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5 million have dropped ACA insurance after Trump and the GOP let prices skyrocket

NPR Politics

The number of people who signed up for a health plan and then didn't pay their premium fell much more sharply than it has in years past. Trump officia...

Andy Burnham says he will give 15% of his MP’s pay to local causes

The Guardian - Politics

New member for Makerfield and expected next prime minister joins other MPs who donate some or all of their payAndy Burnham has said he will be donatin...

Andy Burnham’s long coup: the chaotic year-long project to return him to Westminster

The Guardian - Politics

Story of the key figures, decisions, planning and missteps in push to line up Greater Manchester mayor for PMThe third coming of Andy Burnham began in...

At a poet’s memorial, I saw how Andy Burnham could be a different kind of prime minister | Blake Morrison

The Guardian - Politics

The putative PM-to-be explained how one of Tony Harrison’s poems gave him a new outlook – one that the country is sorely in need ofTwo weeks befor...

Australia to double fines on Big Tech as children bypass social media ban

Al Jazeera - Politics

Canberra says tech platforms are still letting too many children bypass its under-16 social media ban.

Bodycam shows driver offering armed police a lift mid-chase

Al Jazeera - Politics

Bodycam video showing a van driver offering an armed officer a lift to catch a fleeing suspect has gone viral in the UK.

Bosnia: The lilies and dragons of the World Cup

Al Jazeera - Politics

Football is bringing out in our nation what the corrupt elite would not like to see.

Burnham could be leader in weeks under Labour timetable

BBC News - Politics

Andy Burnham could take over from Keir Starmer by 17 July, if he continues to be the only Labour MP in the race.

Burnham has brought hope back to Labour – but he must understand how quickly it can be punctured | Andy Beckett

The Guardian - Politics

The Makerfield MP’s surge towards No 10 is a seductive ad for the power of positive politics. How long that proves effective depends on his next mov...

Burnham on course to be PM, but what would his No 10 operation look like?

BBC News - Politics

Burnham's top team starting to take shape as questions remain over his policies and priorities.

Burnham rules out reform of Wales funding system

BBC News - Politics

BBC told he has no plan to change main system funding Welsh government if he becomes prime minister.

Burnham will need a Moscow test as well as Makerfield test, says ex-military chief

BBC News - Politics

Former Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin says defence must be a priority for the next prime minister.

Cape Verde break record as smallest nation to reach World Cup knockouts

Al Jazeera - Politics

Cape Verde set sights on Lionel Messi's Argentina in last 32 as dream run continues at 2026 edition of FIFA's showpiece.

Childhood interrupted: Family awaits justice 8 years after baby was raped

Al Jazeera - Politics

A Delhi family is trapped between a stalled legal system, fraught family ties, and the struggle to protect their child.

Chris Mason: The anatomy of the prime minister's downfall

BBC News - Politics

Sir Keir, like his predecessors Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, lost the capacity to viably govern, our political editor writes.

Climate sceptics cheering as they melt in record temperatures? This heatwave is where satire has come to die | Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - Politics

Delegates at an ‘anti-woke’ conference disparaged Ed Miliband’s net zero policies. But even they could not ignore the sweat on their foreheadsIt...

Conservatives offer tax incentive as part of 50,000 reservist pledge

BBC News - Politics

Labour accused the Conservatives of trying to "rewrite history" after making defence cuts while in power.

David Hencke, Guardian journalist who exposed cash-for-questions scandal, dies aged 79

The Guardian - Politics

Former Westminster correspondent earned a reputation for uncovering political wrongdoing in the 1990sThe acclaimed journalist David Hencke, whose care...

David Miliband says he is optimistic about potential Burnham government

BBC News - Politics

The former foreign secretary says Burnham has "this openness and energy that I think is very attractive and positive".

Digested week: Another PM bites the dust and it’s surprisingly moving | John Crace

The Guardian - Politics

Plus, World Cup fever, the EU referendum 10th anniversary, feeling the heat in Westminster, and cancer conversationsHard to believe, but in my 12 and ...