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A council housebuilding boom is central to Burnham’s vision. Can it be done?
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A council housebuilding boom is central to Burnham’s vision. Can it be done?

In the third of a series on nationalisation, we look at the huge challenge as 1.5m families wait for social housing‘Commanding heights of the economy’: the postwar blueprint that inspires BurnhamWill...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Bob Vylan to sue BBC for “placing labels upon us that did not, do not and never will fit” after Glastonbury controversy
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Bob Vylan to sue BBC for “placing labels upon us that did not, do not and never will fit” after Glastonbury controversy

The BBC said it “deeply” regretted broadcasting the set, describing the "death to the IDF" chants as “anti-Semitic sentiments” that were “utterly unacceptable” The post Bob Vylan to sue BBC for “plac...

NME Music News2 months ago
Keir Starmer ally Hollie Ridley to step down as Labour general secretary
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Keir Starmer ally Hollie Ridley to step down as Labour general secretary

Exclusive: As well as citing personal reasons, Ridley says she is making way for a successor ‘to work alongside new leader’Hollie Ridley, Labour’s general secretary, is to step down this autumn after...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Burnham’s funding gap: what state are UK finances in for the PM-in-waiting?
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Burnham’s funding gap: what state are UK finances in for the PM-in-waiting?

Given pressures on the public purse, the Makerfield MP may have to look at autumn tax rises to fund his ‘new direction’An economy rattled by a global energy shock, jittery bond markets and rising spe...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
UK government “minded to intervene” in Warner Bros-Paramount merger
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UK government “minded to intervene” in Warner Bros-Paramount merger

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy's intervention could trigger further scrutiny from Ofcom and the Competition and Markets Authority  The post UK government “minded to intervene” in Warner Bros-Paramount...

NME Music News2 months ago
Burnham promises to ease cost of living pressures if he becomes prime minister
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Burnham promises to ease cost of living pressures if he becomes prime minister

Makerfield MP said he would consider reducing business rates as part of a package that could also include freeze on private rentsAndy Burnham promised to ease the cost of living if he becomes prime mi...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows
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Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows

Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on Keir Starmer’s claims that reallocation of funds to MoD will boost British jobsKeir Starmer’s decision to cut billions of pounds of infrastructure spending to pay for...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Burnham ‘coronation’ will anger some Labour members, party bosses warned
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Burnham ‘coronation’ will anger some Labour members, party bosses warned

NEC told it must take steps to address fears – including not hiring Everton stadium to announce new leader before nominations even openLabour chiefs have been warned they must placate disgruntled Labo...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Lisa Nandy quits X over fears Musk-owned site pushes ‘abuse and misinformation’
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Lisa Nandy quits X over fears Musk-owned site pushes ‘abuse and misinformation’

Culture secretary says her department will stop using platform, citing concerns over far-right content fuelling violence and divisionThe UK’s culture and media department will stop using X because the...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Defra breached law when it let farmers use bee-killing pesticide, watchdog says
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Defra breached law when it let farmers use bee-killing pesticide, watchdog says

Office for Environmental Protection finds failures by department when it granted emergency authorisation in 2023 and 2024The UK government breached environmental law on several occasions when granting...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
229,000 excess deaths: the cost of US-UK trade deal? - The Latest
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229,000 excess deaths: the cost of US-UK trade deal? - The Latest

The NHS will divert billions of pounds from essential services to pay for new medicines, under the terms of the US-UK trade deal agreed in December, which could lead to more than 200,000 excess deaths...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Keir Starmer to allow pubs to stay open until 5am for England v Mexico match
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Keir Starmer to allow pubs to stay open until 5am for England v Mexico match

PM says ‘whole country will be backing the team’ for 1am game, as licensing hours in England and Wales extended after fierce backlashPubs across England and Wales will be able to stay open until 5am o...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
How Labour diverted billions from NHS services to appease Trump – The Latest
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How Labour diverted billions from NHS services to appease Trump – The Latest

The NHS will divert billions of pounds from essential services to pay for new medicines, under the terms of the US-UK trade deal agreed in December, which could lead to more than 200,000 excess deaths...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Nigel Farage reported to standards watchdog over ‘crypto lobbying’
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Nigel Farage reported to standards watchdog over ‘crypto lobbying’

Commissioner asked to investigate Reform UK leader after private meeting with Bank of England governorThe standards watchdog has been urged to investigate whether Nigel Farage lobbied the Bank of Engl...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
‘The shame is ours’: Keir Starmer issues formal state apology over forced adoptions
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‘The shame is ours’: Keir Starmer issues formal state apology over forced adoptions

After decades of campaigning by those affected, PM says British state ‘did not do enough to protect’ mothers and childrenKeir Starmer has formally apologised for the British state’s role in past force...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
UK politics: Starmer issues government apology over forced adoption scandal – as it happened
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UK politics: Starmer issues government apology over forced adoption scandal – as it happened

Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption in England and WalesStarmer said what happened to the mothers, and their children, should n...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Minister and maritime boss accused of misleading MPs over plan to stop coastguard officers’ pay
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Minister and maritime boss accused of misleading MPs over plan to stop coastguard officers’ pay

Keir Mather and Virginia McVea’s claims follow decision by Maritime and Coastguard Agency to reject worker status of coastguard rescue officersA government minister and a senior official have been acc...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Labour was not prepared to govern in 2024, says Morgan McSweeney
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Labour was not prepared to govern in 2024, says Morgan McSweeney

PM’s former chief of staff opens up on political mistakes and shares Trump’s theories about wind turbinesMorgan McSweeney, the prime minister’s former chief of staff, has said Labour was not prepared...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
'I am truly sorry': Starmer apologises for state’s role in forced adoptions – video
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'I am truly sorry': Starmer apologises for state’s role in forced adoptions – video

The prime minister apologised in the Commons on Tuesday to women forced to give up their babies and to those separated from their mothers at birth by a system of forced adoptions that targeted unmarri...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Number of women in Burnham's cabinet 'a central issue' for female Labour MPs, says Harriet Harman
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Number of women in Burnham's cabinet 'a central issue' for female Labour MPs, says Harriet Harman

The representation of women in Andy Burnham's cabinet is a "central issue" for female Labour MPs, the party's former deputy leader has said.

Sky News - UK2 months ago