Can Makerfield MP Andy Burnham fix Britain after Keir Starmer’s resignation?

Keir Starmer’s out and Andy Burnham is waiting to be anointed Britain’s PM. But the ‘King of the North’s first real test is solving the United Kingdom’s cost of living crisis, while controlling a fractious backbench. 

Keir Starmer’s out and Andy Burnham is waiting to be anointed Britain’s PM. But the ‘King of the North’s first real test is solving the United Kingdom’s cost of living crisis, while controlling a fractious backbench. Our always hilarious UK politics expert Richard Ferguson is here. 

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What are Andy Burnham’s political views?

How long will Burnham last before the lectern comes out?

Commentary by Cameron Stewart: Labour’s ‘Reform whisperer’ Andy Burnham now faces his ultimate political test

Commentary by William Hague: Burnham will be a better PM with no contest

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

Keir Starmer&rsquo;s out and Andy Burnham is waiting to be anointed Britain&rsquo;s PM. But the &lsquo;King of the North&rsquo;s first real test is solving the United Kingdom&rsquo;s cost of living crisis, while controlling a fractious backbench. Our always hilarious UK politics expert Richard Ferguson is here.&nbsp;
Read more about this story at <a href="http://theaustralian.com.au">theaustralian.com.au</a> and see the video by subscribing to our <a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDC8EeZJyt1IVjv5bCRbFBkTl-VYpJyf">YouTube channel</a>.
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/what-are-andy-burnhams-political-views/news-story/d801dea749ed610a1deefde287a25542">What are Andy Burnham&rsquo;s political views?</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/the-times/how-long-will-burnham-last-before-the-lectern-comes-out/news-story/489e712083b37f9143948d07399b1c97">How long will Burnham last before the lectern comes out?</a>
Commentary by Cameron Stewart:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/labours-reform-whisperer-andy-burnham-now-faces-his-ultimate-political-test/news-story/28c22524b89573f01fe5efbfb115aed5">Labour&rsquo;s &lsquo;Reform whisperer&rsquo; Andy Burnham now faces his ultimate political test</a>
Commentary by William Hague: <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/the-times/burnham-will-be-a-better-pm-with-no-contest/news-story/c933d15d0e9c4327897eb3eda9c1c5fc">Burnham will be a better PM with no contest</a>
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.&nbsp;

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms. 

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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia&rsquo;s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day&rsquo;s essential page one stories, journalists&rsquo; candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.&nbsp;
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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories.

The Front

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia's national broadsheet to audio, featuring behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia&rsquo;s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day&rsquo;s essential page one stories, journalists&rsquo; candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.
To find out more about The Front you can link <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/the-front/podcast/7e7d42e8c77b597cf8532d2e0c847e10">here</a> and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/">here</a> or search for The Australian in your app store.

The ‘smilier, sexier’ saviour: Can Andy Burnham fix Britain?

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Keir Starmer resignation, Andy Burnham sworn in as Makerfield MP: what it means for British politics

He’s the new British prime minister in all but name - but when will Andy Burnham move into 10 Downing Street, and will furious voters get a chance to throw him and the Labour Party out altogether? Europe correspondent Jacquelin Magnay is here.

He’s the new British prime minister in all but name - but when will Andy Burnham move into 10 Downing Street, and will furious voters get a chance to throw him and the Labour Party out altogether? Europe correspondent Jacquelin Magnay is here. 

Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel.

Starmer is going but not quite gone: the time lag will only anger Britons

Andy Burnham seeks to calm markets, calls for orderly transition ahead of ‘coronation’ as PM

‘Just a naughty boy’: Andy Burnham arrives in Westminster like a Messiah

Commentary by Jacquelin Magnay: Keir was a dud prime minister but the country’s pain will only continue

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Joshua Burton.

He&rsquo;s the new British prime minister in all but name - but when will Andy Burnham move into 10 Downing Street, and will furious voters get a chance to throw him and the Labour Party out altogether? Europe correspondent Jacquelin Magnay is here.&nbsp;
Read more about this story at <a href="http://theaustralian.com.au">theaustralian.com.au</a> and see the video by subscribing to our <a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDC8EeZJyt1IVjv5bCRbFBkTl-VYpJyf">YouTube channel</a>.
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/starmer-is-going-but-not-quite-gone-the-time-lag-will-only-anger-britons/news-story/09b3ab12f49317da16408e09bd2aec10">Starmer is going but not quite gone: the time lag will only anger Britons</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/keir-starmer-announces-his-resignation-as-british-pm/news-story/6f2aa21213ebc7966fd5d4270f7e1354">Andy Burnham seeks to calm markets, calls for orderly transition ahead of &lsquo;coronation&rsquo; as PM</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/just-a-naughty-boy-andy-burnham-arrives-in-westminster-like-a-messiah/news-story/893f6aca299342b3bff99d541a8f1e7a">&lsquo;Just a naughty boy&rsquo;: Andy Burnham arrives in Westminster like a Messiah</a>
Commentary by Jacquelin Magnay: <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/keir-was-a-dud-prime-minister-but-the-countrys-pain-will-only-continue/news-story/03f0b1961a25a3cbfe2d220a2f2d50ae">Keir was a dud prime minister but the country&rsquo;s pain will only continue</a>
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Joshua Burton.

