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Burnham begins! New PM is officially installed by the King after Starmer bows out… and must now appoint Cabinet without sparking Labour civil war
Andy Burnham has been formally installed as Prime Minister by the King after Sir Keir Starmer resigned, ending just over two years in Downing Street. Burnham used his first address as PM to promise he would “be better” than his predecessor and hinted at a shift leftwards for the government, though he offered few specifics…
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WTA adopts SRY gene testing to protect fair competition in women’s professional tennis
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has introduced SRY gene testing as part of its eligibility rules for women’s professional tennis, a move aimed at ensuring competitors in the women’s tour are biologically female. The change reflects a wider push across sport to safeguard fair competition amid ongoing debate over transgender and intersex participation in female…
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Socialist-backed Michigan Senate hopeful calls American politics a ‘disease’ after professing love for US
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who is backed by prominent left-wing figures including Bernie Sanders, told supporters on Sunday that America’s political system is a “disease,” despite also expressing love for the country in which he was raised. The remarks add to a series of provocative comments from El-Sayed as he campaigns for the…
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POLL OF THE DAY: Will Andy Burnham govern in the interests of the UK as a whole?
The Daily Mail is running its regular “Poll of the Day” feature, inviting readers to vote on whether new Prime Minister Andy Burnham will govern in the interests of the whole United Kingdom. It comes as Burnham takes office as Britain’s seventh PM in a decade, following Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation, making the question of…
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House Republicans did what voters asked and we have the receipts. It’s up to the Senate
A House Republican from South Carolina argues in a Fox News opinion piece that his party has delivered on the legislative agenda voters gave it a mandate for, and now calls on the Senate to act on outstanding bills. The piece responds to a frequently asked constituent question about why Republican control of the White…
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Trump and Infantino booed at World Cup final – video
Donald Trump and Fifa president Gianni Infantino were booed by spectators at the World Cup final trophy ceremony, held at the New York New Jersey stadium on Sunday. The reaction unfolded after Spain beat defending champions Argentina 1-0 to win the tournament, with jeers ringing out as the two men walked onto the pitch for…
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UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade says he’ll ditch digital ID scheme
Andy Burnham, who has just become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade, is set to scrap the national digital ID scheme championed by his predecessor Keir Starmer, while creating a new Cabinet-level minister for artificial intelligence. The move, reported by Reuters, marks a sharp reversal of one of Labour’s flagship technology policies, with…
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Andy Burnham Is Bad News for British Business
The article itself was unavailable because the website returned a JavaScript-and-cookies verification page rather than its contents. Based on the title alone, it appears to argue that Andy Burnham’s policies or political approach could be harmful to British business, but the specific claims and evidence cannot be assessed. No substantive details, figures, quotations or context…
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Prisons minister Lord Timpson quits government
Lord Timpson, the prisons minister who oversaw Labour’s controversial early release scheme, has resigned from the government. His departure comes amid ongoing scrutiny of the policy, which was introduced to ease overcrowding in England and Wales’s jails but drew criticism over the release of offenders considered a risk to public safety. Timpson, a businessman and…
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Major glitch in Matrix as UK government projects watchdog rates shared services cluster red
The UK government has confirmed that Matrix, a project to move nine departments onto shared ERP and HR systems, has been rated “red” by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA), meaning its problems with schedule, budget, quality or benefits delivery do not currently appear manageable. Matrix is a key part of a wider…