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Labour leadership contest takes Burnham closer to UK PM’s office

If no one else steps forward, the former Greater Manchester mayor will take the party reins July 17.

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What happened If no one else steps forward, the former Greater Manchester mayor will take the party reins July 17.
The headline split Courthouse News frames it as "Labour leadership contest takes Burnham closer to UK PM’s office". Bloomberg frames it as "Burnham to Scrap Treasury Split, Empower PM’s Office Instead".
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Courthouse NewsNews report · Jul 9, 3:23 PM

Labour leadership contest takes Burnham closer to UK PM’s office

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If no one else steps forward, the former Greater Manchester mayor will take the party reins July 17.

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BBC NewsNews report · Jul 9, 3:41 PM

Burnham on path to No 10 with Labour nominations under way

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The former mayor of Greater Manchester is unopposed in the race to replace Sir Keir Starmer.

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BloombergNews report · Jul 9, 2:11 PM

Burnham to Scrap Treasury Split, Empower PM’s Office Instead

The UK’s likely next prime minister Andy Burnham will look to give his own office more oversight of economic policy, but will scrap plans to break up the Treasury in the immediate future, a...

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