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Tony Diver Political Editor |
Could it really have been that easy? Just four days after winning a by-election and becoming an MP, Andy Burnham is all but certain to become the next prime minister.
The former mayor of Greater Manchester is likely to be crowned Labour leader without a leadership contest, after Wes Streeting dropped out of the race and declared his support for Burnham instead.
There is a group of Labour MPs who would like a contest, and Darren Jones has been mooted as a possible challenger, but the election looks over before it has begun.
Andy Burnham takes a selfie with Labour MPs on his return to Westminster |
For the next three and a half weeks, Burnham will be scrambling to put together his top team and a policy platform that can unite the Labour Party after months of torrid infighting.
One source who has spoken to the PM-in-waiting says he will design a broad prospectus that can appeal to all Labour MPs, while largely sticking to the party’s 2024 manifesto.
A second says he will appoint a “government of all the talents” featuring the familiar faces of Streeting, Shabana Mahmood and Heidi Alexander.
Sir Keir Starmer, meanwhile, is licking his wounds and preparing for life on the back benches. He declared yesterday that he had taken every decision in the best interests of “the country I love”. The problem, in the end, was that the country didn’t love him back.
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EU delays Brexit reset talks ➤
The runners and riders for Burnham’s Cabinet ➤ |
Andy Burnham travelled to Westminster to be sworn in as MP for Makerfield and greeted as Labour’s Messiah, choosing to make the journey by rail, writes Anita Singh. He boarded the train as Manchester’s man of the people, in a T-shirt and trainers – albeit in first class. After a mid-journey outfit change, he disembarked in a suit, looking like a prime minister-in-waiting. This report is available only to subscribers ➤ |
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Despite his stately procession to Parliament, Andy Burnham cannot even put his name forward to be the next Labour leader until nominations for the post open on July 9, and if anyone stands against him, it could be September before Sir Keir Starmer’s successor is in place, writes Gordon Rayner, our Associate Editor. With the pound falling and borrowing rates rising on the news of Starmer’s resignation, Britain can ill afford an entire summer of uncertainty.
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Plus, read more analysis from Gordon here:
• The decisions that made Starmer’s downfall inevitable ➤
• Why Streeting would be a wise choice as chancellor ➤ |
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With Andy Burnham already measuring up the curtains in Downing Street, attention is now turning to who he may pick to be his neighbour in No 11, writes Szu Ping Chan, our Economics Editor. As speculation grows over whether the next chancellor will be Wes Streeting, Ed Miliband, Yvette Cooper or wildcard choices such as John Healey and Shabana Mahmood, examining their policies makes one thing clear. No matter who is chosen, Labour’s war on wealth is only just beginning. Continue reading ➤ |
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Sketch by Tim Stanley This is our fifth praetorian coup in 10 years. Even the Roman senate would consider that too many Continue reading ➤
Tom Harris Andy Burnham is already in danger of becoming another Gordon Brown Continue reading ➤
David Blair Spineless Starmer has left Britain exposed Continue reading ➤ |
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Lionel Messi wheels away in celebration after scoring the 18th World Cup goal of his career |
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Sam Dean |
Lionel Messi turns 39 tomorrow and, given his age, he does not do much running these days. Such is the little man’s genius, though, he can still define matches by playing in brief bursts. He did so again against Austria yesterday, when he scored twice and became the World Cup’s all-time record goalscorer. It was yet more evidence that Messi is the greatest player the footballing world has ever seen.
Meanwhile, France’s match against Iraq in Philadelphia last night took four hours to finish after a biblical deluge.
French fans weren’t going to let a few drops of rain spoil their night |
When the game finally restarted after a two-hour half-time delay, Kylian Mbappe quickly got into his stride, and his two goals, one either side of the delay, have put him one behind Messi on the all-time list.
