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Green shoots? Burnham cultivates rural links in attempt to ‘build back trust’ with farmers
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Green shoots? Burnham cultivates rural links in attempt to ‘build back trust’ with farmers

Ministers have been speaking to farming activists to try to build bridges after tax changes introduced under Starmer soured relationsAs an arable farmer, Olly Harrison’s WhatsApp messages are normally...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
How long can Labour's feel-good factor last?
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How long can Labour's feel-good factor last?

The party’s spirits have been transformed since Burnham became PM, but what's coming down the tracks, asks Laura Kuenssberg.

BBC News - UK2 weeks ago
Work intensifying on UK laws to stamp out concert ticket touts, say sources
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Work intensifying on UK laws to stamp out concert ticket touts, say sources

Artists including Tinie Tempah and the Smiths’ drummer Mike Joyce ramp up pressure on government to keep its pledge to outlaw for-profit resalesThe government has stepped up work on new laws to stop t...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Rayner criticises visa rule proposals ahead of Labour conference
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Rayner criticises visa rule proposals ahead of Labour conference

The housing secretary says the government's plans to change wait times for permanent residency are unfair because they "change the goalposts".

BBC News - UK2 weeks ago
Severely disabled young people should get fast-track access to benefits, Milburn says
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Severely disabled young people should get fast-track access to benefits, Milburn says

Alan Milburn said 16- to 24-year-olds with most complex needs should not have to keep proving they cannot workYoung people whose complex disabilities mean they have little prospect of getting a paid j...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Burnham not doing enough to boost growth, says former business secretary
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Burnham not doing enough to boost growth, says former business secretary

Ex-Business Secretary Peter Kyle calls for more urgency on the economy, as Labour members head to the party's annual conference.

BBC News - UK2 weeks ago
Labour must reunite progressive voters to win the next election, says Lucy Powell
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Labour must reunite progressive voters to win the next election, says Lucy Powell

The deputy leader wants the party to take advantage of a split on the right and not be embarrassed to show its valuesLabour must “reunite the progressive voter coalition” if it is to take advantage of...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
The tricky tests awaiting Andy Burnham after Labour conference
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The tricky tests awaiting Andy Burnham after Labour conference

From a difficult economic landscape to decisions on oil and gas drilling, welfare spending and the Chagos Islands, we look at what’s on the horizonAndy Burnham is riding high ahead of the Labour party...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Brazil's Lula bans online gambling ahead of presidential election
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Brazil's Lula bans online gambling ahead of presidential election

Lula, who is currently in a tight presidential race against Flávio Bolsonaro, said the industry was a "cancer" that he must "remove".

BBC News - UK2 weeks ago
Labour members urge government to cancel Palantir's NHS contract
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Labour members urge government to cancel Palantir's NHS contract

Delegates at the Labour party conference in Liverpool are trying to pressure the government into cancelling its £330m NHS contract with the US tech giant Palantir.

Sky News - UK2 weeks ago
I'm not tempted to call an early election, Burnham says
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I'm not tempted to call an early election, Burnham says

The prime minister told the BBC an early poll would throw the country into a "backward-looking process".

BBC News - UK2 weeks ago
No general election before 2029, Andy Burnham says
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No general election before 2029, Andy Burnham says

Prime minister quashes speculation that Labour’s revival in the polls could prompt early contestAndy Burnham has said he will not call a general election before 2029, after days of speculation that La...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, adding to election speculation
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Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, adding to election speculation

Exclusive: Economist Ravinder Athwal, who worked in Keir Starmer’s team, is poached from Flint GlobalRavinder Athwal, the economist who wrote Labour’s 2024 manifesto, is taking on a senior role as an...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Why Ed Miliband has embraced his ‘awkward dad’ image in viral TikTok video
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Why Ed Miliband has embraced his ‘awkward dad’ image in viral TikTok video

About 1.5 million people have watched footage of foreign secretary that capitalises on social media’s love of a cringe momentIt sparked delight among the diehard Milifans and a begrudging smile from t...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Labour rejects Declassified journalists from party conference for third year – as it happened
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Labour rejects Declassified journalists from party conference for third year – as it happened

The media organisation reports that three of its journalists were denied media passesA record £66m of emergency security funding was issued by the Home Office for mosques and related community sites i...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
‘Major milestone’: TfL to launch new public bus operator in London
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‘Major milestone’: TfL to launch new public bus operator in London

Buses for London aims for ‘greener, safer and better-value’ service but private operators say move will not fix problemsLondon buses in decline? Why public transport is slowing to a crawl – visualised...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
‘We will get stuff done’: Burnham seeks to banish ghosts of Starmerism at Labour conference
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‘We will get stuff done’: Burnham seeks to banish ghosts of Starmerism at Labour conference

The PM returns to Liverpool, where he was mocked last year, with a promise that no one will be left wondering what he’s trying to doUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham was not even in the au...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Jeffrey Donaldson could face more than 10 years in jail for child sexual abuse, court told
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Jeffrey Donaldson could face more than 10 years in jail for child sexual abuse, court told

Age difference between former Democratic Unionist party leader and his victims an aggravating factor, say prosecutorsJeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of the Democratic Unionist party in Northern I...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Mosques given £66m in emergency security funds after Southport disorder
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Mosques given £66m in emergency security funds after Southport disorder

Exclusive: Full government funding figures ‘tell sombre story about rise in hostility that British Muslims live with’, trust saysA record £66m of emergency security funding was issued by the Home Offi...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
This Charming Man: How popular is Andy Burnham?
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This Charming Man: How popular is Andy Burnham?

Labour return to Liverpool this week for their first annual conference under Andy Burnham's leadership.

Sky News - UK2 weeks ago