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Burnham denies proposing return to free movement in talks with EU
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Burnham denies proposing return to free movement in talks with EU

Prime minister says he is committed to manifesto red lines and ‘public need to be the boss’ on future relationshipAndy Burnham has denied proposing a return of free movement in talks between the UK an...

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UK and EU agree deal to remove Brexit checks on food and animal products
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UK and EU agree deal to remove Brexit checks on food and animal products

Agreement to ease rules on food imports and exports is expected to come into force in first quarter of 2028The EU and the UK have completed their deal to remove Brexit checks on imports and exports of...

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Henry Nowak ‘would have hated’ riots after his murder, says family
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Henry Nowak ‘would have hated’ riots after his murder, says family

Parents of teenager stabbed in Southampton last year hit out at political ‘game’ played with son’s murderHenry Nowak’s family have said he “would have hated” the riots that followed his death, as they...

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Law behind Bonfire Night among records sent from parliament to National Archives
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Law behind Bonfire Night among records sent from parliament to National Archives

Collection gems include 1605 Thanksgiving Act passed after Guy Fawkes’s failure and the longest act in the archivesAs Bonfire Night approaches and firework displays light up the UK, in a file on a she...

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‘This is direct’: positive early feedback from pilot community mental health hub in Cumbria
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‘This is direct’: positive early feedback from pilot community mental health hub in Cumbria

Hope Haven in Whitehaven is one of six trial open-access, 24/7 schemes in England offering preventive careThe night Tamara first walked through the doors of Hope Haven, a new community mental health h...

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UK MPs could undergo criminal record checks to stop violence against women
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UK MPs could undergo criminal record checks to stop violence against women

Exclusive: Members may be vetted before getting security passes for Commons, and receive anti-harassment trainingMPs and others working at the House of Commons could be required to take a criminal rec...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
UK and European peacekeepers in Ukraine would be allowed to fire back at Russians
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UK and European peacekeepers in Ukraine would be allowed to fire back at Russians

Western officials say possible Anglo-French force would also not rely on US systems or technology such as StarlinkBritish troops and their European allies would be allowed to fire back if attacked by...

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Labour MPs pull their punches on immigration changes
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Labour MPs pull their punches on immigration changes

Angela Rayner previously said plans were "un-British" and ministers shouldn't shift "the goalposts".

BBC News - UK1 week ago
Migration is a moral issue for Burnham – but is he trying to please everyone?
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Migration is a moral issue for Burnham – but is he trying to please everyone?

PM wants to tie Shabana Mahmood’s hard line on borders to recognition of the value of migration, but he may need to shout his convictionHow will UK immigration rules change under Shabana Mahmood’s lat...

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How will UK immigration rules change under Shabana Mahmood’s latest plans?
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How will UK immigration rules change under Shabana Mahmood’s latest plans?

Home secretary has softened on some proposals but is still hardening rules for those wishing to settle permanentlyShabana Mahmood has watered down some of last year’s immigration plans after a backlas...

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Shabana Mahmood softens immigration plans in face of cabinet backlash
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Shabana Mahmood softens immigration plans in face of cabinet backlash

Exception for care workers will allow an estimated 280,000 people and their dependants to apply for indefinite leave to remain after five yearsShabana Mahmood rowed back on her most hardline plans to...

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Charities condemn proposal to make some refugees wait up to 30 years for settlement – as it happened
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Charities condemn proposal to make some refugees wait up to 30 years for settlement – as it happened

Executive director of external affairs at the Refugee Council called the proposals ‘unfair and unworkable’ Downing Street has declined to say how much it cost for the plane carrying Andy Burnham and U...

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Shabana Mahmood sets out changes to settlement rules for legal migrants – video
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Shabana Mahmood sets out changes to settlement rules for legal migrants – video

Shabana Mahmood addressed the Commons to outline a revised set of proposals to the UK's legal migration system, softening plans to force low-paid workers to wait 15 years before settlement that result...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
MP Carla Lockhart quits DUP in Drumcree row
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MP Carla Lockhart quits DUP in Drumcree row

Lockhart had called for the DUP to remove First Minister Michelle O'Neill from office.

BBC News - UK1 week ago
Labour ends power-sharing with Greens in 11 councils over Zionism row
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Labour ends power-sharing with Greens in 11 councils over Zionism row

Labour's ruling National Executive Committee sets out where it is cutting ties with the Greens.

BBC News - UK1 week ago
EHRC raises concern with Reform about ‘racial and sexual remarks’ in documentary
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EHRC raises concern with Reform about ‘racial and sexual remarks’ in documentary

Watchdog writes to Nigel Farage’s party to ask what action it is taking to comply with the Equality ActThe official equalities watchdog has written to Reform UK to raise concerns after an undercover T...

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Nigel Farage’s regular column for the Telegraph to end
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Nigel Farage’s regular column for the Telegraph to end

Some sources suggest owners have terminated contract but others close to Farage say Reform leader has resignedNigel Farage will no longer write a regular column for the Telegraph, becoming the latest...

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Labour to end cooperation with Greens in 11 councils over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy
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Labour to end cooperation with Greens in 11 councils over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy

Deals with six Green council groups that have condemned the motion are to remain in place, says LabourUK politics live – latest updatesLabour is to stop cooperating with the Green party in 11 councils...

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Why is Labour risking a row over migration? – podcast
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Why is Labour risking a row over migration? – podcast

As home secretary Shabana Mahmood announces her controversial migration plans, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the political context that has led to this announcement and why the timing for Andy...

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No 10 defends flight to Caribbean going via Manchester to pick up Burnham
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No 10 defends flight to Caribbean going via Manchester to pick up Burnham

Critics decry ‘Air Miles Andy’ after plane that took off from Stansted diverted to collect prime minister and wifeA government-chartered plane taking Andy Burnham to a Commonwealth summit in the Carib...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago