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Rising oil prices could force up UK interest rates, say economists
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Rising oil prices could force up UK interest rates, say economists

Bank of England expected to keep rates on hold on Thursday but renewed Iran conflict casts shadow over energy costsThe Bank of England could be forced to tear up its economic forecasts and raise inter...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Burnham to meet Zelenskyy at UK naval base in show of ‘unwavering’ support
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Burnham to meet Zelenskyy at UK naval base in show of ‘unwavering’ support

Ukrainian president will be first overseas visitor for new British prime ministerVolodymyr Zelenskyy will become Andy Burnham’s first overseas visitor as prime minister, in a visit that Burnham said u...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Burnham v Starmer: one week in, how do their leadership styles compare?
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Burnham v Starmer: one week in, how do their leadership styles compare?

From TikTok appearances to ‘sugar rush’ policies, new prime minister is taking different approach to predecessorSix weeks ago Andy Burnham was not even an MP; now the former mayor of Greater Mancheste...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Is Burnham’s Oxbridge-heavy cabinet a sign of social mobility or lack of progress on class?
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Is Burnham’s Oxbridge-heavy cabinet a sign of social mobility or lack of progress on class?

PM’s team can be seen as backward step even though in some ways it is more diverse. Yet its makeup points to wider access to powerRace, school, gender: the makeup of Andy Burnham’s cabinet – in charts...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Andy Burnham says he will disagree with Trump in public if necessary
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Andy Burnham says he will disagree with Trump in public if necessary

PM promises to ‘defend national interest before anything else’ in first big broadcast interview since entering No 10Andy Burnham has promised to disagree with Donald Trump if necessary, including in p...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Birmingham council accused of giving ‘free rein’ to group erecting England flags
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Birmingham council accused of giving ‘free rein’ to group erecting England flags

Campaigners call for injunction against Raise the Colours, which is accused of spreading anti-immigration rhetoricBirmingham residents have accused the local council and police of “dragging their heel...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
‘This is the dream job’: Labour’s Bev Craig on the battle to be Manchester mayor
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‘This is the dream job’: Labour’s Bev Craig on the battle to be Manchester mayor

Polling puts close Burnham ally in lead as she aims to defeat Reform and draw back support from revitalised GreensBev Craig was mid-squat at the gym when she was recognised for the first time as the p...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Police investigate payments to Reform UK first revealed by The Guardian
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Police investigate payments to Reform UK first revealed by The Guardian

Scotland Yard is looking at two £250,000 donations to the party by Britain Means Business before the 2024 electionPayments to Reform UK first revealed by the Guardian are now being investigated by the...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Katy Perry condemns White House for using ‘Firework’ in Iran military strikes video
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Katy Perry condemns White House for using ‘Firework’ in Iran military strikes video

“To see a message of self-worth and upliftment weaponised to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for” The post Katy Perry condemns White House for...

NME Music News3 months ago
New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in sea
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New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in sea

Exclusive: Blunder at Rosebank, UK’s biggest undeveloped oilfield, comes as government considers granting licenceProduction at Britain’s biggest undeveloped oil and gasfield could be delayed for month...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Can Japan avoid a Liz Truss-style shock as its PM embarks on a giant spending spree?
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Can Japan avoid a Liz Truss-style shock as its PM embarks on a giant spending spree?

Sanae Takaichi’s blueprint to inject £1.7tn and double economic growth leaves many investors fearfulInternational investors are asking where Japan’s prime minister will find the ¥370tn (£1.7tn) of ext...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
The UK has its first Catholic PM – but don’t expect a US-style religious culture war to follow
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The UK has its first Catholic PM – but don’t expect a US-style religious culture war to follow

Trump administration has clashed with Vatican on social issues but Burnham’s faith is shaped by different principles With the appointment of Britain’s first lifelong Roman Catholic prime minister, the...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Lucy Harrison’s father was holding the gun that killed her but was never arrested. Now her mother wants Andy Burnham to take up the case
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Lucy Harrison’s father was holding the gun that killed her but was never arrested. Now her mother wants Andy Burnham to take up the case

Eighteen months after her daughter’s death in Texas, Jane Coates hopes new PM can persuade US authorities to reopen caseLucy Harrison felt that 2024 was her best year yet. The 23-year-old had graduate...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Home Office rejects Palestinian Jerusalemite woman’s UK visa but approves husband’s
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Home Office rejects Palestinian Jerusalemite woman’s UK visa but approves husband’s

Officials not satisfied Therese Abdallah is a ‘genuine visitor’ and believe she would not leave after visit to son in LondonA Palestinian Jerusalemite who lives in London has been left devastated afte...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
I grew up near Andy Burnham. This is what shaped the UK’s new PM
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I grew up near Andy Burnham. This is what shaped the UK’s new PM

In the Warrington suburb of Culcheth, people are hopeful about what one of their own can achieve as the first northern PM in half a centuryThe Cherry Tree pub is an unassuming local. On a busy road in...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
The UK’s first TikTok PM? Andy Burnham channels Zohran Mamdani as he hits social media
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The UK’s first TikTok PM? Andy Burnham channels Zohran Mamdani as he hits social media

From Mo Farah to Bus Aunty, new prime minister makes good on promise to ‘do things differently’ when it comes to communicationThey say a week is a long time in politics, but handily for followers of A...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Existing care workers could be exempt from UK’s tough new immigration rules
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Existing care workers could be exempt from UK’s tough new immigration rules

Exclusive: Andy Burnham thought to be considering waiving stricter right to remain rules for people already working in the sectorHundreds of thousands of care workers could be exempted from the home s...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Reform councillors told to call donations inquiry ‘establishment stitch-up’
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Reform councillors told to call donations inquiry ‘establishment stitch-up’

Party briefing notes say: ‘Daily routine of hit jobs and smears will not deter us from winning next general election’ Reform UK has instructed its councillors to describe a police investigation into d...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
Was Keir Starmer’s leaving party the boozy birth of a new Labour force?
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Was Keir Starmer’s leaving party the boozy birth of a new Labour force?

A £10,000 bar tab was drunk, there was a ‘lot of anger’, and now ex-ministers are thinking how to cooperate in future Keir Starmer’s leaving party had been planned for some time. But in years to come...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
A Week Of Prime Minister Andy Burnham
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A Week Of Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Number 10 North opens its doors for the first time.

BBC News - UK3 months ago