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How Abu Dhabi bought Andy Burnham’s Manchester - podcast
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How Abu Dhabi bought Andy Burnham’s Manchester - podcast

After the prime minister recently intervened to defend Manchester City’s beleaguered ownership, many began to ask: just how deep are the ties between Andy Burnham and the UAE? With North of England ed...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Burnham pledges £900m for homelessness amid drive to end rough sleeping
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Burnham pledges £900m for homelessness amid drive to end rough sleeping

Downing Street to almost double funding with further £432m in this week’s budgetAndy Burnham is to double spending on ending rough sleeping to almost £900m by the end of the current parliament, as he...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Deeply divided Israel braces for pivotal election
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Deeply divided Israel braces for pivotal election

After three years of regional war, this is a battle Israel always knew was coming, writes Lucy Williamson.

BBC News - UK2 weeks ago
Israelis prepare to vote in one of the most pivotal elections in the country's history
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Israelis prepare to vote in one of the most pivotal elections in the country's history

Security and democracy emerge as central issues in Israel's highly anticipated general election, as Middle East correspondent Lucy Williamson reports.

BBC News - UK2 weeks ago
Cabinet split emerges over controversial Rosebank oilfield decision
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Cabinet split emerges over controversial Rosebank oilfield decision

Chancellor is in favour of North Sea project, but energy secretary has said she is leaning towards rejecting itA cabinet split has emerged over whether to approve drilling at the Rosebank oilfield, wi...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Cabinet ministers back Burnham’s call for debate on return to free movement with EU
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Cabinet ministers back Burnham’s call for debate on return to free movement with EU

PM’s plea supported by Angela Rayner, Ed Miliband and business leaders, while some ‘red wall’ MPs voice concernAndy Burnham’s call for the UK to consider a return to free movement with Europe has been...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Has Healey’s military-style budget secrecy really played out so differently to past budgets?
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Has Healey’s military-style budget secrecy really played out so differently to past budgets?

Chancellor was said to be worried about market-sensitive leaks, yet significant policies have been heavily trailed in the mediaYou be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Former Tory candidate suspended over contract killer claims was adviser in Kemi Badenoch’s office
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Former Tory candidate suspended over contract killer claims was adviser in Kemi Badenoch’s office

Sources close to Tory leader say Jack Ross, who faces party investigation after undercover report, worked as social media consultantA former Conservative election candidate who was suspended after he...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Demand for UK government action 10 months after British man’s death in Grenada
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Demand for UK government action 10 months after British man’s death in Grenada

Police closed case of Andrew Frederick despite autopsy report ruling his death a homicideA time-critical investigation into the death of a British father whose body was found in a ransacked property o...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
The boss whose twice-bust business appears to be back despite £3m debts
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The boss whose twice-bust business appears to be back despite £3m debts

Andrew Woosnam took millions from his recruitment firms before creditors, including HMRC, were left out of pocket• Companies revived in ‘phoenix’ deals more likely to fail, study findsFor three decade...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
‘Culture is stagnant, so politics is stuck’ – playwright James Graham | Radical Thinking – podcast
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‘Culture is stagnant, so politics is stuck’ – playwright James Graham | Radical Thinking – podcast

Are we doomscrolling our way into a democratic crisis? That’s what the playwright James Graham fears may be happening, as he suggests that our algorithms have led us into ‘a massive crisis of the new’...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
‘That’s the way the city works’: how the UAE changed the face of Andy Burnham’s Manchester
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‘That’s the way the city works’: how the UAE changed the face of Andy Burnham’s Manchester

The story of the emirates’ presence in Manchester winds from the Arab spring to some of the most deprived places in England – with complicated resultsEmirati-linked firms’ ownership of Manchester land...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Four ways Labour could raise money in the Budget without hiking income tax
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Four ways Labour could raise money in the Budget without hiking income tax

Chancellor John Healey may need to raise money to boost his fiscal headroom - BBC Verify examines what options could be on the table.

BBC News - UK2 weeks ago
Israel to close West Bank crossings on election day as crackdown escalates
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Israel to close West Bank crossings on election day as crackdown escalates

The Israeli Defense Forces announces restrictions on the movement of Palestinian workers in the run-up to Tuesday's election.

BBC News - UK2 weeks ago
Labour unveils £285m funding boost to 'shift power' to local leaders
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Labour unveils £285m funding boost to 'shift power' to local leaders

Andy Burnham has announced £285m to fund local communities, declaring mayors shouldn't have to go "cap in hand to Westminster".

Sky News - UK2 weeks ago
Andy Burnham says he wants ‘honest discussion’ about freedom of movement with EU
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Andy Burnham says he wants ‘honest discussion’ about freedom of movement with EU

Prime minister is considering different options for new relationship with Brussels ahead of summit in NovemberAndy Burnham says he wants an “honest discussion” with the British public about the possib...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Watch: Who are the candidates in Brazil's presidential election?
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Watch: Who are the candidates in Brazil's presidential election?

Voters in Sunday's election are choosing between two very different candidates, as Americas correspondent Ione Wells reports from Rio de Janeiro.

BBC News - UK2 weeks ago
Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth
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Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth

Chancellor will build on Burnham’s promise that local leaders in England will no longer have to ‘come cap in hand to Westminster’You be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance t...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
No unions, low taxes: why some of Britain’s top chefs are opening outposts in Gulf states
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No unions, low taxes: why some of Britain’s top chefs are opening outposts in Gulf states

Leading restaurateur says Gulf countries actively help businesses set up, while east Asia has a better work ethicSome of London’s top restaurants are opening branches in Dubai because of a “tax tsunam...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Is London really the most-taxed city? Banks accused of cherrypicking data
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Is London really the most-taxed city? Banks accused of cherrypicking data

Lobby group’s figures, shared with John Healey, are misleading as they do not include major rival Paris, say campaignersA banking lobby group has been accused of cherrypicking data and trying to misle...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago