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55 minutes ago
Economy
Election Integrity
News

Trump Cancels Signing of Housing Bill, Demands Progress on SAVE Act.

President Donald J. Trump has delayed signing a bipartisan housing bill, focusing on the passage of his SAVE America Act, the administration’s flagship election reform measure, which has been obstructed by Congress.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has canceled a signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to prioritize the SAVE America Act.
📺 DETAIL: On Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump was planning to sign the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a piece of legislation intended to increase the affordability of American homes. However, the President rescheduled the signing ceremony to focus on passing the SAVE America Act, the Trump administration’s flagship proposal intended to boost election security. The Housing Act passed the Senate on Monday by 85-5 and passed through the House on Tuesday by 358-32. Specifically, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act includes provisions to reduce regulation, assist local government to convert commercial buildings into residential buildings, and, most notably of all, place limits on Wall Street investors buying single-family homes, a measure backed by Trump himself. It also includes a ban on the Federal Reserve issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) until 2030.
🎯 IMPACT: While the housing bill is likely to become law automatically if he takes no action within 10 days, the President’s shift in focus to the SAVE America Act underscores both the extent of Democrat opposition to the measure and the importance of electoral reform to the Trump administration. The SAVE America Act seeks to introduce voter ID, a widely popular measure, to boost election security and prevent voter fraud.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency.” – President Donald Trump via Truth Social.
📺 FLASHBACK: Back in May, it was reported that different housing reform packages were bouncing back and forth between the House and Senate. The Senate’s 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act was backed by President Trump. Unlike the House bill, the package included explicit restrictions on Wall Street investors buying single-family homes. “The American Dream of Homeownership is under attack… I am asking Congress to pass that Bill, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which would ensure that homes are for people, not Corporations,” wrote President Trump on Truth Social at the time. The Act marks one of the most comprehensive federal housing initiatives in decades, with provisions targeting high rents, elevated mortgage costs, and a shortage of affordable homes.

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34 minutes ago
Health
News

Obama Judge Halts DOJ Investigation of Trans Medical Records.

A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s attempt to access the medical records of transgender patients, alleging constitutional violations.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking federal prosecutors from seizing transgender patients’ medical records from New York hospitals. The subpoenas, tied to a purported investigation into the use of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications for so-called “gender-affirming care,” were deemed unconstitutional.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “This ruling is a victory for the basic privacy of our clients and all families like theirs across New York City.” – Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, counsel for the plaintiffs
📺 DETAIL: Judge Katherine Polk Failla, an Obama appointee, issued the restraining order after criticizing the Justice Department for seeking six years of sensitive health data related to transgender medical treatments, including records involving minors, parents, and young adults. The subpoenas, issued by federal prosecutors in Texas as part of a probe into the alleged “misbranding” of FDA-approved medications, targeted institutions including NYU Langone Hospitals. Failla said the government appeared to be using criminal investigations to obtain records after similar efforts had been rejected through civil proceedings and described the pursuit of information on a “uniquely vulnerable group” as particularly troubling. The lawsuit alleges the administration has used regulatory pressure and record demands as part of a broader campaign targeting transgender healthcare. Failla also granted class-action status to the plaintiffs and scheduled a July 8 hearing to determine whether the temporary order should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
🎯 IMPACT: The decision temporarily protects transgender patients and their families from government overreach, while signaling potential broader limits on investigative tactics involving sensitive medical data. A hearing is scheduled for July 8 to determine whether the restraining order will become a preliminary injunction.
📺 FLASHBACK: The Trump administration has previously used its regulatory authority to restrict access to so-called “gender-affirming care.” Twenty-seven states are also limiting or banning transgender “treatments” for minors.

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2 hours ago
Crime
News

Police Transcript Exposes How Long Officers Took to Notice Henry Nowak Had Been Stabbed.

