Chris Philp: Labour Ministers are weakening our borders as they pander to the left. Only the Conservatives have a plan to fix this

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Burnham faces tricky electoral test as Starmer pushes through local government shake-up

Existing ministers argue major overhaul of city boundaries will be vital for his goal of devolving power

Andy Burnham accused of being even further left-wing than Keir Starmer

Sky News host Andrew Bolt questions why Labour is considering an even more left-wing leader while Nigel Farage’s Reform Party continues to gain ground. “Labour's actually getting smashed from the right by Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration Reform Party,” “Why do Labour MP’s think the answer is getting a leader even more left-wing than Starmer?”

Katie Lam: What did Starmer actually achieve?

Regardless of the churn at the top, the fundamentals remain the same. Labour will not secure our borders, they will not cut our ballooning welfare bill, and they will not do what’s necessary to keep our country safe. They are simply not dispositionally or ideologically capable of making the trade-offs that we need to make in order to fix any of these problems. The post Katie Lam: What did Starmer actually achieve? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Badenoch urges Burnham to condemn defence investment plan as No 10 says funding is ‘credible’ – as it happened

Minister and MPs have raised concerns that his ‘poisoned chalice’ plan will take cash from much-needed road projectsMinister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence planDan Sabbagh is the Guardian’s defence and security editor.Andy Burnham is a “true patriot” who will provide the money needed to maintain Britain’s security when he becomes prime minister, the new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, said on a visit to a factory in Cambridge today.I’ve known Andy Burnham for more than 15 years, he is a true patriot, and I absolutely believe that he will make sure that we have the resources that we need to field the kind of capabilities that are required given the nature of the world that we’re operating in.I know what we need to do to keep Britain safe, and I’m absolutely confident that Andy Burnham, as the next prime minister, knows that as well, and we’ll make sure in the context of the next spending review that we’ve got the resources we need to keep the country safe. Continue reading...