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Drumcree talks break up without agreement on fifth day of standoff
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Drumcree talks break up without agreement on fifth day of standoff

Dispute over march will go to legal appeal on Monday after talks hosted by Northern Ireland secretary endTalks aimed at resolving the Drumcree parade dispute have broken up without agreement, with the...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Recent lobbyist for Palantir had key role in helping Andy Burnham become PM
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Recent lobbyist for Palantir had key role in helping Andy Burnham become PM

Exclusive: Martha Dalton worked closely with Burnham’s team on byelection that secured his return to parliamentA recent lobbyist for the controversial $450bn US tech company Palantir played a senior r...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Lib Dem triple lock revolt deepens as leak to Sky News seized on by disgruntled MPs
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Lib Dem triple lock revolt deepens as leak to Sky News seized on by disgruntled MPs

An internal Liberal Democrat document seen by Sky News sets out the pros and cons of the triple lock, with angry MPs seizing on it in a bid to change the party's position.

Sky News - UK1 month ago
Almost half of Fayed abuse accusers are potential trafficking victims, MPs told
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Almost half of Fayed abuse accusers are potential trafficking victims, MPs told

Exclusive: Met police say 70 women’s accounts have hallmarks of trafficking, suggesting case numbers could riseAlmost half of the women who reported allegations of sexual abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed to...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Would a gambling tax rise in the budget really shut shops and cost jobs?
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Would a gambling tax rise in the budget really shut shops and cost jobs?

Most of the betting industry is urging the chancellor not to double slot machine duty to raise up to £460m more a yearGambling industry kingpins are fuming about reports that the chancellor, John Heal...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Burnham gives Labour post-landslide euphoria absent under Starmer, says peer
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Burnham gives Labour post-landslide euphoria absent under Starmer, says peer

Andy Burnham has given Labour the "post-electoral euphoria" that they did not have after Sir Keir Starmer's landslide 2024 general election victory, Harriet Harman has said.

Sky News - UK1 month ago
UK airlines to be banned from charging parents to sit with children
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UK airlines to be banned from charging parents to sit with children

Planned rule change forms part of Burnham’s bid to crack down on the ‘little charges that add up’Airlines will be blocked from charging parents extra to sit with their children on planes, according to...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
How success of Manchester City helped put Andy Burnham in power
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How success of Manchester City helped put Andy Burnham in power

PM has praised Abu Dhabi group as ‘huge partner’ in reshaping Manchester, but critics say this ignores public cost of city’s transformationIn July 2016, the Manchester City player Yaya Touré ambled in...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes
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Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes

Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employmentMinisters are working up sweeping plans for welfare changes including scrapping a key disability benefit...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Labour figures uneasy about Healey’s ‘underpowered’ approach to budget
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Labour figures uneasy about Healey’s ‘underpowered’ approach to budget

Chancellor faces global volatility and soaring energy costs as some insiders worry lack of clarity could trigger fresh market shockSenior Labour figures are privately voicing unease about John Healey’...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
‘Total class act’: Marie-France van Heel is poised to be a very different PM’s wife
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‘Total class act’: Marie-France van Heel is poised to be a very different PM’s wife

The former marketing executive is expected to play a big role in promoting the UK and could be the most influential spouse in No 10 in yearsSarah Brown called Gordon her hero, Samantha Cameron insiste...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
US borrowing costs hit 24-year high as global bond sell-off intensifies
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US borrowing costs hit 24-year high as global bond sell-off intensifies

Fears that US deficit is unsustainable also drive UK 30-year bond yields briefly above 6% for first time since 1998Business live – latest updatesThe global bond sell-off intensified on Thursday, drivi...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
How poor public transport policy is putting the brake on cities | Letters
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How poor public transport policy is putting the brake on cities | Letters

David Andrews suggests a tram network could be the answer to London’s clogged streets, while V Narayanan says unused cycle lanes are a waste of valuable road spaceYour analysis of slowing buses in glo...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
No 10 clarifies that Andy Burnham not siding with Manchester City over finance scandal – UK politics live
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No 10 clarifies that Andy Burnham not siding with Manchester City over finance scandal – UK politics live

A spokesperson said ‘those responsible should face the appropriate consequences’ if there is wrongdoingJust as a reminder of why prisoners are being released early, here is an explainer by Jamie Grier...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Burnham’s reopening of Brexit debate is ‘biggest boost in my career’, says Farage
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Burnham’s reopening of Brexit debate is ‘biggest boost in my career’, says Farage

Reform UK leader tells supporters PM’s move has ‘opened up a huge flank to us’UK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has claimed that Andy Burnham has given him “the biggest boost in my career”...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Lib Dem MPs criticise Davey over pension triple lock response
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Lib Dem MPs criticise Davey over pension triple lock response

Sir Ed questioned the PM's plans to change the triple lock, telling the BBC removing it "would put more pensioners into poverty".

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Why is the UK-France ‘one in, one out’ migration deal being scrapped?
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Why is the UK-France ‘one in, one out’ migration deal being scrapped?

Agreement expected to end on Thursday after running for 423 days, during which it has been beset by problemsUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government’s “one in, one out” deal with France, whi...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
British Sikh activist released from Delhi jail after nine-year detention
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British Sikh activist released from Delhi jail after nine-year detention

Indian government issued with warning it would be in contempt of court if it failed to release Jagtar Singh JohalThe British Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal has been released from a Delhi prison afte...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Prisoners thank Andy Burnham as they leave jail in first wave of early releases
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Prisoners thank Andy Burnham as they leave jail in first wave of early releases

Seven hundred offenders from dozens of prisons in England and Wales expected to be freed on ThursdayEnver Solomon: Releasing prisoners won’t solve the crisis in English and Welsh jails. Here’s what wi...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Group encouraging people to join Green party to back ‘Zionism is racism’ agenda
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Group encouraging people to join Green party to back ‘Zionism is racism’ agenda

Exclusive: Greens for Palestine group has links to activists who say pro-Israel ‘infiltrators’ must be rooted out of UKAn organisation pushing the Green party to equate Zionism with racism has encoura...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago