Starmer faces final Cabinet and PMQs as Burnham nears Labour leadership finish line – UK politics live

AS Andrew SparrowThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-07-15 · 09:41 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min

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Keir Starmer is preparing for his final cabinet meetings and Prime Minister's Questions as Labour leader. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has recommended that Labour abandon its triple-lock pensions promise to address the UK's financial challenges. The article also notes that comments are unavailable due to staffing issues, and provides contact information for the author. The piece prompts readers to consider their expectations for the next Labour leader and UK Prime Minister.

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Comments are not available today for staffing reasons.

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The article is a live UK politics update.

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Labour should ditch the triple-lock pensions promise to help tackle the UK’s straitened public finances.

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The outgoing Labour leader will have final talks with his senior ministers in No 10 before taking his last PMQs.

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The outgoing Labour leader will have final talks with his senior ministers in No 10 before taking his last PMQs Tell us: what do you want from the next Labour leader and UK prime minister? Labour should ditch the triple-lock pensions promise to help tackle the UK’s straitened public finances, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has urged. Heather Stewart has the story. I’m afraid we are not going to be able to open comments today for staffing reasons. If you want to contact me directly, it is probably best to get me on on Bluesky at @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social. Continue reading...

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