Round up of Burnham’s ministerial appointments
The following have been appointed to serve in Andy Burnham’s government: HM Treasury Rt Hon James Murray MP,…
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Government suffers Lords defeat on key proposal in overseas operations bill
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If we don’t turn up, we don’t win: memo from Labour’s newest councillor
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Workers and taxpayers deserve answers over Greensill, Dodds tells minister
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Polling shows Sadiq Khan could win London mayoral race in first round
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Dodds calls for “completely independent inquiry” into Greensill Capital affair
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Why we need the new cross-party UK Trade and Business Commission
On January 1st this year, we saw the biggest change in our country’s trading relationships for decades when…
