PoliticsAndy Burnham cancels two days of engagements after father's death
The prime minister has withdrawn from Monday and Tuesday's engagements after the death of his father, Roy, who had Alzheimer's and lived in a care home.
14 September 2026
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Eleanor Hartley is the editor of The Daily Times. She began her career on a weekly paper in Yorkshire before spending fifteen years reporting on Westminster and Whitehall for national titles. She oversees the paper's daily news list and its standards on accuracy, fairness and clear language. She is a trustee of a regional journalism training charity.
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