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The Papers: 'World Cup dream over' and 'Mahmood for chancellor'

The Papers: 'World Cup dream over' and 'Mahmood for chancellor'
BBC News Thursday 16 July 2026, 01:01 UTC 1 min read
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England's World Cup "dream" ends and Andy Burnham is "poised" to make Shabana Mahmood his chancellor - Thursday's papers.

England's World Cup "dream" ends and Andy Burnham is "poised" to make Shabana Mahmood his chancellor - Thursday's papers.
Mahmood (PERSON) England (LOCATION) World Cup (EVENT) Andy Burnham (PERSON) Shabana Mahmood (PERSON)
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