Newly released evidence has revealed an eight-minute delay in police officers identifying that white teenager Henry Nowak had been stabbed in the chest.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Newly released evidence has revealed that officers who wrongfully arrested white teenager Henry Nowak took around eight minutes to discover he had been stabbed after initially treating him as a suspect following a false report by killer Vickrum Digwa, 23, that he had been racist. Notably, Nowak had told officers he had been stabbed before they handcuffed him, but they refused to believe him.
📺 DETAIL: A longer transcript of police body-worn camera footage from the murder in Southampton, England, last December shows Nowak repeatedly telling officers, “I’ve been stabbed,” only for one of them to respond, “I don’t think you have, mate.” After Nowak’s condition rapidly deteriorated after the officers pinned him on his side and handcuffed him, they finally began CPR after realizing he was no longer breathing. The transcript shows officers discussing the possibility of a stab wound before cutting open his clothing more than seven minutes into the recording and discovering a wound to his chest. One officer remarks, “That makes it worse. He’s got a stab… I’m pushing on a f****** stab wound,” while continuing chest compressions until paramedics arrived. Hampshire Constabulary’s temporary Deputy Chief Constable Robert France offered a guarded apology to Nowak’s family, saying officers had been “lied to” by Digwa and his relatives and insisting that the injury was not obvious at the scene, despite the fact Nowak had told them he was wounded. The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating Hampshire Police’s response, while a jury inquest next year will examine whether any police actions or omissions contributed to Mr Nowak’s death.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I want to apologize, I want to say that I am sorry that Henry couldn’t be saved that night,” said temporary Deputy Chief Constable Robert France of Hampshire Constabulary, implying that the teenager would have died regardless of his officers’ mistreating him.
📺 FLASHBACK: Vickrum Digwa, the murderer, was sentenced to “life” imprisonment with a minimum term of just 21 years before the possibility of parole. The sentence is being appealed as unduly lenient, following successful lobbying by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and others.

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3 hours ago
News

Bill Gates Admits Affairs in Epstein Blackmail Testimony.

Bill Gates admitted to multiple past affairs and testified that Jeffrey Epstein considered using this information to blackmail him, while denying any involvement in Epstein’s illicit activities.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Bill Gates testified before the House Oversight Committee, revealing that Jeffrey Epstein had considered blackmailing him over past affairs. Gates admitted to relationships with three women, including Russian bridge player Mila Antonova and medical entrepreneur Dr. Alice Jacobs Nesselrodt, but denied any involvement in Epstein’s criminal activities.
📺 DETAIL: Gates said Epstein never attempted to extort him directly, but that he believes draft emails written by the deceased pedophile financier suggested he was collecting potentially damaging information, according to a newly-released transcript. He denied allegations contained in the drafts, including claims that Epstein facilitated sexual encounters for him or provided medication to secretly treat his then-wife, Melinda Gates, for sexually transmitted diseases. Gates also rejected suggestions that he had ever contracted a sexually transmitted disease. The Microsoft co-founder said he met Epstein roughly a dozen times between 2011 and 2015 despite knowing of his prior conviction for soliciting a minor. Gates maintained that he never witnessed or participated in any sexual misconduct and was unaware of any victims during their interactions. The testimony has been released as the committee continues its investigation into Epstein and hears from other high-profile witnesses.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “It was a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein. I apologize to other people who are drawn into this because of the mistake that I made.” – Bill Gates
🎯 IMPACT: Gates’s testimony underscores the web of influence Epstein attempted to weave with powerful figures. While Gates has not been accused of criminal conduct, his admissions are likely to result in significant reputational damage.

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4 hours ago
Crime
Immigration
News

DHS Pushes Back on Sanctuary Laws After Necrophiliac Illegal Immigrant Jailed.

