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On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1839, Lord William Bentinck, English general and politician, 14th Governor-General of India (born 1774) passed away. In 1904, Ralph Bellamy, American actor (died 1991) was born. In 1945, Ken Livingstone, English politician, 1st Mayor of London was born. In 1954, Mark Linn-Baker, American actor and director was born. In 1958, Sam Hamad, Syrian-Canadian academic and politician was born. In 1959, Lawrence Haddad, South African-English economist and academic was born. In 1981, Richard O'Connor, Indian-English general (born 1889) passed away. In 2013, James Holshouser, American politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (born 1934) passed away. In 2013, Pierre F. Côté, Canadian lawyer and civil servant (born 1927) passed away. In 2019, Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian professor and politician, first elected president of Egypt after Egyptian revolution (born 1951) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Burnham rules out accepting job in Starmer-led Government

The Standard

June 17, 2026

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Burnham rules out accepting job in Starmer-led Government

Sir Keir Starmer earlier offered an olive branch to Andy Burnham, and said he wanted him to ‘play a big part’ in the Labour Government.

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