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UK PM Burnham promises cost of living measures, new 10-year plan
Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday pledged to set out new measures to help tackle the cost of living this week before setting out a new 10-year plan for the cou...
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Britain's FTSE 100 slips on Middle East tensions; Burnham takes office
London's FTSE 100 edged lower on Monday as U.S.-Iran tensions fuelled concerns over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, while investors looked ahead to policy signals from new ...
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UK's Thames Water creditors prepare legal challenge if Burnham pursues nationalisation
A group of Thames Water creditors is prepared to threaten legal action if Britain's new prime minister, Andy Burnham, moves to nationalise the debt-laden utility, a source said on ...
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UK markets position for Burnham premiership, yields tick up, sterling strengthens
Benchmark British borrowing costs edged higher on Monday, though sterling gained slightly, as investors awaited Andy Burnham's first decisions as prime minister including who he w...
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UK chief financial officers turn more hopeful about AI
The finance bosses at many of Britain's biggest companies are more optimistic about the impact of artificial intelligence on their businesses and a bit less worried about risks f...
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Heat and World Cup hurt UK property asking prices, Rightmove says
Asking prices for newly advertised British houses and apartments recorded an unusually large fall in the four weeks to July 11, as the men's soccer World Cup and record temperatu...
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Pledging to 'rewire Britain', 'King of the North' Burnham becomes PM
Andy Burnham, dubbed the 'King of the North', becomes Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade on Monday, promising to "rewire" the nation to better focus on issues people car...
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UK pollster YouGov eyes Levings as next CEO, Sky News reports
British polling firm YouGov is considering Wayne Levings, the former head of market research firm Kantar's operations, as one of the candidates to succeed co-founder and interim ...
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Next UK prime minister Andy Burnham drops digital ID scheme
Incoming British prime minister Andy Burnham will scrap the government's troubled plans for a digital ID scheme when he enters office on Monday, a spokesperson for the new Labour...
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UK police find no evidence of terror offence in Islamic event threat probe
British police said on Saturday they had found no evidence to charge anyone with a terrorism offence linked to a suspected threat against an Islamic event in eastern England last...
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Northern Ireland's Donaldson seeks to appeal convictions for child sex offences
Former Northern Ireland politician Jeffrey Donaldson on Friday sought to appeal against his convictions for historic child sex offences, his lawyer said.
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UK finance firms sharpen staff scrutiny as new misconduct regime looms
Financial firms in Britain are sharpening their focus on employee conduct, with some weeding out staff suspected of misconduct such as harassment and bullying ahead of new rules d...
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From defeat to Downing Street: the rise, fall and return of Andy Burnham
After enduring one of the worst moments of his career when he lost his second bid for the Labour leadership in 2015, Andy Burnham spoke of the pain of being "rejected by people you...
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Bank of England says action needed on gilt repo market regulation
Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden said "doing nothing is not an option" for regulating the British government bond repo market, due to the continued risk that it cause...
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UK's Burnham says greater public control of essentials needed to tackle inflation
Britain's incoming prime minister Andy Burnham said on Friday that the government could not control inflation effectively without greater public control over essential services, ...
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Andy Burnham bets political future on remaking Britain's centralised state
Andy Burnham is staking his premiership on a goal that has eluded most British leaders.
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What is new Labour leader Andy Burnham's policy approach for Britain?
Former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham was one step away from becoming Britain's next prime minister on Friday after being appointed leader of the governing Labour Party.
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UK's Burnham says new cabinet will reflect all parts of Labour Party
Andy Burnham, Britain's incoming prime minister, said on Friday he had not yet decided who would serve in his cabinet but his team of senior ministers would reflect all parts ...
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