An illegal immigrant was sentenced for sexually assaulting and robbing the corpse of a man on a New York City subway. The Department of Homeland Security is pushing New York officials to honor a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer against him after his sentence is complete.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: An illegal immigrant from Mexico has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexually assaulting and robbing a dead man on the New York City subway. The federal government has demanded that New York officials hand him over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) upon his release.
📺 DETAIL: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Tuesday that Felix Jeronimo-Rojas, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting and robbing the corpse of 37-year-old Jorge Gonzalez. Gonzalez died on an R train near the Whitehall Street station in New York City in April 2025, and Jeronimo-Rojas assaulted his corpse and searched his pockets roughly three hours later. After surveillance footage capturing the incident was released, Jeronimo-Rojas turned himself in three weeks later. He was initially charged with rape and grand larceny. ICE has lodged a detainer against Jeronimo-Rojas, and DHS has revealed that Jeronimo-Rojas illegally entered the United States four times between 1998 and 1999 before illegally entering the country for a fifth time on an unknown date.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “This sicko robbed and raped the corpse of a dead man on a New York City subway… ICE lodged a detainer asking Governor Kathy Hochul and New York sanctuary politicians to commit to not releasing this criminal illegal alien after his prison sentence… We need cooperation from sanctuary politicians to ensure depraved criminals like this are not released into our communities.” – Lauren Bis, Acting Assistant Secretary at DHS
🎯 IMPACT: DHS has criticized Democrat Governor of New York Kathy Hochul’s sanctuary policies, which it have resulted in the release of nearly 7,000 criminal illegal immigrants since January 2021, including those involved in violent and predatory crimes.
📺 FLASHBACK: This is not the first time that DHS has criticized Democrat-controlled states for implementing sanctuary-type policies. Earlier this month, DHS criticized Democrat Governor of Virginia Abigail Spanberger after an illegal immigrant charged with sexually abusing a child was granted a low bond. “Sanctuary Spanberger’s REFUSAL to work with [ICE] has made Virginians less safe and the commonwealth a magnet for illegal alien crime,” said the Department in a statement last week.

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4 hours ago
Corruption
Health
News

Over 450 Charged Amid DOJ Crackdown on $6.5 BILLION in Healthcare Fraud.

The Department of Justice has announced charges against 455 suspects for their alleged involvement in healthcare fraud schemes totaling over $6.5 billion, including a $27 million hospice fraud case in California.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged 455 suspects for their alleged involvement in $6.5 billion in healthcare fraud scams.
📺 DETAIL: On Tuesday, the DOJ unveiled the charges amid a National Health Care Fraud Takedown, a nationwide crackdown on healthcare fraud spanning 45 states and territories. The defendants include 90 doctors and healthcare professionals, and more than $518 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims. “This is just the beginning. Fraudsters can no longer rip off American taxpayers… If you seek to harm or cheat Americans, we will find you, seize any assets, and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during a press conference on the crackdown. One case involved $2 billion in fraudulent wound claims in Arizona. Another case in Texas involved $906 million in fraudulent claims. In California, a funeral home was paid for the personal details of deceased people to fraudulently bill Medicare for hospice services. Those charged were allegedly paid between $1,000 and $3,000 for each deceased person fraudulently enrolled in hospice care, ultimately defrauding Medicare of nearly $27 million.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Today, under the leadership of [Vice President] Vance and [Acting Attorney General] ToddBlanche, we are announcing the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown involving 455 defendants charged in connection with $6.5+ BILLION in alleged fraud.” – Bill Essayli, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California
🎯 IMPACT: This massive takedown by the Trump administration highlights the scale of healthcare fraud in the United States and the DOJ’s ongoing efforts to combat it. The schemes not only cost taxpayers billions but also undermine trust in the healthcare systems. Notably, this crackdown primarily concerns healthcare fraud, with a wider war on fraud being waged on multiple fronts, spanning healthcare, welfare, pandemic relief, and government procurement, among other areas.
📺 FLASHBACK: In May, the Trump administration announced a six-month nationwide freeze on new Medicare enrollments for hospice providers. According to officials, scammers were found to have exploited vulnerable patients and billed the government for unnecessary services. The federal government froze a total of $1.4 billion in response to alleged healthcare fraud schemes.

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5 hours ago
News
UK

WATCH: Farage Vows to End Discrimination Against White Boys in Schools and Universities.

Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, has condemned the British education system’s focus on diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI), arguing it discriminates against white students.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED:  Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has renewed his attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in Britain’s schools, universities, and public institutions, arguing that the Equality Act of 2010 has undermined meritocracy and encouraged discrimination against white Britons through measures such as “positive action.”
📰 DETAIL:  Speaking in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter), Farage said so-called equality legislation has created “different grades of people” and pledged that a Reform government would repeal the Act, claiming it has embedded anti-white discrimination throughout the state. Farage also criticized university admissions practices, including at the prestigious University of Oxford, for disadvantaging white applicants, and especially white boys, despite the fact that they are now among the lowest-performing groups in the education system. His intervention comes as Reform UK continues to lead several national voting intention polls, with recent surveys placing the party ahead of both Labour and the Conservatives amid the political upheaval following the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader and, in the near future, Prime Minister, amid an emerging party leadership contest. Recent YouGov polling puts Reform on 25 percent, ahead of the Conservatives on 20 percent and Labour on 18 percent.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “White kids are being lectured… they’re made to feel frankly like lesser beings.” – Nigel Farage
🎯 IMPACT: Farage argues that DEI policies are fostering division and discrimination, particularly against white students, and has committed to repealing the Equality Act of 2010.

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6 hours ago
Immigration
News

Customs and Border Protection Now at Strongest Manpower in History.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reached a historic staffing milestone, underscoring the Trump administration’s focus on securing the border and tackling illegal immigration.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced it now has over 20,000 agents on staff, the highest number in the agency’s 102-year history.
📺 DETAIL: CBP has reported a record-breaking 21,471 agents on staff. The agency’s leadership has emphasized plans to further expand its workforce, offering improved salaries, benefits, and incentives of up to $60,000 for agents in certain locations. “Surpassing 21,000 agents is a milestone, but we aren’t stopping here and are committed to growing our workforce and providing the tools and resources needed for CBP’s mission… Our focus is on bringing in top talent and supporting our agents so they can succeed,” said Human Resources Management Assistant Commissioner Andrea Bright. In particular, the agency has sought to recruit veterans. “This record-setting achievement highlights the effectiveness of our recruitment efforts,” said U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rosario Vasquez. The increase in CBP agents has also been attributed to the combined $90 billion allocated from the One Big Beautiful Bill ($64 billion) and a recent budget reconciliation measure ($26 billion). CBP announced its manpower milestone on Wednesday.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “We are building a stronger workforce every day, and our progress toward 25,000 agents will further enhance our ability to protect our borders and serve the nation.” – U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rosario Vasquez.
🎯 IMPACT: The agency’s record staffing levels are expected to enhance its ability to secure the border and address illegal immigration, which has already dropped by over 87 percent since October 2024. These figures represent a substantial reversal in the agency’s fortunes, having previously been cut off from federal funding due to Democrat obstruction during the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history.
📺 FLASHBACK: In early June, the House of Representatives passed a $70 billion Senate-approved package for immigration enforcement and border security. The package allocated $38 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), $26 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and a $5 billion discretionary fund for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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7 hours ago
Health
World

Ebola Confirmed to Have Spread to Europe.

A French doctor has tested positive for Ebola after returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the first confirmed case in France amid an aggressive outbreak in Africa.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: France has confirmed its first case of Ebola after a French doctor returning from Africa tested positive for the disease.
📺 DETAIL: The doctor was returning from a humanitarian trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the central African country at the epicenter of the most recent Ebola outbreak. The outbreak was confirmed by the DRC on May 15. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes the outbreak as one of the most aggressive in history. At present, over 1,000 confirmed cases and 277 deaths have been recorded. The recent outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which has no vaccine or specific treatment, making it hard to contain and cure. The virus has an average fatality rate of 50 percent, though mortality can range from 25 percent to 90 percent depending on the strain and response. Ebola symptoms include fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, sore throat, and headaches. Symptoms typically emerge from two to 21 days after exposure. The virus is spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids, typically blood, as well as the organs of infected people or animals. Ebola derives its name from the Ebola River in the DRC, where it was first discovered in 1976. Since testing positive, the doctor has been put in isolation, according to the French Ministry for Health. The confirmation of the first Ebola case in France was announced on Wednesday.
🎯 IMPACT: The Ministry has clarified that the risk to the wider population remains low with French health authorities conducting contact tracing to prevent the spread of the virus. However, the rapid spread of the Ebola outbreak is becoming a cause for concern among public health experts. “What is important is we need to scale up, and this outbreak is moving faster than us,” said Dr. Abdirahman Mahamud, Director of Health Emergency Alert and Response Operations at the WHO, returning from the DRC last week.
📺 FLASHBACK: Back in May, public health experts warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak could turn into a significant pandemic as the disease spreads. “I suspect this is going to become a very significant pandemic, probably going to leak into Tanzania, leak into Southern Sudan, maybe leak into Rwanda,” said Robert Redfield, former Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Redfield added: “Normally when we have these Ebola outbreaks, and I had three of them when I was CDC director, all of which were in the DRC, normally we recognize them when we have five, ten cases, you know, at most… This one really wasn’t picked up until there was over 100 cases.” 

