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Financial TimesTuesday, 21 July 2026
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Burnham takes over as premier with pledge to make Britain ‘believe again’
Focus on cutting cost of living ● No ‘risks with economy’ ● Ex-defence minister named chancellor
George Parker and Lucy Fisher and Jim Pickard
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