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PoliticsAug 27, 2026
Burnham Backed a £500,000 Donation Cap That Would Fall Over Time
Correspondence shows the prime minister supporting a lower limit than reported — as campaigners accuse him of a U-turn before next week's bill.
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OpinionAug 27, 2026
Is Burnham a Social Chameleon? A Leader Can Have Personas and Still Be Authentic
'I won't change. I have a style. It's my style.' The research on self-monitoring suggests that promise is harder to keep than it sounds.
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PoliticsAug 27, 2026
Burnham Summons Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to an Economic Summit
The prime minister revives Gordon Brown's National Economic Council and floats extending England's mayoral model across the union.
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OpinionAug 26, 2026
Burnham Should Rip Up First Past the Post
Reform, Labour and the Tories sit within three points of each other. A system designed for two parties is now allocating power almost at random.
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PoliticsAug 23, 2026
Drill, Burnham, Drill? The Oil Basin That Became a Totem
North Sea oil once drove the British economy. What remains is dwindling, expensive — and politically impossible to discuss calmly.
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