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IzzyVerena @izzyverena.bsky.social · 11h
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LIVE: Grab A Small Bloke, Paint a Roundabout & Celebrate 5 Years Of Political P*sstaking with ME!
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Mirror Politics @politics.mirror.co.uk · 20/08/2026
Andy Burnham has announced he will give away 15% of his salary as Prime Minister to homeless charities after pledging to end rough sleeping.
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Andy Burnham to donate 15% of Prime Minister salary to homeless charities
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New Civil Engineer [Unofficial] @newcivilengineer.com.web.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
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UK and Germany partner to tackle critical national infrastructure ‘threats’
Prime minister Andy Burnham met with Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin yesterday (8 October), where they agreed to cooperate to address Russian hybrid threats to the countries' critical national infrastructure (CNI). The post UK and Germany partner to tackle critical national infrastructure ‘threats’ appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 09/10/2026
For the sake of our own security, we must pursue EU membership. "But it is not Lesvure, or Merz or even Burnham who is propelling the UK back into the EU, but the efforts of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump that are making the case for a stronger united Europe that can protect its own interests."
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What the grotesque ‘naked Trump’ statue tells us about the UK’s future back in Europe
Andy Burnham’s state visit to Berlin comes at a moment when Europe – now outwardly disapproving of the US – is more open
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DER SPIEGEL @spiegel.de · 01/10/2026
Der britische Premierminister Andy Burnham begeistert seine Partei und die Wähler. Von seinem Erfolg kann die deutsche Politik lernen.
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Großbritannien: Was die Labour-Erfolge für Friedrich Merz bedeuten
Der britische Premierminister Andy Burnham begeistert seine Partei und die Wähler. Von seinem Erfolg kann die deutsche Politik lernen.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
BREAKING: Prime Minister Andy Burnham tells German chancellor Friedrich Merz that he wants to "bring the UK closer to Europe" while speaking in Berlin 👏
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IzzyVerena @izzyverena.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Yes - normalising violence. Intimidation. Inspiring others to shoot.
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IzzyVerena @izzyverena.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Firing squad execution to be livestreamed | James O'Brien reacts
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IzzyVerena @izzyverena.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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LIVE: Conference and By-election Roundup
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IzzyVerena @izzyverena.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Leader of Jewish Greens calls for Zack Polanski to resign after byelection loss
Vivien Lichtenstein says party leader should stand down over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy
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Onkar @onkar01.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The same Jeffrey Archer who used sex workers and was convicted of two counts of perjury and two counts of perverting the course of justice? That Jeffery Archer?? #abolishthemonarchy #grifters
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IzzyVerena @izzyverena.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Why a second Clacton election might be closer than you think
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 06/10/2026
🚨The government is looking for UK alternatives to Palantir to run the NHS data platform, the FT reports. This follows a week of protests in 40+ places across England and a rally of hundreds at Palantir's London HQ. Help keep the pressue up: nopalantirinthenhs.com
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Love this
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IzzyVerena @izzyverena.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Naked Trump statue goes on display in Strasbourg
Titled "The Orange Plague," a gold-coated statue presents Donald Trump sitting on a smaller man's back. The Danish artist blamed Trump for getting in the way of efforts to address climate change.
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IzzyVerena @izzyverena.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Former German spy chief arrested for espionage and treason - BBC News share.google/IeGORQcSv0vh...
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Former German spy chief arrested for espionage and treason
August Hanning is accused of obtaining classified information for a foreign power.
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IzzyVerena @izzyverena.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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One in five people arrested over 2024 riots have since been reported for domestic abuse
Exclusive: Police data shows 21% of the 949 people detained in England and Northern Ireland were later accused of violence against intimate partner
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IzzyVerena @izzyverena.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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‘The Israeli government is racist, that doesn't mean Zionism is’ | James O’Brien - The Whole Show
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IzzyVerena @izzyverena.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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I think Andy Burnham stole my material | James O’Brien - The Whole Show
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We need more of this
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 03/10/2026
🚨 Naomi Smith: The people of Scotland, like the rest of Great Britain, are of one mind when it comes to the UK and the EU: they know it’s been a disaster and they simply want to be back in.
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Poll: Scottish Labour would hold onto most of its MPs if PM promises to rejoin EU
Scottish Labour would hold onto most of the 37 Westminster seats it won in the 2024 if the Prime Minister pledges to
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What a week. We've seen the news agenda rescued from the grip of the far-right. We've seen astonishing levels of competence in government communication. And we've seen the outline of a radical policy programme. It's a v.exciting time to be involved in politics iandunt.substack.com/p/some-dispa...
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Some disparate thoughts on a historic speech
For the first time in two years, we freed ourselves from the far-right’s strangle-hold over the news agenda.
