Following the exit of Keir Starmer, the new leader headed to Number 10 on Monday, July 20, announcing a raft of changes to his top team in a cabinet reshuffle.

On Tuesday (July 21), he made policy announcements saying he will be heading a “cost-of-living Government” – taking VAT off household electricity bills from October 1.

Politicians charged with representing the people of Oxfordshire, on Westminster’s benches both behind and in opposition to Burnham, have shared statements on how they think he is doing so far.

East Oxford MP Anneliese Dodds (Labour) said: “Andy’s been very clear that our politics need a circuit breaker because political power has become too centralised and economic power has been privatised, with people in communities up and down the country wanting change.”

She added that he has “taken immediate action to support people who are struggling, following his announcement of No 10 North which marks a big change in how government works”.

File image of Anneliese Dodds MP (Image: Lucy North/PA Wire)

Ms Dodds said: “He’s right that politics has to do better to serve the British people, and I’m pleased he’s already showing how it can, just hours into his premiership.”

The East Oxford MP had stood down from her development minister post in the Starmer administration over cuts to aid spending.

While cabinet posts have been announced, more ministerial appointments are set to be announced in coming days.

Whether Ms Dodds, or fellow Labour MP for Banbury, Sean Woodcock, are offered or accept a post is yet to be confirmed.

Mr Woodcock had previously described Keir Starmer’s departure as a mistake and he held the post of a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Cabinet Office in the last week of the Starmer Government.

Oxford West and Abingdon MP, Layla Moran (Lib Dem) is chair of a committee which scrutinises the Government on health and social care.

She said: “I stand ready to work cross-party with Andy Burnham and the Government to make social care reform a reality and look forward to discussing these issues with the new Secretary of State at an early stage.”

Layla Moran MP (Image: File)

She has been “pleased” about new Health Secretary Yvette Cooper’s statement on the urgency of maternity services and social care improvements, describing their importance for Oxfordshire and the country.

Ms Moran said: “You cannot achieve reform of the NHS while side-lining social care.”

Witney’s MP Charlie Maynard (Lib Dem) was less pleased about the appointment of John Healey as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

On social media, he said: “I thought John Healey made a good defence secretary and I respect the fact that he resigned when the Treasury would not fund the country’s stated defence goals.

“However, Healey has never worked in business, or at least per his Wikipedia page, even in the private sector, ever.”

Charlie Maynard MP beside Windrsuh (Image: Contributed)

The Conservatives do not have an MP in Oxfordshire.

County Conservative leader Liam Walker said: “Regardless of political differences, we all want to see the Prime Minister succeed because when the Government succeeds, our country succeeds.

“After a difficult few years, the priority now must be getting Britain back on its feet.”

He hopes to see a focus on “economic growth, creating opportunities for businesses to invest, and getting unemployment under control”

Councillor Liam Walker (Image: Liam Walker)

Mr Walker added “it is vital” for Government to work closely with local councils amid local government reorganisation.

Hannah Campaigne, from Wantage, won the Royal Society of Biology’s (RSB) Photographer of the Year competition.

The winning image features a hummingbird hovering beside fuchsia flowers and was captured in San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica.

Ms Campaigne said: “I was so excited when I found out that I had been shortlisted for the RSB’s prestigious Photographer of the Year competition and am absolutely over the moon to have won, especially after seeing the other stunning images.

“I have always loved wildlife photography for its fleeting and special moments so when I took a trip to Costa Rica with my family, I knew that there could be some very exciting wildlife shots to capture.

“A huge thanks to RSB for shortlisting me and for the public support in the vote.”

This year’s competition theme was ‘colours of nature.’

Ms Campaigne described the contrast in her image as a highlight, noting the ‘vibrant colours of the fuchsia’ against the ‘deep iridescence of the hummingbird’.

She will receive £1,000 in prize money and will collect her award at the Royal Society of Biology’s Awards Ceremony during Biology Week in October at the House of Commons in London.

The competition was open exclusively to RSB members aged 19 and over.

The Black Sabbath rocker died one year ago today (July 22, 2025), with his family announcing the news later that evening.

It was reported that the Thames Valley air ambulance landed in a field close to Welders House, the Osbournes’ Grade II listed country mansion.

This was around 10.30am on that Tuesday morning, according to MailOnline, with it believed that calls from Welders House had led call handlers to believe that Mr Osbourne’s life was uncertain.

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A helicopter was dispatched from the Thames Valley ambulance base at RAF Benson in Ewelme near Wallingford, about 27 miles from the mansion, which is situated close to the village of Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire.

According to MailOnline, the crew was airborne for around 15 minutes before landing in the grounds of the mansion and were then with Mr Osbourne for around two hours, trying but failing to save his life, it’s understood.

His death was announced by his family in a statement which read: “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning.

“He was with his family and surrounded by love.”

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Locals in the village of Jordans, which adjoins the Osbournes’ home, told MailOnline that they realised “something serious” was taking place when they heard a helicopter hovering above Welders and then saw it land nearby.

Locals also told MailOnline that after seeing it land, they saw it take off again and fly over Jordans at around 12.30pm.

A spokesperson for Thames Valley Air Ambulance told MailOnline: “We can confirm that our helicopter was dispatched to provide advanced critical care at an incident near Chalfont St Giles yesterday.”

The Osbournes’ 125-year-old home is surrounded by a 350-acre estate, which Ozzy and Sharon bought in the summer of 1993 for an undisclosed sum.

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Lord Mayor of Birmingham at the time, Zafar Iqbal, said that Mr Osbourne was a “proud Brummie” who helped to put the city “on the world map”.

Mr Iqbal met the founding members of the heavy metal band, formed in the city in 1968, when they were presented with the Freedom of Birmingham in June.

He said: “He (Ozzy Osbourne) was very important and he was a proud Brummie.

“He loved the city. He will be much missed, I think, and he was loved by so many people in the city. I think he put Birmingham, and especially Aston, on the world map.

“He’s done so much for the city, and we honoured him with the freedom of the city as well, which we were grateful that he came [to] and received about six weeks ago.”