BBC Politics
Incoming PM Andy Burnham plans to bless new North Sea drilling despite a manifesto that said 'no new licences,' because nothing says 'fresh start' like re-litigating the same old fossil fuel fight.
BBC Politics
Andy Burnham becomes Labour leader and prime minister, promising to reverse 40 years of neoliberal policy and bring hope back to working-class communities, while keeping his actual policy plans a closely guarded secret.
BBC Politics
Andy Burnham chats up union leaders, promises local control of stuff, and tries to avoid a civil war over Ed Miliband's potential chancellor gig.
BBC Politics
Bridget Phillipson plans to monetize Kemi Badenoch's 'spiteful class warrior' jab into apparel, while both sides trade insults over teacher numbers, racism allegations, and the proper etiquette for political discourse.
BBC Politics
Keir Starmer is reportedly mulling resignation as cabinet ministers, MPs, and even Donald Trump line up to tell him the gig is up.
The Guardian
Tony Blair tells Labour to figure out what it stands for before swapping leaders, while current MPs remind him that the 1990s called and want their debate back.
The Guardian
Chancellor Rachel Reeves decides not to raise fuel duty, because sometimes the easiest way to help with the cost of living is to just not make it worse.
The Guardian Europe
David Lammy insists Keir Starmer isn't going anywhere (no, really), while Labour tries to stop shooting itself in the foot long enough to win a byelection.
The Guardian
Sterling hits a five-week low as traders react to the possibility of Andy Burnham challenging Keir Starmer, because nothing says market confidence like a mayor who once called the UK 'in hock to the bond markets.'
BBC Politics
Three ministers quit, citing slow progress and a lack of boldness, as Sir Keir Starmer insists he's too busy governing to discuss his leadership.
The Guardian
Birmingham voters can't decide if replacing Keir Starmer is a good idea, but they're pretty sure whoever's next better fix the potholes.
BBC Politics
The Green Party turns London's Labour strongholds into a veritable garden party, winning councils and mayors while declaring two-party politics dead and buried.
The Guardian
Green candidate arrested for alleged antisemitism goes canvassing like nothing happened, because party discipline is apparently optional.
BBC Politics
Labour's London heartland is under siege from Greens on the left and Reform on the right, and the party's worst local election result in 50 years could signal trouble for Starmer nationally.
The Guardian Europe
No 10 says no to rent freeze, Rachel Reeves says maybe, and Labour MPs argue about basic arithmetic.
The Guardian
Labour promised 1.5 million new homes, but the construction industry is busy not building them while everyone points fingers at everyone else.
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