive 6th Congressional District, running unopposed in the primary with the backing of President Donald Trump. The seat is considered a key battleground that Democrats are hoping to flip as they seek to retake control of the House of Representatives…