Andy Burnham

Burnham has decided to throw British Jews under the bus

Labour has run the numbers and deemed us a small enough community to be sacrificed for a much larger and more valuable section of the electorate

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July 28, 2026 13:46

Andy Burnham and Gary Lineker (Photo: X, Goalhanger)

New Foreign Office minister said Palestinians are subject to a ‘system of legal apartheid’

Uma Kumaran’s comments made just two weeks before her appointment by Andy Burnham have been labelled ‘inflammatory and false’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

4 min read

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July 23, 2026 16:28

MP Uma Kumaran speaks during a reception in Downing Street in 2025 (Image: Getty)

Andy Burnham’s Israel policy is about appeasing Labour backbenchers – not UK national interests, says Kemi Badenoch

‘There are British citizens alive today because of intelligence Israel gave us,’ the opposition leader said

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

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July 23, 2026 12:56

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch delivers a speech at the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), in central London. (Image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire).

Which Jewish ministers are on Andy Burnham's frontbench?

Sarah Sackman, Georgia Gould and Baroness Merron are among those to retain their jobs

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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July 23, 2026 10:46

Justice Minister Sarah Sackman, MP for Finchley and Golders Green (Image: Sarah Sackman).

By Lorin Bell-Cross

With ‘unapologetic Zionist’ Rachel Reeves out, who now will hold the line for Israel?

But amid some communal panic, Andy Burnham’s emerging cabinet could have been a lot worse

3 min read

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July 21, 2026 14:00

Prime Minister Andy Burnham hosts his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, London. Picture date: Tuesday July 21, 2026. (Image: Eddie Mulholland/Daily Telegraph/PA Wire)

Ed Miliband appointed as foreign secretary by Andy Burnham

‘I will carry my parents' faith in that spirit of Britain to my role representing our country’, the former Labour leader said

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

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July 21, 2026 10:26

New Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband leaving 10 Downing Street on Monday (Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer’s attorney general Lord Hermer out of Andy Burnham’s new government

Rachel Reeves, David Lammy and Steve Reed also among cabinet members heading to the backbenches

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

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July 20, 2026 17:04

Attorney General Lord Hermer (Image: Getty)

Dame Priti Patel accuses government of ‘lying’ to downplay scale of aid going into Gaza

Shadow foreign secretary accuses incoming PM Andy Burnham of failing ‘to speak with any humanity’ about Israeli suffering

By Lorin Bell-Cross

6 min read

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July 20, 2026 11:25

Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel in Golders Green after the Hatzola ambulance arson attack in March (Jonathan Brady/PA)

By Gary Cohen

Burnham compromised himself and his party by pandering to the antizionist crowd

Appeasing the haters won’t work and will only fuel the growing sectarian politics with which this country is already struggling. This is not leadership, and Britain will pay dearly for it

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July 17, 2026 17:57

Andy Burnham and Gary Lineker (Image X, Goalhanger)

UN study debunks Gaza malnutrition claim, but Labour presses on

Exclusive: Burnham gave government job to MP who accused Israel of ‘deliberately exterminating’ Gazans

Votes for 16-year-olds could boost anti-Israel candidates, Burnham warned

Jewish Care and how to create a decent society

Why as Prime Minister I’m using Jewish Care as a model for my social care reforms

Jewish Care is the ‘gold standard,’ says Andy Burnham at launch of major social care plans

This charming man... or bigmouth strikes again: what should Britain’s Jews expect from our Smiths fan PM Andy Burnham?

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Andy Burnham

UN study debunks Gaza malnutrition claim, but Labour presses on

Exclusive: Burnham gave government job to MP who accused Israel of ‘deliberately exterminating’ Gazans

Votes for 16-year-olds could boost anti-Israel candidates, Burnham warned

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Burnham has decided to throw British Jews under the bus

New Foreign Office minister said Palestinians are subject to a ‘system of legal apartheid’

Andy Burnham’s Israel policy is about appeasing Labour backbenchers – not UK national interests, says Kemi Badenoch

Which Jewish ministers are on Andy Burnham's frontbench?

With ‘unapologetic Zionist’ Rachel Reeves out, who now will hold the line for Israel?

Ed Miliband appointed as foreign secretary by Andy Burnham

Sir Keir Starmer’s attorney general Lord Hermer out of Andy Burnham’s new government

Dame Priti Patel accuses government of ‘lying’ to downplay scale of aid going into Gaza

Burnham compromised himself and his party by pandering to the antizionist crowd