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Union claims victory as ministers agree to fully fund pay rise for teachers in England
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Union claims victory as ministers agree to fully fund pay rise for teachers in England

National Education Union welcomes news that schools will not have to partly fund increase from their own budgetsThe UK’s biggest education union is claiming a significant victory after the government...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
UK politics: Burnham says budget will be ‘challenging’ and denies he is just ‘tax and spend socialist’ – as it happened
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UK politics: Burnham says budget will be ‘challenging’ and denies he is just ‘tax and spend socialist’ – as it happened

PM responds to criticism from former Bank of England chief economistWes Streeting, the defence secretary, has posted this on social media ahead of Andy Burnham’s meeting with the Nato secretary genera...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Labour holds No 10 drinks party for donors amid growing calls for donations cap
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Labour holds No 10 drinks party for donors amid growing calls for donations cap

Labour has also increased fundraising from members in response to Reform’s £72m donations from crypto billionairesLabour has hosted major party donors at No 10 for a drinks reception, as the party com...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Burnham warns of ‘difficult decisions’ in budget as inflation rises to 3.1%
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Burnham warns of ‘difficult decisions’ in budget as inflation rises to 3.1%

PM rejects claim he leads a ‘tax-and-spend’ government, as Bank of England prepares for interest rates decisionAndy Burnham has said “difficult decisions” will need to be taken in next month’s budget...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
At least five Reform councillors joined Facebook group linked to far-right Patriot Platform
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At least five Reform councillors joined Facebook group linked to far-right Patriot Platform

Politicians from Solihull, Gateshead and Kent were in online group linked to balaclava-clad far-right agitatorsAt least five Reform UK councillors have been members of a Facebook group linked to the f...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’
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Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’

Centre for a Better Britain will urge abolishing inheritance tax and phasing out capital gains tax, report saysA thinktank linked to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is preparing an influential policy plan th...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Burnham and Trump expected to meet for first time next week as PM steps up presence on world stage
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Burnham and Trump expected to meet for first time next week as PM steps up presence on world stage

Andy Burnham will attend UN general assembly, where he is expected to try to drum up more support for UkraineAndy Burnham is expected to meet Donald Trump for the first time in person at the UN genera...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
‘We need to get it right’: union gusto for Burnham will face make-or-break tests
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‘We need to get it right’: union gusto for Burnham will face make-or-break tests

TUC conference rings with praise for new No 10 team, but battles loom over workers’ rights and north sea drillingLouise Haigh, the UK first secretary, got a standing ovation from trade union members i...

The Guardian - UK News3 weeks ago
Airlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers
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Airlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers

Climate Change Committee says government cannot expand airport without requiring aviation industry to clean up its emissions Heathrow airport should be allowed to expand only if airlines pay for the r...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Dan Thomas resigns as Reform Wales leader after arrest on suspicion of assault
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Dan Thomas resigns as Reform Wales leader after arrest on suspicion of assault

Thomas said he has done nothing wrong as Gwent Police confirms arrest on suspicion of assault.

BBC News - UK4 weeks ago
British bosses to be forced to meet with employees who request flexible working
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British bosses to be forced to meet with employees who request flexible working

Under new workers’ rights, employers will have to ‘properly consider’ proposed shift changes and explain decisionsCompany bosses will have to sit down with workers who request flexible working and jus...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
UK paying £56,000 for each person returned to France under ‘one in one out’ scheme
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UK paying £56,000 for each person returned to France under ‘one in one out’ scheme

Home secretary defends cost, saying it is about the same or cheaper than putting someone up in a hotel for a yearThe government’s “one in, one out” deal is costing about £56,000 for every person sent...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Louise Haigh: UK must heed warnings from AI experts
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Louise Haigh: UK must heed warnings from AI experts

First secretary warns of ‘huge risks’ of technology as PM is urged to use next year’s G20 to drive global regulation Ministers must “heed the warnings” from industry leaders about the threat posed by...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
‘Significant unease’ at the Telegraph over Reform using outlet for ‘spoiler’ tactics
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‘Significant unease’ at the Telegraph over Reform using outlet for ‘spoiler’ tactics

Recent instances of Nigel Farage’s party trying to gain sympathetic coverage lead to debate over reporting practicesThe Telegraph and Reform UK are facing claims of undermining public interest journal...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Reform UK ‘has no interest in Wales’, says Senedd member who defected to Plaid Cymru – as it happened
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Reform UK ‘has no interest in Wales’, says Senedd member who defected to Plaid Cymru – as it happened

Sarah Cooper-Lesadd says party is ‘far more interested in division, opposition and headlines than finding solutions’Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assaultThe Lib...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Bristol becomes first British city to ban advertisements for fast fashion
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Bristol becomes first British city to ban advertisements for fast fashion

Green-run council also curbing ads for airlines, cruises, fossil fuels and SUVs on its billboards and bus sheltersBristol has become the first British city to impose a ban on the advertising of fast f...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
The sinister influence of crypto billionaires on our politics | Letters
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The sinister influence of crypto billionaires on our politics | Letters

Readers respond to the news that Christopher Harborne has given £36m to Reform UK, matching a donation from Ben DeloCryptocurrency is often sold as decentralised and democratic, yet its real behaviour...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Jaguar Land Rover in talks to sell Defender to Nato countries
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Jaguar Land Rover in talks to sell Defender to Nato countries

Carmaker builds on relationship with British armed forces by seeking to cash in on Europe’s rearmament driveJaguar Land Rover is in talks with Nato countries about selling them the newly revamped Defe...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Make NHS and military uniforms in UK, fashion firms urge Burnham
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Make NHS and military uniforms in UK, fashion firms urge Burnham

More than 1,200 people, including Ben Fogle, sign letter saying domestic contracts will help preserve UK manufacturingLondon fashion week is only days away, but one industry organisation has turned it...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Bank of England urged to slow or halt bond-selling to slash UK borrowing costs
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Bank of England urged to slow or halt bond-selling to slash UK borrowing costs

Economists urge John Healey to press Bank to change policy that is costing the exchequer billions of poundsEconomists have urged the chancellor, John Healey, to press the Bank of England to slow down...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago