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Reeves begins push to remain as chancellor under new Labour leadership
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Reeves begins push to remain as chancellor under new Labour leadership

Chancellor’s allies urge MPs to back her if Keir Starmer is replaced, saying she is only candidate to safeguard UK’s financesRachel Reeves has launched a rearguard action to save her job as chancellor...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
The pothole puzzle: the bumpy ride to fixing Britain’s broken roads
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The pothole puzzle: the bumpy ride to fixing Britain’s broken roads

Councils fix a pothole every 17 seconds – but getting on top of the repair backlog would cost £18.6bn. Why is it so hard to solve a problem that drives the nation crazy?Marsh Street in the historic ce...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK pitched single market for goods with EU in pursuit of deeper trade ties
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UK pitched single market for goods with EU in pursuit of deeper trade ties

Exclusive: Top British official presented idea in Brussels but sources say it was rebuffedThe UK government pitched the creation of a single market for goods with the EU as the cornerstone of an ambit...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
CMAT speaks out against fascism, Nigel Farage and “anybody who decides to make life more difficult for people who are just trying to live”
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CMAT speaks out against fascism, Nigel Farage and “anybody who decides to make life more difficult for people who are just trying to live”

She also used her speech at the Ivor Novellos to urge her fellow artists not to "sit on the fence" The post CMAT speaks out against fascism, Nigel Farage and “anybody who decides to make life more di...

NME Music News5 months ago
Primary schools to lose out as Labour scraps 2012 Olympic legacy sports grant
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Primary schools to lose out as Labour scraps 2012 Olympic legacy sports grant

Replacement scheme worth about 40% less than current funding greeted with scepticism by headteachersFunding for primary school sport in England is to be cut by Labour, including the abolition of a gra...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Community cafe demands apology from Farage for ‘intimidating’ uninvited visit
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Community cafe demands apology from Farage for ‘intimidating’ uninvited visit

Reform UK Makerfield team reportedly arrived as cafe run by people with special needs was holding celebration eventThe founder of a community group has asked Nigel Farage to apologise after the Reform...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Soft power sell-off: anger as British Council announces sale of historic Madrid building
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Soft power sell-off: anger as British Council announces sale of historic Madrid building

Backlash grows among European staff against radical cuts to pay off Covid-era debt, with some accusing council of ‘colonial attitude’The historic Palacete building at 31 Paseo del General Martínez Cam...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Teenagers’ non-custodial sentences for rape under review, UK government says
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Teenagers’ non-custodial sentences for rape under review, UK government says

MP Jess Phillips says sentences given to three boys in Hampshire seem ‘unduly lenient’ and send ‘bad message’The government is urgently reviewing the “unduly lenient” sentences given to three teenage...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Wes Streeting insists he can win Labour leadership race despite ‘underdog’ status
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Wes Streeting insists he can win Labour leadership race despite ‘underdog’ status

In interview with Guardian, former health secretary sets out plans for government, including social care, tax and refugeesWes Streeting has insisted he can win over the Labour left, as he launches a s...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Wes Streeting: ‘Andy Burnham doesn’t live rent free in my head’ – podcast
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Wes Streeting: ‘Andy Burnham doesn’t live rent free in my head’ – podcast

Pippa Crerar sits down with Wes Streeting a week after his resignation from Keir Starmer’s cabinet. We find out what the former health secretary really thinks about Andy Burnham, where Labour has got...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Wes Streeting's pitch to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister
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Wes Streeting's pitch to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister

Pippa Crerar sits down with Wes Streeting a week after his resignation from Keir Starmer’s cabinet to find out what the former health secretary really thinks about Andy Burnham, where Labour has got i...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Burnham says politics ‘needs new script’ and vows to change Labour if elected as Makerfield MP – as it happened
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Burnham says politics ‘needs new script’ and vows to change Labour if elected as Makerfield MP – as it happened

Andy Burnham talks up his local credentials and says: ‘This is not business as usual, this is not more of the same’On transport, Burnham says “I like my buses” (they were taken back under public contr...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Burnham starts byelection campaign with thinly veiled pitch for No 10
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Burnham starts byelection campaign with thinly veiled pitch for No 10

‘This is a change byelection,’ says Labour mayor as he launches bid for Makerfield seat and lays out policy views Andy Burnham has formally launched his campaign for the Makerfield byelection with a b...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Palantir hits back at Sadiq Khan after £50m contract with Met police blocked
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Palantir hits back at Sadiq Khan after £50m contract with Met police blocked

London mayor accused of ‘putting politics above public safety’ for rejecting deal to use AI in intelligence analysisUK politics live – latest updatesPalantir has accused Sadiq Khan of “putting politic...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
‘He’s a natural’: Andy Burnham’s allies give his social media style a thumbs-up
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‘He’s a natural’: Andy Burnham’s allies give his social media style a thumbs-up

Labour MPs and PR experts praise his refreshingly forthright approach that is a marked contrast to Keir StarmerAndy Burnham’s fingers must be aching. Between pitching to become the MP for Makerfield,...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Healey asks Farage if any of £5m gift may have come from Russia-linked profits
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Healey asks Farage if any of £5m gift may have come from Russia-linked profits

Defence secretary also asks if billionaire’s company may have benefited from Iran war, which Reform leader initially supportedThe defence secretary, John Healey, has urged Nigel Farage to provide tran...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Ditched government projects lost taxpayer £6.6bn last year, watchdog says
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Ditched government projects lost taxpayer £6.6bn last year, watchdog says

Spending committee finds MoD most wasteful and also points to cancelled schemes such as Rwanda and StonehengeCancelled government projects such as the Rwanda deportation scheme and the road tunnel und...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
What is the updated EHRC code of practice about and how does it apply?
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What is the updated EHRC code of practice about and how does it apply?

There is especial interest in latest revision by equalities watchdog as it includes guidance on single-sex spacesSingle-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC Continue reading...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Domestic abuse law fails to recognise danger of tech abuse, Lords committee told
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Domestic abuse law fails to recognise danger of tech abuse, Lords committee told

Policy adviser Jen Reed says tech-facilitated abuse has become ‘increasingly prevalent’ and calls for its inclusion in Domestic Abuse ActThe Domestic Abuse Act fails to fully recognise the danger of t...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Single-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC
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Single-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC

Updated code of practice covering England, Wales and Scotland also relates to changing rooms and follows supreme court rulingWhat is the updated EHRC code of practice about and how does it apply?Singl...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago