IAEA Uncovers Syrian Nuclear Project as UK’s Burnham Pledges Public Utility Reform

'We'll find way to save Jodrell Bank,' Burnham says

Burnham said "there is no way that we can see its demise, and it won't happen under my Government".

Burnham promises to bring optimism and ‘substantial change’ in first Commons speech as PM

The prime minister said Britain needed to be brutally honest about the ‘series of wrong turns’ it had taken in the last 40 years Andy Burnham has blamed Brexit and Margaret Thatcher for a decade of low growth in the UK, arguing that Britain needs to be brutally honest about having taken “a series of wrong turns” in the last 40 years. In his first Commons appearance since he took over as prime minister around six weeks ago, Burnham told MPs he wanted to build a new sense of optimism so “we can...

By Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot

IAEA says Syria built a nuclear reactor in Deir Az Zor under al-Assad

UN watchdog says Syria 'failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities' under Bashar al-Assad's rule.

PM was like a new head boy at his first assembly in Commons debut - The Times

PM was like a new head boy at his first assembly in Commons debut  The Times

UK’s Burnham pledges to restore hope as he makes House of Commons debut as PM

Prime Minister Andy Burnham faced lawmakers in the House of Commons on Tuesday for the first time since becoming UK leader six weeks ago, with wars in Europe and the Middle East weighing on his promise to kick-start the economy, ease the cost of living and oversee a radical redistribution of power from London to Britain’s regions. On the day parliament returned from its summer break, Burnham said he would “unlock a feeling of positivity and possibility in every postcode in Britain”. “We can m...

By Associated Press

Britain lost its way with Thatcher and Brexit, Burnham tells Parliament in first speech

New PM promises to ‘unlock a feeling of positivity and possibility,’ but he faces same challenges that forced Starmer to resign

By Paul Waldie

Burnham pledges to restore hope as he makes his House of Commons debut as UK leader

Prime Minister Andy Burnham faced lawmakers in the House of Commons on Tuesday for the first time since becoming U.K. leader six weeks ago, with wars in Europe and the Middle East weighing on his promise to kick-start the economy, ease the cost of living and oversee a radical redistribution of power from London to Britain's regions. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Dr Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in British Contemporary History at Newcastle University.

By FRANCE24

New British PM makes first address to MPs

New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has made his first speech in Parliament.

Burnham blames Brexit for ‘decade of low growth’ in UK

The prime minister used his first statement to the Commons since taking over from Keir Starmer to argue Brexit was one of ‘a series of wrong turns’ taken by the UK since the 1980s

By David Maddox

Burnham says water central to U.K. plan for public control

Thames Water, which serves London and much of the surrounding region, is seen as the leading target for more direct government control, though the prime minister did not name it.

Andy Burnham vows to ‘stick to’ Good Friday Agreement and defends comments on Irish unification

By Press Association (PA)

Burnham pledges to 'stick to Good Friday Agreement' as PM

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to "stick 100% to the Good Friday Agreement" after he received criticism last week when he said a referendum on a united Ireland was "off the table".

Andy Burnham says he's aware of 'every word' in Good Friday Agreement after border poll row

The Good Friday Agreement provides for a border poll.

Can Burnham maintain his bounce?

New PM faces the Commons today for the first time, but critics say likeable ‘chameleon’ has already ducked decisions and rolled back on positions

By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK

Syria built nuclear reactor under Assad, IAEA confirms

The U.N. nuclear watchdog said a site in Syria contained infrastructure consistent with a nuclear reactor, concluding that the country’s former regime led by Bashar Assad failed to...