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Badenoch purges MPs who back net zero

Tory leader says she wants teachers and builders as candidates, not failed politicians

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Burnham’s plan for £38bn tax raid

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Daily TelegraphJUL 13, 2026
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Badenoch purges MPs who back net zero

Tory leader says she wants teachers and builders as candidates, not failed politicians

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Daily TelegraphJUL 10, 2026Lead Story
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Defence black hole triples to £15bn

No10 admits it cannot explain where cuts will come from to boost cash for military

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Daily TelegraphJUL 2, 2026Lead Story
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Burnham cools on Miliband as chancellor

Challenger fears repeat of Blair-Brown rift if he appoints darling of the Left to No 11

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Daily TelegraphJUN 25, 2026Lead Story
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Burnham: I'll boost cash for defence

Prime minister-in-waiting tells Labour MPs he will do more than Starmer to defend UK

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Daily TelegraphJUN 24, 2026Lead Story
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Burnham set for coronation

‘King of the North’ expected to become PM within weeks after Starmer resigns

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Daily TelegraphJUN 23, 2026Lead Story
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Russian warship fires shots in Channel

Unarmed British yacht warned by frigate in fresh escalation of tensions with Moscow

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Daily TelegraphJUN 17, 2026Lead Story
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Healey torpedoes Starmer

Defence Secretary quits in funding row and accuses PM of 'failing to meet moment'

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Trump's plan to buy Chagos Islands

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Reeves looks at PFI to fund new towns

Blair-style private sector deals for major infrastructure work risks backlash from Left

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Daily TelegraphJUN 1, 2026Lead Story
The story examines the Chancellor's consideration of private finance initiatives (PFI) for infrastructure, highlighting potential ideological friction within the Labour party.
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Mandelson told Cabinet how to do their jobs

Disgraced peer's influence over ministers to be exposed in new tranche of files

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Daily TelegraphMAY 28, 2026Lead Story
The story is framed around the release of internal government files, focusing on the unsolicited influence of a controversial political figure on current Labour frontbenchers.
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Starmer sabotages Burnham on Brexit

PM says debate could happen as challenger seeks to keep Leave voters on side

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Daily TelegraphMAY 19, 2026Lead Story
The paper frames the ongoing Labour debate on Europe as a deliberate internal conflict, highlighting the Prime Minister's intervention as an intentional move to undermine a regional rival.
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Burnham launches bid for No10

Way cleared for Manchester mayor to challenge Starmer after MP steps aside ● But Farage pledges to throw everything at by-election in northern knife-edge seat ● Fresh blow for PM after Streeting quits saying: We need a vision, not a vacuum

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Daily TelegraphMAY 15, 2026Lead Story
The paper treats Burnham's leadership bid as a major strategic move, placing it in the context of broader difficulties for the sitting Prime Minister, including a cabinet resignation and an electoral threat from Nigel Farage.
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Miliband to fight Streeting for No 10

Health Secretary expected to resign today and spark race for top job as Starmer refuses to go quietly

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Daily TelegraphMAY 14, 2026Lead Story
The paper frames the Labour leadership crisis as an active factional battle between Ed Miliband and Wes Streeting. It portrays the sitting Prime Minister as embattled but resistant to stepping down.
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Streeting to confront Starmer

Health Secretary's showdown at No10 after PM dares rivals to oust him

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Daily TelegraphMAY 13, 2026Lead Story
The paper presents the Labour leadership crisis as escalating into a direct personal confrontation, focusing on the Health Secretary as the primary challenger. The narrative highlights internal party division and the mechanics of mounting pressure from MPs.
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Time to go, Cabinet tells Starmer

Mahmood among senior ministers urging PM to consider his position ● Aides resign as reset speech backfires and 79 Labour MPs call on leader to quit ● Rayner says Burnham must be brought back as leadership rivals circle

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Daily TelegraphMAY 12, 2026Lead Story
The paper frames the Prime Minister's position as critically weakened, detailing coordinated internal pressure from his cabinet and backbenchers following a poorly received speech.
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Streeting: I’m ready to be

Health Secretary ‘preparing a case’ for leadership if Starmer is forced to quit ahead of crucial 24 hours for Labour

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Daily TelegraphMAY 11, 2026Lead Story
The Telegraph frames internal Labour Party dynamics as highly unstable, focusing on potential leadership succession and suggesting Sir Keir Starmer's position is precarious.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Tony Diver in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.