In the news

• Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll findsThe Guardian
• Manchester City’s guilty verdict brings football’s great sell-off crashing to earthThe Guardian
• The football horse that Andy Burnham rode in on is now bucking his vibeThe Guardian

• G7 Leaders’ Statement on global energy security and market stabilitygov.uk
• Take off for passengers as government scraps extra charges when flyinggov.uk
• Andy Burnham urged by Lib Dems to reveal all meetings with owners of Manchester CityThe Guardian
• Andy Burnham’s ultimate test will be whether people’s lives improveThe Guardian
• Burnham to pass law scrapping pension triple lock before next electionThe Guardian
• Digested week: My heart sank at seeing Labour’s ‘Hope Again’ conference slogan. But then came Andy BurnhamThe Guardian
• For too long, only the right has expanded the boundaries of what governments can do. Can Burnham change that?The Guardian

And 6 more Guardian records from this day in the archive.

• Energy bill tax cut starts today to give families breathing spacegov.uk
• Andy Burnham’s Manchester City comments stir fresh tensions with Premier LeagueThe Guardian
• Burnham is right that ‘hope comes from honesty’. That’s why Labour must make the case for rejoining the EUThe Guardian
• Burnham’s reopening of Brexit debate is ‘biggest boost in my career’, says FarageThe Guardian
• Flipping public opinion on the triple lock was Burnham magic – he’ll need more of it to see his social care plans throughThe Guardian
• How success of Manchester City helped put Andy Burnham in powerThe Guardian

And 6 more Guardian records from this day in the archive.

• A proportional representation voting system could spell disaster for LabourThe Guardian
• Andy Burnham admits to ‘concern’ if Manchester City lose their owners after guilty verdictsThe Guardian
• Andy Burnham wants to review the UK’s relationship with the EU. What are the options?The Guardian
• Andy Burnham: UK could ‘go all the way’ by rejoining EUThe Guardian
• Andy Burnham’s social care plans could be much more radicalThe Guardian

And 14 more Guardian records from this day in the archive.

• Pathway to stronger public control of the water industry revealedgov.uk
• Prime Minister Andy Burnham sets out plans for a new National Care Servicegov.uk
• 'New path': UK's Burnham promises huge expansion of public servicesAl Jazeera
• Burnham pledges to reform triple lock to fund new National Care ServiceCity AM
• Andy Burnham's first Labour Party conference speech as PM: fact checkedFull Fact
• Andy Burnham expected to say he will push ahead with electoral reform plansThe Guardian
• Burnham gambles on radical progressive plan to help Britain ‘rise again’The Guardian
• Burnham has a clear vision for Britain – but not for how it fits into a troubled worldThe Guardian
• Burnham says he would put PR in Labour manifesto and scrap triple lock to fund social care – as it happenedThe Guardian
• Burnham to signal willingness to look at scrapping pension triple lock to fund social careThe Guardian

And 10 more Guardian records from this day in the archive.

• Avanti West Coast to be renationalised in March as ministers float public ownership of new trainsThe Guardian
• Burnham has a battle plan, with social care the flagship. Risks lie ahead, but Labour now travels in hopeThe Guardian
• Burnham promises to roll back privatisation with government-backed grid planThe Guardian
• Shabana Mahmood says Labour party wants to create ‘fairness in our immigration system’ – as it happenedThe Guardian

• PM meeting with Prime Minister Støre of Norway: 27 September 2026gov.uk
• Andy Burnham to fight next election with plan for NHS-style care serviceThe Guardian
• As it happened: Pat McFadden tells Labour activists they should not defend benefits system ‘status quo’ because it ‘writes off’ claimantsThe Guardian
• Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delayThe Guardian
• Burnham refreshes the parts others can’t reach on the Andy and Laura showThe Guardian
• Burnham’s plan for a radical reset collides with economic realityThe Guardian

And 6 more Guardian records from this day in the archive.

• Andy Burnham announces new homes scheme for first-time buyersThe Guardian
• Angela Rayner stands by attack on care worker visa reforms ahead of Labour conferenceThe Guardian
• Green shoots? Burnham cultivates rural links in attempt to ‘build back trust’ with farmersThe Guardian
• Labour must reunite progressive voters to win the next election, says Lucy PowellThe Guardian
• The tricky tests awaiting Andy Burnham after Labour conferenceThe Guardian

And 1 more Guardian record from this day in the archive.

• Boarded-up high streets brought back to life with £210m boostgov.uk
• 'Last days of the honeymoon': Anxious bosses prepare charm offensive at Labour conferenceCity AM
• Labour conference is the easy bit, Burnham's real test comes in a monthHyphen
• Mersey Mersey Me: Will Burnham pass his Labour conference test?Institute for Government
• How Andy Burnham can fund defence spending without cutting welfareLeft Foot Forward
• Labour MPs pressure Burnham over reindustrialisationNew Statesman
• Two months of Burnham: Labour hold their leadSurvation
• How do Britons see Labour and Andy Burnham, ahead of the party's 2026 conference?YouGov
• Andy Burnham moves to rule out snap election: 'I can knock that dead'politics.co.uk
• Burnham pledges extra £210m towards regenerating boarded-up high streetsThe Guardian
• I love a drink in the stands, but Burnham’s beer proposal feels out of step with modern footballThe Guardian
• No general election before 2029, Andy Burnham saysThe Guardian
• What are the Lib Dems for? They must champion localism to stay relevant in an age of single-issue politicsThe Guardian
• ‘We will get stuff done’: Burnham seeks to banish ghosts of Starmerism at Labour conferenceThe Guardian

