Day Headlines in Politics News: 2026-06-29
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Burnham revels on public stage but has little time to hammer ideas into shape (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 23:46:54)
As a man who has held prime ministerial ambitions for years, Andy Burnham makes his dash for the door, political editor Chris Mason writes.
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Refugees will be told to repay around £10,000 under new asylum rules (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 21:31:48)
Ministers will be given powers to recover costs from adults who have received asylum support under new laws.
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Long-delayed defence spending plan to be published on Tuesday (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 21:30:01)
The defence investment plan will set out how billions will be spent on equipping the UK Armed Forces.
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Will Andy Burnham's devolution plan raise economic growth? (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 19:33:26)
BBC Verify has looked at what impact further devolution could be expected to have on the UK.
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Resident doctors in England accept pay deal and end strikes (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 16:45:16)
Doctors have been locked in a three-year dispute with the government, resulting in several rounds of strikes.
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New 'No 10 North' plan will rebalance power in Britain, Burnham promises (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 16:13:46)
The man most likely to be the next prime minister says his devolution plans would "drive good growth in every postcode".
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Burnham's 'Manchesterism' could change the UK, but is not yet a full economic plan (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 15:41:04)
Andy Burnham's speech depicted a different way of seeing and running the UK, though there are many other questions about the detail.
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Ex-MP Craig Williams pleads guilty over general election betting offence (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 15:27:50)
Williams was MP for Montgomeryshire and an aide to then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before the 2024 election.
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Henry Zeffman: Andy Burnham offers a blueprint for his premiership (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 12:53:17)
Burnham offered a sense of what his time as prime minister would mean, but he did not lay out many details.
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Chris Mason: The real test of Andy Burnham's plans (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 12:26:27)
The BBC's political editor speaks about Andy Burnham's first speech since launching his PM bid.
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Burnham to open a PM's office in Manchester (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 11:33:20)
In his first speech since launching his prime minister bid, Andy Burnham says he will open a PM's office in Manchester.
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Burnham on when he'll make key appointments (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 11:14:42)
Burnham speaks about a potential cabinet in his first speech since launching a bid to become prime minister.
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'I am going to do things differently', says Burnham (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 11:02:36)
Andy Burnham has made his first major policy speech since launching his bid to become prime minister.
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Badenoch: Burnham needs to act like a leader (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 10:46:36)
The Conservative leader said Andy Burnham is prime minister in 'all but name' and urged him to tell the country about his plans.
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Liverpool to Westminster: The people who helped Andy Burnham in his early years (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 07:43:58)
Steve Harrington says he had to convince the Makerfield MP into going to Cambridge University.
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The people and places that helped Andy Burnham find self-belief (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 07:43:58)
A teacher says the MP needed persuading to go to Cambridge, "but he did it and the rest is history".
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Burnham to promise devolution in first major speech since launching No 10 bid (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 02:52:55)
The favourite to be the next prime minister will set out his economic vision in a speech in Manchester.
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Burnham to give mayors more power in 10-year plan to transform economy (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 02:52:55)
He will say decision-making needs to be "pushed to regions and local communities", and will promise "good growth in every postcode".
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White working-class children failed by education system, says inquiry (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-29 00:21:50)
The inquiry spoke to thousands of young people and their parents, as well as hundreds of teachers.