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7 hours ago
NatSec
News

Acting DNI Pulte Purges ODNI Staff in Deep State Shakeup.

Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has initiated sweeping personnel changes at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED:  Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Bill Pulte has removed 51 staff members from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) since taking office, including six terminations and 45 employees returned to their home agencies.
📰 DETAIL: The cuts, which Pulte reportedly described as sufficient “for now,” follow a broader downsizing effort initiated under former DNI Tulsi Gabbard that reduced the agency’s workforce from about 2,000 employees toward a target of 1,300. President Donald J. Trump had urged Pulte to carry out an immediate reduction in staffing, arguing the agency had become overly bureaucratic. Supporters of the cuts, including Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), contend the ODNI has expanded beyond its original mission and should return personnel to other intelligence agencies. The restructuring coincides with a standoff in Congress over the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which expired earlier this month after Democrats refused to support an extension. Republicans warn the lapse could weaken national security, but President Trump is also pushing to link its extension to the implementation of election integrity safeguards included in the proposed SAVE America Act.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Pulte being willing to rock the boat and send a bunch of people back to their agencies and gut the bureaucracy is a feature, not a bug for Republicans,” said a Republican Senate staffer.
🎯 IMPACT: The personnel changes are part of a broader effort to streamline the ODNI, which has faced bipartisan criticism for its bureaucratic structure.

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8 hours ago
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Politics
UK

Only 13% of Brits Want to See Andy Burnham Installed as PM Without an Election.

Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Andy Burnham is on track to be installed as Labour leader and, by extension, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, without a general election or even an internal party election, despite widespread opposition to an uncontested coronation.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Only a little over one in 10 people support a coronation of Andy Burnham as leader of Britain’s governing Labor Party and, by extension, Prime Minister, according to polling data.
📺 DETAIL: According to a poll by Ipsos, only 13 percent of British people support a “coronation” of Andy Burnham as leader, in the form of an uncontested bid for control of the governing party with no meaningful leadership election. The poll also found that 39 percent of Britons believe there should be a party leadership election in which multiple candidates compete for election and are subjected to scrutiny from the media and the public. The poll was carried out from Friday to Monday and surveyed 1,131 British voters. This coincides with a survey from YouGov, which found almost half of Britons believe there should be a general election after Sir Keir Starmer is replaced as Prime Minister. The vast majority of British voters think that the outgoing Prime Minister was right to resign. Nominations for the Labour leadership race open on July 9. Over the course of a week, Labour Members of Parliament (MPs) will nominate their choice for party leader and Prime Minister. If Burnham is unopposed, he could be Prime Minister as early as July 18, a day after Parliament breaks for a summer recess.
🎯 IMPACT: If installed without opposition, Burnham will become Britain’s fifth Prime Minister in four years, underscoring the growing volatility of the country’s political system. While Labour politicians are eager to coronate Burnham, owing to his popularity with the parliamentary party, the British electorate is far more skeptical. Polls taken since his convincing victory in a parliamentary by-election (special election) last week, allowing him to challenge Starmer, show that, nationally, Labour continues to trail Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, and has actually lost a point of support while Reform has gained one.
📺 FLASHBACK: On Monday, Sir Keir Starmer announced his resignation as the Prime Minister and leader of Britain’s Labour Party. The outgoing Prime Minister stated that he will remain in his post until a new leader is chosen. This follows heavy losses to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party in local elections last month, and the return of Andy Burnham to Parliament following the Makerfield by-election. Wes Streeting, the former Health Secretary, was rumored to be planning to launch a leadership bid, but he has since thrown his support behind Burnham. As the only plausible rival to Burnham, Streeting’s endorsement has been taken as a sign that the party intends to coronate Burnham as Prime Minister without a real leadership contest.

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