• Andy Burnham: Prime Minister says drinking ban in stands at football matches could be scrappedSky Sports
• Alcohol in the stands would spoil footballThe Guardian
• From idealists to struggling sceptics: how Labour’s majority depends on five progressive voter types – in chartsThe Guardian
• Labour’s last chance? The people shaping Andy Burnham’s grand plans for BritainThe Guardian
• Londoners get £3bn a year subsidy because structure of council tax biased against north, says thinktank – as it happenedThe Guardian
• Tactical voting at next election could push Reform into fourth place, poll findsThe Guardian

• Dr Jade Leung appointed Vice-Chair of the AI Security Institute and Security Advisor to the AI Taskforcegov.uk
• PM meeting with President Erdoğan of Türkiye: 22 September 2026gov.uk
• PM meeting with President Trump of the United States: 22 September 2026gov.uk
• PM meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 22 September 2026gov.uk
• PM meeting with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen: 22 September 2026gov.uk
• PM speech at UNGA: 22 September 2026gov.uk
• Mahmood and Burnham brace for the next police force merger rowInstitute for Government
• A positive start: Burnham sits down with Trump in New YorkLabourList
• Andy Burnham seizes controlNew Statesman
• Burnham announces plan for new UK center to fight disinformationThe Record (Recorded Future News)
• Big Burnham is watching youUnHerd
• Andy Burnham signals he may lift ban on alcohol in football standsThe Guardian
• Burnham navigates diplomatic rapids in first Trump meeting, but turbulent waters lie aheadThe Guardian
• Burnham stands by claim UK is ‘in hock’ to bond marketsThe Guardian
• Burnham survived his first Trump meeting. His nice hair may have had something to do with itThe Guardian
• No signs Chagos deal can be adapted to suit Trump, say UK officialsThe Guardian

And 4 more Guardian records from this day in the archive.

• Prime Minister drives global work on artificial intelligence at UNGA as UK and US make history with firing from undersea dronegov.uk
• UK to refuel Saudi jets to help counter Houthi attacksAl Jazeera
• Andy Burnham seeks common ground with Trump at the UN and pitches the UK as a major AI playerAssociated Press, via ABC News
• UK confirms PM Burnham's former fiefdom of Manchester to host G20 summitBloomberg, via the South China Morning Post
• 'We are not your enemies': UK's Burnham to raise 'Made in Europe' concerns with von der LeyenEuronews
• Burnham touts 'good connection' with Trump as pair meet for first time in New YorkEuronews
• Andy Burnham meets Donald Trump for first time at UN General AssemblyITV News
• Defence, Ukraine and AI: What is on the agenda for Burnham's meeting with Trump?ITV News, via STV News
• Andy Burnham fails to rule out Brexit reversal being in next Labour manifestoThe Guardian
• Britain needs cash and everyone knows we should break the pensions triple lock. Where is the courage?The Guardian
• Call it a win: boredom but no temper tantrums in Burnham’s first face-to-face with America’s King BabyThe Guardian
• Donald Trump praises ‘natural businessperson’ Andy Burnham after first meetingThe Guardian
• England’s mayors should face greater scrutiny as powers expand, thinktank saysThe Guardian

And 3 more Guardian records from this day in the archive.

• PM call with Prime Minister Ramgoolam of Mauritius: 21 September 2026gov.uk
• Specialist rape courts rolled out across the countrygov.uk
• Wallace Collection Board Appointmentsgov.uk
• Britain's Burnham is set to meet Trump for the first time at the UN in New YorkAssociated Press, via KSAT
• Britain's Burnham to meet Trump and make UN debut after offering UK military support for SaudisAssociated Press, via PBS News
• UK to provide 'defensive' support to Saudi Arabia in fight against HouthisITV News, via STV News
• 'Ridiculous': Prime Minister Andy Burnham promises action over 'crumbling' Woodhead Pass and Snake PassThe Yorkshire Post
• Badenoch accused of U-turn after she pledges to bring back tourism VAT refund scheme she scrapped – UK politics liveThe Guardian
• UK to give support to Saudi jets in attempt to counter Houthi fightersThe Guardian

• PM call with Prime Minister Frederiksen of Denmark: 20 September 2026gov.uk
• Business must be 'at heart' of Burnham's devolution plans, warns BCCEvening Standard, via AOL UK
• Cut welfare to control inflation, Tories tell BurnhamPA Media, via Nation.Cymru
• Burnham's past criticism of Trump 'no bar to strong relationship', says ministerPA Media, via The Irish News
• Make voting compulsory to prevent 'distorted' results, Kinnock urges BurnhamShropshire Star
• Why Andy Burnham's desire to be more than 'first among equals' could be his biggest blunderThe Scotsman
• Jews don't need Andy Burnham's Yom Kippur platitudesThe Spectator
• Andy Burnham faces a weakened Trump – but the president remains unpredictableThe Guardian
• Don’t discount Reform because it’s had a bad year. In our angry, fragile democracy, anything can happenThe Guardian
• Specialist courtrooms to prioritise rape cases in England and WalesThe Guardian
• UK minister warns of impact of Trump’s Iran war on next month’s budgetThe Guardian