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Burnham administration parts company with Starmer-era government communications chief

David Dinsmore will leave his role as the Government's communications chief on 30 September, with the Cabinet Office explicitly linking the timing to the change of Prime Minister and administration.

By Charlotte Mercer • 26 August 2026 • 3 min read

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UK to host permanent Five Eyes counter-extremism hub in major security move

Britain will host a permanent Five Eyes counter-extremism hub bringing together specialists from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to identify emerging threats and tackle online radicalisation.

Charlotte Mercer • 26 Aug 2026 • 3 min read

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Britons to be urged to stock food and water as Government accelerates emergency preparations

Britons are set to be urged to keep food, bottled water and other emergency supplies at home as the Government steps up national resilience preparations.

Charlotte Mercer • 26 Aug 2026 • 3 min read

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Dangerous offenders to be confined to zones ‘just a few miles wide’ under new October crackdown

Serious sexual and violent offenders could be confined to tightly controlled areas just a few miles wide after leaving prison under new restriction zones launching in October.

Charlotte Mercer • 26 Aug 2026 • 3 min read

Labour

Burnham considers rewriting insolvency law to make public takeovers of failing utilities easier

Andy Burnham is considering reforms to the special administration regime that could make it easier for the Government to take failing utilities into public control.

Charlotte Mercer • 26 Aug 2026 • 4 min read

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Burnham faces Labour revolt over voting system as 98 MPs back electoral reform push

Andy Burnham is facing pressure over electoral reform as 98 Labour MPs join a cross-party push for a National Commission to examine the Westminster voting system.

Charlotte Mercer • 26 Aug 2026 • 4 min read

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Energy price cap jumps 4% despite Burnham’s electricity VAT cut

Household energy bills are set to rise again from October after Ofgem increased its price cap by 4% to £1,723, despite the Government removing VAT from domestic electricity.

Charlotte Mercer • 26 Aug 2026 • 3 min read

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Burnham faces Chagos showdown at UN as Mauritius prepares to press PM over stalled sovereignty deal

Mauritius is reportedly preparing to press Andy Burnham at the UN over the stalled Chagos sovereignty agreement, leaving the Prime Minister caught between Port Louis and Donald Trump's opposition to the deal.

Charlotte Mercer • 26 Aug 2026 • 4 min read

Labour

Burnham prepares fresh Israel settlement sanctions as Government weighs trade restrictions

Andy Burnham is preparing further measures targeting Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank, with trade restrictions and additional sanctions reportedly under consideration.

Charlotte Mercer • 26 Aug 2026 • 3 min read

Labour

Burnham considers giving mayors power to suspend Right to Buy

Andy Burnham is exploring giving English mayors powers to suspend Right to Buy locally as ministers seek to protect council housing stock and accelerate social housebuilding.

Charlotte Mercer • 26 Aug 2026 • 4 min read

Reform UK

Reform UK pledges to scrap GDPR and replace it with 'light-touch' privacy regime

Reform UK has pledged to replace the UK's GDPR framework with a lighter-touch privacy regime modelled on New Zealand as part of a wider package aimed at small businesses.

Charlotte Mercer • 26 Aug 2026 • 4 min read

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Burnham administration parts company with Starmer-era government communications chief

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UK to host permanent Five Eyes counter-extremism hub in major security move

Britons to be urged to stock food and water as Government accelerates emergency preparations

Dangerous offenders to be confined to zones ‘just a few miles wide’ under new October crackdown

Burnham considers rewriting insolvency law to make public takeovers of failing utilities easier

Burnham faces Labour revolt over voting system as 98 MPs back electoral reform push

Energy price cap jumps 4% despite Burnham’s electricity VAT cut

Burnham faces Chagos showdown at UN as Mauritius prepares to press PM over stalled sovereignty deal

Burnham prepares fresh Israel settlement sanctions as Government weighs trade restrictions

Burnham considers giving mayors power to suspend Right to Buy

Reform UK pledges to scrap GDPR and replace it with 'light-touch' privacy regime

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