Elsewhere, Thomas Tuchel has praised Jude Bellingham’s commitment to England ahead of the national side’s second match of the World Cup against Ghana tonight. The England manager had previously claimed Bellingham’s relationships with team-mates “needed improvement”. |
Sarah Hiscox, 58, has been sober for 25 years after battling a five-year heroin addiction |
What kind of young wife and mother of two takes class-A drugs? Not always the kind you’d expect. I first came across Sarah Hiscox in late eighties west London, writes Lisa Markwell, Head of Long Reads. We lost touch years ago, but I was intrigued by her descent into, and recovery from, heroin addiction. I wanted to know how she could fight back from destroying her own home life and losing her children. For subscribers only ➤ |
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Donna Allenby gave up her jet-setting job to pursue her passion for books |
As the online world increasingly encroaches on the real one, a quiet revival is taking place in traditional brick-and-mortar bookshops. Some sellers are embracing niche subgenres, while others are counting on people yearning for their old-fashioned charm. “People are absolutely craving an analogue experience,” says bookseller Megan Nicholaides. Continue reading ➤ |
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Napoleon III’s life was flamboyant, awash with dramatic reversals and wild erotic adventures |
Napoleon III has long been overshadowed by his uncle Bonaparte, writes Simon Sebag Montefiore, but his life was a thrill. He modernised Paris and its railways, understood working-class voters, tried to take over Mexico and slept with countless women. His actions led the novelist Georges Sand to warn that “entrusting the destinies of all to a single person is the most senseless act a civilised people can commit”. Continue reading ➤ |
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With temperatures predicted to reach 40C this week, you might be looking for ways to cool down, fast. From £25 fans to cooling bedding, the Recommended team has rounded up heatwave-busting products that will bring you some light relief, plus a few essentials to elevate your summer parties.
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Ed Cumming Senior Features writer |
As the tarmac melts and wild-swimmers make for the nearest gully, there is only one acceptable form of cooking in Britain: barbecue. If you have not already blown the cobwebs from your Weber this year, now is your moment.
It is no longer the simple game of old, when it was enough to put a few coals in a drum and carbonise some Walls bangers. Like coffee and beer, barbecue in Britain has diversified.
From Big Green Eggs to gas-burning monstrosities and American-style smokers, there is remarkable variety of kit, and an equal number of tribes. Which is yours?
From which contraption can you expect to be served a 72-hour beef brisket, a slab of charred halloumi or an impeccable array of home-made salads?
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Plus, sign up for our Recipes newsletter to receive a special edition tomorrow, featuring dishes, tips and inspiration for a sizzling summer barbecue.
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The joys of village lifeWhile Orlando Bird, our loyal reader correspondent, is away, Kate Moore is on hand to share an off-piste topic that has brought out the best of your opinions and stories. Kate writes...
Growing up in the wilds of East Sussex, I was a devotee of the annual village fete. I never did quite as well in the fancy dress competition as my brother, but I leapt at the opportunity to consume excessive quantities of sugar and bash other children over the head with rubber swords.
Jane Shilling’s paean to the fete brought the revellers out in force, though the fun was tinged by a hint of melancholy. “I just love ’em,” said Kathleen Learmonth. “However they are very threatened by the cost of ludicrous insurance premiums and the health and safety brigade.”
It was the same story elsewhere. “Our village fete took place last weekend,” reported Jeremy Fry. “Alas the West Berkshire traffic mafia descended on the village car parks to ensure their share of the proceeds and profits.”
Fortunately, village stalwarts are undeterred. My mother starts baking four days beforehand and mans the enormous tea urn through the afternoon. It was good to learn that our readers are equally committed. “We have mounted a campaign of local fete attendance each summer in recent years and go increasingly further afield,” said Matthew Attwood. “It is nostalgia, but it's also something else. I suspect and hope that the growing attendance at these things is subtle evidence of a deep stirring in the shires.”
The unchanging nature of the entertainments on offer is part of the fete’s appeal. We received stories of vegetable champions and unruly vicars that could have come from any time in the past 100 years. A very good thing too. “I was at a barn dance once, held after a fete,” recalled Stephen Brooker. “The local vicar was there too and somewhat inebriated. Inebriated to the point that he declared to a lady he had been dancing with: ‘....You know, God is a complete pain in the arse....’ Such are the joys of village life.”
Send us your own stories of village festivities here and the best of the bunch will feature in a future edition of this newsletter. Here’s hoping for sunshine on the day.
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1775 | The first rowing regatta is held on the Thames
1996 | Desmond Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town
2016 | The Brexit referendum is held (our special edition front page from the following day is below)
Birthdays: Colin Montgomerie (63), Zinedine Zidane (54), Duffy (42)
What was discovered on a golf course in Darlington, County Durham?
1. Tarantulas
2. Medieval remains
3. Boa constrictors
4. Unexploded bombs |
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Find as many words as you can in today’s Panagram, including the nine-letter solution. Visit Telegraph Puzzles to play a range of head-scratching games, including PlusWord, Sorted, and Quick, Mini or Cryptic Crosswords.
Yesterday’s Panagram was BADMINTON. Come back tomorrow for the solution to today’s puzzle. |
Thank you for reading. Have a fulfilling day and I hope to see you tomorrow. Chris Evans, Editor
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