Why Andy Burnham will have to call an early election

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Coogee beach shark attack: NSW government mulls shark cull, drone technology after Leah Stewart mauled by great white shark

Great white sharks are critically endangered – but are they really? As a 35-year-old mother fights for her life in a Sydney intensive care unit, beachgoers around Australia are adjusting to a new reality: fatal shark attacks are now frequent occurrences as shark populations boom and governments hesitate to act. 

Great white sharks are critically endangered – but are they really? As a 35-year-old mother fights for her life in a Sydney intensive care unit, beachgoers around Australia are adjusting to a new reality: fatal shark attacks are now frequent occurrences as shark populations boom and governments hesitate to act. 

In NSW, a horror summer is being followed by a shocking winter attack – so how do we stay safe in the water?

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CSIRO needs to fast-track shark research after latest Sydney attack, Andrew Bragg urges

How NSW plans to curb a rising shark threat

State-backed shark cull ‘on the table’ after horror Sydney attack

Young mother loses arm after horror Coogee great white shark attack

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

Great white sharks are critically endangered &ndash; but are they really? As a 35-year-old mother fights for her life in a Sydney intensive care unit, beachgoers around Australia are adjusting to a new reality: fatal shark attacks are now frequent occurrences as shark populations boom and governments hesitate to act.&nbsp;
In NSW, a horror summer is being followed by a shocking winter attack &ndash; so how do we stay safe in the water?
Read more about this story at <a href="http://theaustralian.com.au">theaustralian.com.au</a> and see the video by subscribing to our <a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDC8EeZJyt1IVjv5bCRbFBkTl-VYpJyf">YouTube channel</a>.
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/csiro-needs-to-fasttrack-shark-research-after-latest-sydney-attack-andrew-bragg-urges/news-story/9fca99e939e04f7dcbf99849a76b906a">CSIRO needs to fast-track shark research after latest Sydney attack, Andrew Bragg urges</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/how-nsw-plans-to-curb-a-rising-shark-threat/news-story/93d798c18a5b72f3357c847522af1bf0">How NSW plans to curb a rising shark threat</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/statebacked-shark-cull-on-the-table-after-horror-sydney-attack/news-story/7d551736171f87fd5225bd104942286c">State-backed shark cull &lsquo;on the table&rsquo; after horror Sydney attack</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/young-mother-loses-arm-after-horror-coogee-great-white-shark-attack/news-story/e46515cb366c9cba0ff2b1a89ca37b8c">Young mother loses arm after horror Coogee great white shark attack</a>
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.&nbsp;

Why aren’t we culling great white sharks? 

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Collins Class submarine disaster: The HMAS Dechaineux flood

The Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Dechaineux is flooding deep under the Indian Ocean after a seawater hose burst. Its 60 crew are fighting to save their crippled submarine, with Petty Officer Geordie Bunting trapped under the water in the flooded lower motor room. The commander Peter Scott initiates emergency procedures, but he does not know how bad the flood is or whether it has been stopped.

The Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Dechaineux is flooding deep under the Indian Ocean after a seawater hose burst. Its 60 crew are fighting to save their crippled submarine, with Petty Officer Geordie Bunting trapped under the water in the flooded lower motor room. The commander Peter Scott initiates emergency procedures, but he does not know how bad the flood is or whether it has been stopped.

In episode two, we reveal the extraordinary dramas at both ends of the boat, as Bunting fights for life against the flood while Commander Scott and his crew try to prevent the flooded boat from sinking further towards the ocean bed.

The Flood is a four-part audio and video documentary series by Cameron Stewart, Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. Watch the video at thefloodpodcast.com, along with stories, graphics and photographs.

The Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Dechaineux is flooding deep under the Indian Ocean after a seawater hose burst. Its 60 crew are fighting to save their crippled submarine, with Petty Officer Geordie Bunting trapped under the water in the flooded lower motor room. The commander Peter Scott initiates emergency procedures, but he does not know how bad the flood is or whether it has been stopped.
In episode two, we reveal the extraordinary dramas at both ends of the boat, as Bunting fights for life against the flood while Commander Scott and his crew try to prevent the flooded boat from sinking further towards the ocean bed.
The Flood is a four-part audio and video documentary series by Cameron Stewart, Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. Watch the video at&nbsp;<a href="http://thefloodpodcast.com/">thefloodpodcast.com</a>, along with stories, graphics and photographs.

The Flood: Shut all hull valves

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The ‘smilier, sexier’ saviour: Can Andy Burnham fix Britain?

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