George Parker

FT Political Editor, former Brussels bureau chief, presenter R4 Week in Westminster. Sometimes seen at Selhurst Park and County Ground, Taunton

[George Parker @GeorgeWParker]

New - Olly Robbins seeks judicial review over his sacking by Keir Starmer in the Mandelson affair
https://t.co/mlB2SDTgqO

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New: Morgan McSweeney is this week's Lunch with the FT. Loads of insights over a Mr Lava Lava pizza about his traumatic exit, moving too slowly, Treasury blunders, the winter fuel debacle and how he didn't urge Starmer not to quit in recent weeks.
https://t.co/JpEExCzxye

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This was Steve Caplin's great cover image for the Demon Eyes mag piece, featuring Burnham and his new chief of staff James Purnell. Just need David Miliband back (not impossible) and Ed Balls.
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The decade that made Andy Burnham https://t.co/KvpTLBBTx9

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New: Andy Burnham looking to create “Number 10 in the North” as part of big devolution drive, shifting some operations to Manchester
https://t.co/v5egxRQ1Os

[John McTernan @Johnmcternan]

This is a lovely piece, well worth a read.

[Philip Webster @Pwebstertimes]

Great piece then and great piece now George. But they would have struggled against the Lobby at its peak !

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Purnell's appointment as Burnham's chief of staff reunites the two old Demon Eyes football mates. My inside story of the North London team that shaped power in Britain for decades
https://t.co/LKPfShHNIp

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With Andy Burnham set to take over as the seventh PM in a decade, join me and my colleagues on 25 June for an FT subscriber webinar on Ten Years after Brexit: can the UK deliver change. Register at https://t.co/E62zmBZl6F and send us your questions

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What Andy Burnham’s Westminster past reveals about him https://t.co/8Yc2Y7mc6Y

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Starmer on brink of quitting as UK prime minister https://t.co/2h3HGCjHKd

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Playing football with Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer - and what it tells us about what might happen next at Westminster. Hot insights on #weekinwestminster @BBCRadio4

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What’s it like to play football with @AndyBurnhamGM & @Keir_Starmer? Do tactics on the pitch reflect their political style? We discuss on Week in Westminster

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What’s it like to play football with @AndyBurnhamGM & @Keir_Starmer? Do tactics on the pitch reflect their political style? We discuss on Week in Westminster

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Political Fix podcast on a momentous day: @LOS_Fisher @stephenkb @JenWilliams_FT and me on the tide going out for Starmer
https://t.co/Zun3QzSgEY

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Exclusive: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been urged by his transport secretary to set a timetable for his departure, several government members told the FT https://t.co/UxESc8i6kr

[Lucy Fisher @LOS_Fisher]

🚨 Transport Sec Heidi Alexander has told Starmer to set out a timetable for his exit today

Scoop by @GeorgeWParker

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NEW - Cabinet unity starts to fracture as Heidi Alexander, transport secretary, urges Starmer to set timetable for departure.
https://t.co/09iYxy8aqt

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Beautifully argued piece by @robertshrimsley on the importance of hope in politics. Why it's crucial Burnham can do the "hopey" stuff - but why it won't be enough https://t.co/8VER0RChYj

[Lucy Fisher @LOS_Fisher]

NEW: Burnham *rules out* awarding financial compensation to Waspi women demanding billions of pounds, following an angry backlash within Labour

Greater Manchester mayor has instead floated the idea of offering early access to cheaper travel schemes as recompense

https://t.co/J2IMe6jLW2

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Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Thursday June 11 https://t.co/IiK89sbaYb