Reporting the latest updates from Downing Street and Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Here until Downing Street setup an official account. I also run @royalfamilyuk.bsky.social.https://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3muz6ejfmpc2pForeign Secretary Oral Statement on Israel-Palestine https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/foreign-secretary-oral-statement-on-israel-palestine08 Sep 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz6ejfmpc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3muz6atngoc2w🚨 Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announces a trade ban on Israeli settlements in the West Bank:08 Sep 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz6atngoc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3muhroubdcs2g🗣️ Andy Burnham makes his first address to the House of Commons as Prime Minister and pays tribute to Keir Starmer, following his resignation as an MP:01 Sep 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhroubdcs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3muhregx5wk2gFormer Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has resigned as MP for Holborn and St. Pancras. His statement:01 Sep 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhregx5wk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mu35xadcdc2g🗣️ PM Andy Burnham on a United Ireland referendum: "I'm here, as I said earlier, to listen, and I will take a collaborative approach but some issues will be off the table, and that is one issue that will be off the table."27 Aug 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu35xadcdc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mtycsisysk2q🗣️ PM Andy Burnham: "I was a huge fan of what Dolly [Parton] did around literacy in the world. I was Culture Secretary when her libraries were first coming through and the books that went into communities across Britain."26 Aug 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtycsisysk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mtyciygnfk2k🗣️ PM Andy Burnham: "When I talk to young people about work, the same thing keeps coming up. Not a lack of ambition - a lack of a way in. One million young people in this country are not in education, work or training. That's around one in eight. And six in ten of them have never had a job at all."26 Aug 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyciygnfk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mtvurdslpc25🗣️ PM Andy Burnham: "Heartbroken to hear my friend Sir Billy Boston has died. Billy was one of the greatest Rugby League players of all time but also one of the kindest and most down-to-earth people you could ever wish to meet."25 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvurdslpc25https://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mtvuohvqbs25🗣️ PM Andy Burnham: "No child should be raised in a hostel room. And no family should wait ten years for a front door of their own. Today we’re announcing funding for the biggest council housebuilding comeback in decades."25 Aug 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvuohvqbs25https://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mtvulraqwk25🗣️ PM Andy Burnham: "It was a privilege to meet with Ukrainian veterans today at a military hospital in Kyiv. I’m proud that the patients here have been supported by a UK charity who have trained over 1,000 surgeons, anaesthetists, and other healthcare workers."25 Aug 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvulraqwk25https://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mttjsvvy422c🗣️ PM Andy Burnham: "Wigan and Leigh Hospice does incredible work supporting local people and their families at some of the hardest moments of their lives."24 Aug 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttjsvvy422chttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mtoq6qa2js26🗣️ PM Andy Burnham: "Devastated to hear that two police officers have lost their lives while on duty in Cleveland this morning, as well as five members of the public. My thoughts are with the families and loved ones of everyone involved, and with everyone at Cleveland Police.22 Aug 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoq6qa2js26https://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mtlu2jsxlc23Joint statement from the foreign ministries of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom on Israel closing the investigation into strikes on the World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza on 1 April 2024 ⬇️21 Aug 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlu2jsxlc23https://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mtjuwyjksc2lStatement from Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Israeli E1 settlement project:20 Aug 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjuwyjksc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mtjtpd7gjk2iJoint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Canada.20 Aug 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjtpd7gjk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mtgtb7pwcs2w🗣️ PM Andy Burnham: "We’ve got too used to seeing people sleeping in doorways and outside stations. It isn’t normal. And I won’t accept it. Today, we’re announcing that everyone sleeping rough this winter will be offered a route off the streets if they need it.19 Aug 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgtb7pwcs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mt2td5cp6c2n🗣️ PM Andy Burnham: "This evening, an Emergency Alert has been sent to people across England and Wales as the wildfire risk remains very high. The request came directly from Fire and Rescue Services.14 Aug 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2td5cp6c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mt2stvzplk2nDon't worry everyone, there's no nuclear war.14 Aug 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2stvzplk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mt225o4ajs2a🗣️ PM Andy Burnham: "Awful to see homes and communities hit by fires across the country tonight as the heatwave continues. My thoughts are with everyone affected, particularly those who have been injured or forced from their homes, and with the firefighters who have been taken to hospital.14 Aug 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt225o4ajs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3msxslx5nkc2n🗣️ PM @andy-burnham.bsky.social: "Turns out you can never escape your old teachers 🤣 This was a lovely surprise for me, on a very big morning for thousands of young people."13 Aug 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxslx5nkc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3msxs65chh22n13 Aug 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxs65chh22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3msvcrqjkr22u🗣️ PM @andy-burnham.bsky.social: "I understand the depth of public concern about the potential early release of those involved with the killing of PC Andrew Harper - and I share it. I fully appreciate the anguish of Andrew’s family and, more broadly, of all those victims and their families who...12 Aug 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvcrqjkr22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3msvbew7gjk2u🗣️ PM @andy-burnham.bsky.social: "Who is actually asking for more vape shops?"12 Aug 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvbew7gjk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mssiivpyy22h🗣️ PM @andy-burnham.bsky.social: It is incumbent on me as Prime Minister to do everything within my power to minimise that possibility. And I am determined to do so. I have spent recent days considering in depth all of the issues involved and the range of advice I have received.11 Aug 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssiivpyy22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3mssie4mxh22h🗣️ PM @andy-burnham.bsky.social: "Vape shops. Betting shops. Dodgy businesses. If you look at your high street these days and think ‘who asked for this?’, you’re not alone."11 Aug 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssie4mxh22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3msqe2acrd22c🗣️ PM @andy-burnham.bsky.social: "Too many people feel like modern life is designed to catch them out. It should be just as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to start it. And if something is advertised as half price, it should actually be half price. So I'm taking action. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/09/andy-burnham-british-people-ripped-off-cost-of-living10 Aug 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqe2acrd22chttps://bsky.app/profile/downingstreet.bsky.social/post/3msijmyzg5k2s🗣️ PM @andy-burnham.bsky.social: "We’re changing the rules. When applying for a contract from the government there will now be one simple test: are you creating British jobs? And are you giving young people the skills they need for the future?07 Aug 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:grevt72k5eb6jassp26eo2bs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msijmyzg5k2s