The prime minister must make hard decisions to stop Britain’s fiscal spiral. The post Can Burnham Tackle Entitlements? appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Can Burnham Tackle Entitlements? The prime minister must make hard decisions to stop Britain’s fiscal spiral. UK Special Coverage Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth – WPA Pool/Getty Images Andy Burnham, Britain’s new prime minister, has set a blistering pace in his first full week in office. From 10 Downing Street has come a torrent of dramatic announcements about the future of the country (indeed, it resembles nothing so much as the spate of executive orders from the Trump White House in early 2025). Burnham says he will honor the UK’s commitments on defense by spending 3 percent of GDP on…Open
Britain’s new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has appointed Louise Haigh, a convicted fraudster, to a key Cabinet position. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Andy Burnham, the newly installed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has appointed Louise Haigh, who has a past conviction for fraud, to a significant Cabinet role. Haigh will lead the newly […]
Britain’s new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has appointed Louise Haigh, a convicted fraudster, to a key Cabinet position. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Andy Burnham, the newly installed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has appointed Louise Haigh, who has a past conviction for fraud, to a significant Cabinet role. Haigh will lead the newly created Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, overseeing operations in London and Manchester and, most controversially, “Propriety and ethics” in government and the Civil Service. DETAIL: Haigh’s appointment comes as part of a broader restructuring by Burnham, which includes the creation of “No 10 North” in Manchester, where he was formerly the mayor. “No 10” refers to 10 Downing…Open
While the freshly disclosed WhatsApp messages damage Starmer, they do not unambiguously help Burnham. The post The New Mandelson Files Continue Labour’s Long Nightmare appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage The New Mandelson Files Continue Labour’s Long Nightmare While the freshly disclosed WhatsApp messages damage Starmer, they do not unambiguously help Burnham. UK Special Coverage (Photo by Gareth Fuller – WPA Pool/Getty Images) The curse of WhatsApp strikes again. The text messaging service habitually used by many UK politicians to chat to their colleagues was always a liability. They often seemed to believe they were talking in a secure space, but of course on social media nothing is really secure. Now a tranche of some 1,500 text messages and emails has been published by the UK government…Open