Sayed Alkadiri FRSA

Views my own.

[James Mills @MrJEMills]

This may be one of the most significant Labour speeches of my lifetime. Because Andy Burnham is the likely next PM, & the agenda is genuinely structural: prioritising council housebuilding, major decentralisation, greater public control of essentials and a rewiring of Whitehall.

[Luke Charters MP @lukejcr]

The biggest political story today hasn’t been covered yet. 👀

During Andy’s speech, borrowing costs dipped, the pound rose and gilts settled.

Having worked in the City, I know markets respond well to credible growth plans.

Andy’s record as Mayor speaks for itself. ✅

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart.

That’s the vision I set out in my speech today.

[Sienna Rodgers @siennamarla]

NEW: Wide-ranging Burnham speech in Manchester on the new 'No 10 North', his priorities for the economy, his style of leadership and more

LEADERSHIP
– Letting MPs be authentic representatives and not using the whip system to create fear
– The political direction I set is not up for negotiation but I will build an inclusive team at the highest level
– I will not announce those decisions on appointments until the end of this process, so feel free to discount to wild speculation
– I will reach out to other parties to find as much common ground as we can

GOVERNANCE
– The civil service is full of good people held back by the structure/culture - too many silos
– The whole country suffers when the regions and nations are not reaching their potential – incl Londoners who are left with an overheated economy and crowded housing market
– This will be the biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen
– Change will be driven through the Prime Minister’s office in an extended operation based here in Manchester
– But it will only be based here – the job of ‘No 10 North’ will be to make power flow into every part of the country

ECONOMY
– Priorities: reform of essential utilities (greater public control with 10-year plans to bring down costs to households and businesses), reindustrialisation (industrial clusters, private and public investment at place-based level) and the regeneration of places
– UK public procurement has been based on chasing cut price deals around the world instead of our own suppliers – now, every pound raised from taxpayers will work harder for them, and all eligible public contracts will be subject to proper social value weighting

OTHER
– Education: shaping it all around the university route will end – parity for technical routes
– Repair public housing stock and No 10 North will oversee biggest council house building programme since postwar era
– Reform business rates

Not going to take risks with public finances – but will seek to give people breathing space as soon as I can

'Imagine good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart'

[Rachel Sylvester @RSylvester1]

David Miliband is ready to serve in Andy Burnham Cabinet. Burnham is actively considering appointing him to a senior role - possibly foreign secretary in the Lords. My story for @ObserverUK
https://t.co/oiPyo0SKUv

[Acyn @Acyn]

Karl: Republicans are going to make you the poster child for the Democratic Party.

Mamdani: Let them. We don’t have to ask ourselves what life looks like if a socialist wins. I won last November, and over the course of these last six months, what we’ve delivered for working people are the very things we were told were impossible.

We’ve delivered free child care for two-year-olds for the first time in New York City history. We’ve delivered tens of millions of dollars back to tenants who were taken advantage of by bad landlords. We’ve delivered 165,000 potholes being paved. And we’ve done all of these things while also delivering the lowest recorded crime in our city’s history.

That’s what it looks like to have democratic socialism. And what you’re seeing is that New Yorkers experienced this for six months and made the decision that they wanted to see more of it on the national stage as well.

[• @Alhamdhulillaah]

Sami Zayn has made history by becoming the first Muslim to win the WWE Championship, capturing the title at WWE Night of Champions 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Born Rami Sebei in Laval, Quebec, Canada, Sami Zayn is the son of Syrian Muslim parents from Homs who immigrated to Canada before his birth. Throughout his career, he has spoken proudly about his Syrian heritage and has supported humanitarian causes for Syrians through his Sami for Syria initiative.

Before becoming world champion, Sami Zayn had already made history by becoming the first Muslim to main event WrestleMania 39 in 2023, when he and Kevin Owens defeated The Usos for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves has announced £290m in funding to help Ukraine’s energy security

It means the UK has now committed up to £25bn in total to support Ukraine

[Tommy Vietor @TVietor08]

You can always tell when politicians actually enjoy the job and like the people they work for

[iBeast @ibeastIess]

THE FIRST MUSLIM WWE CHAMPION EVER. SAMI ZAYN.
THE MOST DESERVING CHAMPION EVER. IT HAS FINALLY HAPPENED.

[FADE @FadeAwayMedia]

🚨 SAMI ZAYN CELEBRATES HIS WWE CHAMPIONSHIP WIN WITH THE CROWD IN SAUDI ARABIA

#WWENOC

[WWE @WWE]

SAMI ZAYN IS UNDISPUTED WWE CHAMPION!!!!!

A MIRACLE IN SAUDI ARABIA!!!

[‏محمد توتنهام | spurs @mstottenham]

سامي زين: 👏🏼🗣🔥

هنا في الرياض السعودية 🇸🇦 .. قدام شعب العالم .. قدام شعب الإسلام .. أنا بطل العالم 👑👏🏼

#WWE #NightofChampions

[Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot]

- The project that began in the south London club ran through Manchester, Makerfield and now in a borrowed office of a Labour whip in Portcullis House.

The secret history, by me and the great @JoshHalliday

https://t.co/OTwQF8KprG

[ostonox @ostonox]

bro saw what happened tuesday and it hit him like the ghosts visiting scrooge

[milo edwards @Milo_Edwards]

you cannot afford to miss a single DAY of british politics

[Matt Zarb-Cousin @mattzarb]

Been asked by some journos if I’m “concerned” Andy Burnham will eat into the Green Party’s rising support. If he does so it means he’s got the right policies. If he attracts left-wing voters back to Labour he’ll be doing the right thing for the country. Tribalism is not important

[Matt Dathan @matt_dathan]

Now deleted, but Mike Tapp earlier suggested that fighting off the home secretary (his boss) is nothing given his experience in the army...

[Kiran Stacey @kiranstacey]

EXC: TSSA union also throws its weight behind Ed Miliband for chancellor.

Comes a day after the Unison chief Andrea Egan endorsed the energy secretary.

[John McTernan @Johnmcternan]

The case for Ed Miliband as Chancellor

If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be | New Scientist https://t.co/xypcwMqzPm