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Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaking to members of the media in front of a FirstGroup bus during a visit to a bus station in Bath, Somerset to highlight what the government is doing to help families with the cost of living, July 22, 2026
Politics / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026

Mr Burnham's £2 cap on bus fares welcomed by trade unions

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is shown the driver's area on a FirstGroup bus during a visit to a bus station in Bath, Somerset to highlight what the government is doing to help families with the cost of living. Picture date: Wednesday July 22, 2026
Editorial / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026

Waiting for the grander vision to emerge

Prime Minister Andy Burnham hosts his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, London, July 21, 2026
Politics / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026

New PM slashes fuel bills and culls Starmer deadwood, but peace activists warn that placing John Healey as new Chancellor shows ‘beyond doubt that the military industrial complex is in charge of Burnham’s economic policy’

Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives to host his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, London, July 21, 2026
Eyes Left / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026

Can entrenched institutional power be overcome?

Striking members of the National Education Union (NEU) on Piccadilly march to a rally in Trafalgar Square, central London, in a long-running dispute over pay, March 15, 2023
National Education Union / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026
First Minister John Swinney (centre) at a rally for independence organised by Believe in Scotland, which aims to celebrate Scotland's potential, its culture and its people in Edinburgh, March 28, 2026
Scottish Independence / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026
Douglas Alexander leaving number 10 Downing Street, London, July 20, 2026
Westminster / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026