The Post Office Scandal: who’s to blame for Britain’s greatest miscarriage of justice?

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Why is Burnham getting blamed for a global debt crisis?

Andy Burnham faced Kemi Badenoch for his first PMQs and while she chose to open the session with some innuendo, the hard questions soon came. Burnham has shown himself adept at diagnosis but less quick to nail his solutions to the mast. How long does he have to NOT answer questio ...  Show more

Has Keir Starmer performed his final U-turn?

It's the first day back at school - and Keir Starmer suddenly announces he’s out. He'd sad he'd stay as an MP just a few weeks ago - so why the change of heart? Is it a cheeky bid to wrestle the headlines from his successor? Or is he just trying to get out of Burnham's way? And w ...  Show more

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