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Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham (left) shakes hands with US President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Trump criticises UK’s Chagos deal, says new British PM Burnham will reconsider

The US president says ties with Britain are better, as he met the prime minister for the first time.

23 Sep 2026 - 2:36AM

UK’s Burnham pledges to restore hope as he makes House of Commons debut as PM

2 Sep 2026 - 4:40AM

UK ex-PM Starmer to quit parliament, focus on ‘international affairs’

1 Sep 2026 - 8:07PMvideocam

New UK PM Burnham’s honeymoon ends as Trump, first budget loom large

Since succeeding Keir Starmer, Burnham has pleased voters with several low-cost sweeteners, including cutting electricity bills and bus fares.

30 Aug 2026 - 11:29PMvideocam

Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham holds a pint of beer during a visit to the Hare Inn in Harlow, east of London with the Chancellor John Healy (centre) on July 23. Photo: AFP

UK PM Burnham exchanged messages with Trump aide impostor: reports

The UK leader reportedly sent messages to a person he believed to be White House chief of staff Susie Wiles before becoming suspicious.

18 Aug 2026 - 5:03AM

UK’s Burnham vows to end ‘subscription traps’ amid cost-of-living crisis

New rules would force companies to make cancelling contracts as easy as joining.

10 Aug 2026 - 12:21PM

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New UK foreign minister dodges questions on his past Trump remarks

Ed Miliband in Washington ignores shouted inquiries about calling the US president an ‘idiot, a racist and a misogynist’.

6 Aug 2026 - 12:55PM

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday. Photo: EPA

France condemns Farage-led plan to deploy British navy against Channel migrants

Paris warns pushback operation would breach international law as hard-right party vows to return small boats.

4 Aug 2026 - 2:32PM

UK’s Burnham signals support for written constitution

Two weeks into office, new leader seeks fundamental overhaul of Britain’s patchwork legal structure.

3 Aug 2026 - 10:30AM

Burnham meets Zelensky, pledges ‘Stone Cloak’ tech for Ukraine’s drones

In his first meeting with a foreign leader, Andy Burnham pledges battlefield jamming technology ahead of Volodymyr Zelensky’s trip to Washington.

28 Jul 2026 - 3:35PM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday. Photo: TNS

UK’s Burnham to host Zelensky in first foreign leader visit

Burnham vows Britain will stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Ukraine ahead of Zelensky’s meeting with Trump.

27 Jul 2026 - 11:18AM

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky visiting 10 Downing Street in London in 2025. Photo: AFP

UK’s Burnham ‘putting Britain first’ as he rules out 2029 election

Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham ‘will always put Britain’s interests first’ when asked if he would call out US President Donald Trump.

26 Jul 2026 - 7:36PM

New UK PM to cut taxes for struggling pubs: ‘drop in the ocean’

Ministers did not say how the cut, which is expected to cost government finances around £100 million a year, would be funded.

23 Jul 2026 - 7:21PM

UK’s Burnham eyes lower energy bills in first move as PM

This is the first of several early moves to ease a cost-of-living crisis and quell anger over previous governments’ failure to bring change.

21 Jul 2026 - 9:01PM

Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham (middle) attends his first cabinet meeting as prime minister at 10 Downing Street, London on Tuesday. Photo: via AP

Tate brothers to fight extradition from US to UK following Miami arrests

Social media influencers appear in Miami court in handcuffs as lawyer claims arrests were politically motivated.

21 Jul 2026 - 1:40PM

Andrew Tate (right) and his brother Tristan in Miami in April. Photo: AP

China’s Li congratulates Andy Burnham on becoming Britain’s new prime minister

Li said strengthening dialogue and cooperation between ⁠China and the UK will benefit ‌the nations and ‘inject stability into global ‌peace’.

21 Jul 2026 - 7:01AM

UK’s new PM Andy Burnham vows to end years of instability

After being formally appointed by King Charles, Burnham promised a 10-year plan to restore political stability and revive the economy.

21 Jul 2026 - 1:50AM

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Trump welcomes reports Andy Burnham could open up North Sea oil drilling

People in the Scottish city of Aberdeen will be ‘dancing in the streets’, Trump said. Britain’s incoming PM has not confirmed the reports.

20 Jul 2026 - 12:49AM

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in flight on Air Force One after landing at US Air Force Base at RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk, England on July 8. Photo: AP

Opinion | As the UK discusses an EU return, Hong Kong offers lessons

Like Hong Kong, which functions as a special administrative region of China, could the United Kingdom rejoin the European Union with a special administrative name?

19 Jul 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

US, Israel war on Iran

UK’s Burnham faces test as Trump seeks British bases for Iran attack

The incoming PM said that he planned to be ‘upfront’ with the US president, who has threatened to target Iran’s civilian infrastructure.

18 Jul 2026 - 12:31PMvideocam

UK’s next prime minister Andy Burnham vows to ‘give hope back’ to Britons

The ex-Manchester mayor will become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade when he takes office on Monday.

17 Jul 2026 - 9:52PM

Andy Burnham waves as he leaves Labours special conference, where he was confirmed as the party’s new leader and the country’s next prime minister, on Friday. Photo: AFP

‘End of my political journey’: UK’s Starmer takes last questions session

The prime minister, who steps down next week, says he is leaving Britain ‘in better shape than I found it’.

15 Jul 2026 - 9:29PM

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Photo: UK Parliament/dpa

UK outlaws support for IRGC, Iran-linked group under new powers

Ban follows attacks on Jewish-linked sites in London, including the torching of four community ambulances.

14 Jul 2026 - 2:24PM

Burnham to be next UK prime minister after securing more Labour MPs’ support

Andy Burnham’s 349 nominations have effectively ruled out any rival bid for leadership.

14 Jul 2026 - 11:28AM

UK to change law in bid to deport grooming gang ringleader

Home secretary proposes emergency amendment to strip 1971 legal protections from ‘the vilest foreign criminals’.

14 Jul 2026 - 2:25PM

Britain’s Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood at the House of Commons in London on Monday. Photo: UK Parliament via AFP

UK counterterror police take lead in suspected murder of ex-minister

Suspect rearrested on terror charges after ‘new information and evidence’ emerges in killing of Ann Widdecombe.

14 Jul 2026 - 12:14PM

Ann Widdecombe in 2019. Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home in ‌rural southwest England on Thursday with what police described as 'serious injuries'. Photo: AFP

UK deal to serve as testing ground for India’s Western trade ambitions

The pact will be a ‘practical blueprint’ for resolving issues such as tariffs, services and regulatory cooperation, analysts say.

13 Jul 2026 - 4:11PM

Man arrested on suspicion of murdering ex-UK minister Ann Widdecombe

A staunch Brexiteer, Widdecombe was known for her bluntness and socially conservative views even before she became a Reform UK spokeswoman.

11 Jul 2026 - 3:18AM

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