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Burnham ‘committed’ to manifesto but ‘wants to change some things’, minister says

The i Paper

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June 28, 2026

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Burnham ‘committed’ to manifesto but ‘wants to change some things’, minister says

Questions have been raised as to whether Burnham may make changes to the triple lock or welfare spending once he becomes PM

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Daily Sabah

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· Jun 29, 2026

UK's PM-in-waiting pledges 'circuit breaker' to transform UK economy

Andy Burnham, United Kingdom's prime minister-in-waiting, vowed on Monday to deliver radical change to the nation's politics, pledging to give away a chunk of his power b...

Novara Media

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· Jul 12, 2026

What Can WW2 Teach Us About Fighting Climate Chaos?

If Andy Burnham becomes Britain's next prime minister, what could he do to tackle climate breakdown? According to journalist George Monbiot, he could take a few pointers from the Second World War. On Novara Live, Monbiot argues that the Labour government has "utterly and totally failed" to bring the public onboard with its climate policies – a far cry from the beginning of World War II, when the government “went to tremendous lengths” to sell the idea of a collective war effort.

Sky News - Business

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· Jun 24, 2026

What could Andy Burnham as prime minister mean for your money?

What could Andy Burnham as prime minister mean for your money?

Daily Mail

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· Jun 22, 2026

Labour Left tell Burnham to rip up tax pledges: With Starmer a dead man walking, allies of PM-in-waiting say it's time to break manifesto promises on income tax and VAT

Labour Left tell Burnham to rip up tax pledges: With Starmer a dead man walking, allies of PM-in-waiting say it's time to break manifesto promises on income tax and VAT

Sky News Australia

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· Jun 23, 2026

Stephen Conroy: Andy Burnham holds the key to restoring confidence in Labour

Former Labor minister Stephen Conroy discussed the rise of Andy Burnham as a potential leader and its implications for the UK Labour Party. “Reform cleaned up all the council areas in Andy Burnham's area, and what Burnham shows, he knows and has the formula to bring those Labour curious, reform voters back to the Labour fold," Mr Conroy told Sky News Australia. “More power to him, it is much harder running a government than it is running a council as big as Manchester is. “I would hope that now that there's a new leadership, he can begin to drive a restoring confidence in the Labour government.”

Metro

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· Jun 29, 2026

What Andy Burnham did and didn’t say in speech setting out ‘radical’ No 10 plans

What Andy Burnham did and didn’t say in speech setting out ‘radical’ No 10 plans

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Related coverage for "Burnham ‘committed’ to manifesto but ‘wants to change some things’, minister says": Daily Sabah — UK's PM-in-waiting pledges 'circuit breaker' to transform UK economy. Novara Media — What Can WW2 Teach Us About Fighting Climate Chaos?. Sky News - Business — What could Andy Burnham as prime minister mean for your money?. Daily Mail — Labour Left tell Burnham to rip up tax pledges: With Starmer a dead man walking, allies of PM-in-waiting say it's time to break manifesto promises on income tax and VAT. Sky News Australia — Stephen Conroy: Andy Burnham holds the key to restoring confidence in Labour. Metro — What Andy Burnham did and didn’t say in speech setting out ‘radical’ No 10 plans