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Irritated Llama @irritatedllama.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Bots can't vote.
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
From Scotland to Northumberland, Blackpool to Leicestershire, Reform contested six by-elections yesterday. They lost all six. Six contests. Six defeats. Reform are not inevitable. Their bubble has burst😉 Have a great weekend comrades! #NoFascists #RightWingLosers #FailingFarage
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Craig Grannell @craiggrannell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is a superb episode, not least the parts that dig into the realities of the triple lock, how major reform takes time, and also how parties responded (and could have responded) to Burnham’s care pledge.
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IzzyVerena @izzyverena.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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'Andy Burnham recognises how foolish Brexit was' | James O’Brien - The Whole Show
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“It's a bold strategy. It forces opponents to make a similarly big offer or they look irrelevant. An offer which I don't think they have the ideological hinterland or intellectual capacity to make. They will end up getting into massive trouble, if they try to match Burnham's policy size and scope.”
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wild but still fairly plausible prediction; next election manifesto Labour will put EU membership in their bid to beat #reform.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Although the statement is intentionally murky I think there is significant internal pressure in Labour on PM Burnham to ditch the red lines and depart in a more radical way from his predecessor on the #brexit question.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨🚨 #breakingbrexit news: Statements here from PM Burnham are murky here but Downing Street has clarified that #labour does not rule out putting #rejoin as one of the options for their next election manifesto for the future EU-UK relationship. inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Burnham opens the door to overturning Brexit and rejoining the EU
The Prime Minister promised to set out different options for closer UK-EU relations later this year
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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IzzyVerena @izzyverena.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Andy Burnham’s big bold leap - podcast
Helen Pidd reports from the Labour conference in Liverpool as Andy Burnham lays out his grand plans as prime minister. With deputy political editor Jessica Elgot
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Barb Weaver @barbweaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Saype's Monumental New Land Art Looks Toward the Future of Sustainable Energy Production
Saype's latest artwork in Oman depicts a child kneeling at a lightbulb, connecting two switches to rows of solar panels.
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How cool
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Lee Savage @leesavage.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Labour needed a leader that wanted to get into some fights. I didn't think that would be Burnham, but here we are. People change a lot in 10 years
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I have policy criticisms (they're not hard to guess) but Burnham is, so far, obviously good at politics. Successfully selling an idea everyone said was politically toxic is one example. Rebooting a failing government another. Making an impressive speech another. Almost the anti-Starmer on that level
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Amanda @amandadudman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
😅a fun listen about some shockingly terrible things dissected suitably well. Lol moments. Helpful analysis. 👏
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I support unions and have been a member for decades. I regularly advocate unions should disagree with even a Labour gov't, to represent their members' interests. But I cannot abide this destructive fix-everything-without-touching-anything constant heckling.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If I never hear from Sharon Graham, ever again, it will be several months too soon. She is typical of the intellectual dishonesty plaguing this country, which demands radical change, but objects to anything actually changing.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What Newsnight should have taken away was that it shouldn't adopt tabloid narratives unquestioningly and made the appropriate correction. What it did instead was to report the correction as if it were gossip and go "OOOOOH! THEY'RE VERY SENSITIVE!" What? To accuracy? You used to be, too, BBC.
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ghostierockstar.bsky.social @ghostierockstar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
1/7 @mrjamesob.bsky.social delivers an absolute masterclass breaking down Andy Burnham’s landmark conference speech. It wasn’t just another political address; it was a rare moment of razor-sharp truth cutting through decades of political cowardice and media prevarication. youtu.be/6lMLTq7PomU?...
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James O'Brien analyses Burnham's speech in mammoth monologue
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Burnham speech that put hope back into politics
Podcast Episode · James O'Brien Daily · 30 September · 56min
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How is it possible? Because he told a personal, emotive story, sure. But also he told a moral story: using the funds to help establish a care service. It feels fair. And the decision to opt for a branded institutional structure with strong echoes of the NHS makes it tangible.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is testament to No.10's frankly astonishing degree of political competence. A policy which was branded electoral suicide 48 hours ago now showing signs of robust popularity.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Who knows, maybe it'll work. But if he continues to perform at this level, they're more likely to look like belligerent bores.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The current Conservative party is simply not intellectually equipped to handle Burnham's way of doing politics. That is the bleak reality of it. They'll assume they can do more damage by boycotting and then branding it a stitch up.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A country that will not fix its mistakes is a country that has given up on the future. And Brexit was, it’s now clear, a terrible, terrible mistake inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
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toujourstat.bsky.social @toujourstat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
PM Andy Burnham opens the Labour Government Conference
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Hope comes from honesty” Prime minister Andy Burnham
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IzzyVerena @izzyverena.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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"It Was Powerful" | Rory and Alastair React To Andy Burnham's Speech.
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