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Cleverly avoids culture war issues in pitch to be next London mayor
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Cleverly avoids culture war issues in pitch to be next London mayor

Conservative hopeful says Sadiq Khan has ‘lost passion for the job’ and Andy Burnham is ‘very anti-London’ James Cleverly has pledged to run a “classically Conservative” campaign to become the mayor...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Andy Burnham pledge to end indefinite prison terms ‘a step towards healing’
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Andy Burnham pledge to end indefinite prison terms ‘a step towards healing’

Campaigners welcome plan to bring IPP sentences to a close but say the move is long overdueCampaigners have hailed Andy Burnham’s pledge to bring an end to indefinite jail terms as “a day that thousan...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
UK asks banks for feelgood stories about keeping out dirty money
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UK asks banks for feelgood stories about keeping out dirty money

City firms tapped for case studies to try to convince global watchdog that London has cleaned up its actThe government is asking bankers and lawyers to provide feelgood stories about how they blocked...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
PC Andrew Harper’s killers will stay in prison as Burnham changes early release scheme
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PC Andrew Harper’s killers will stay in prison as Burnham changes early release scheme

PM says anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter, will be excluded from the schemePC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain behind bars after Andy Burnham announced chang...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Arms and the £5m man: Farage megadonor Christopher Harborne’s military empire
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Arms and the £5m man: Farage megadonor Christopher Harborne’s military empire

Reform UK denies donor and crypto-billionaire’s global interests in arms and military could present a conflict of interest over its defence spending policyAs he struggles with questions about the mill...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Giorgia on their minds: Farage and Badenoch scrap to be mates with Meloni
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Giorgia on their minds: Farage and Badenoch scrap to be mates with Meloni

Tories accuse Reform of ‘peddling conspiracy theories’ as row erupts in wake of Conservative leader’s trip to Rome Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch have spent years trading barbs and fighting for the ri...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
James Cleverly resigns from shadow cabinet to run for mayor of London
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James Cleverly resigns from shadow cabinet to run for mayor of London

Shadow minister for housing, communities and local government to resign with immediate effectJames Cleverly has resigned from the shadow cabinet to run for mayor of London.The Tory heavyweight, who wa...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
'Big-hitting' Tory MP quits shadow cabinet to stand for London mayor
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'Big-hitting' Tory MP quits shadow cabinet to stand for London mayor

Sir James Cleverly is stepping down from the shadow cabinet to stand for London mayor.

Sky News - UK1 month ago
Cells for arrested offenders may run out without early prison release, says Labour
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Cells for arrested offenders may run out without early prison release, says Labour

Bridget Phillipson says government would not have to consider releasing prisoners early if Tories had created more capacityCells to hold newly arrested people could run out without the early prison re...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Tax promises, defence targets and Iran: Andy Burnham’s budget headaches
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Tax promises, defence targets and Iran: Andy Burnham’s budget headaches

As economic circumstances worsen, the PM’s commitments have left him and the chancellor in a tight spotWhen Andy Burnham made his first speech after returning as an MP, he promised that as prime minis...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Ireland will be united, says Gordon Brown
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Ireland will be united, says Gordon Brown

Former PM believes Northern Ireland will leave UK in the long term – but remains opposed to Scottish independence‘I don’t want to be a backseat driver’: Gordon Brown on Burnham, billionaires – and his...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Drumcree ruling raises fears of sectarian confrontation in Northern Ireland
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Drumcree ruling raises fears of sectarian confrontation in Northern Ireland

High court quashes latest restriction on Orange Order march, reigniting political row over Garvaghy RoadThe boiling cauldron known as Drumcree that used to scald and torment Northern Ireland each summ...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Russia ‘losing 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit’
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Russia ‘losing 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit’

Moscow recruits an estimated 1,000 people a day but western officials say it cannot keep up with casualty levelRussia is losing about 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit, weste...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
UK urged to ban imports of Brazilian meat over health concerns
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UK urged to ban imports of Brazilian meat over health concerns

Brazil has failed to prove compliance with EU rules on use of antibiotics in cattle and poultry farmingThe UK’s leading farming organisations and animal health experts have called for an urgent ban on...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Labour rejects Zack Polanski’s call to ‘slam brakes’ on building AI datacentres
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Labour rejects Zack Polanski’s call to ‘slam brakes’ on building AI datacentres

Government says Green leader’s proposed moratorium on ‘energy-guzzling’ AI projects would be disaster for economyLabour has rejected calls to pause construction of major AI infrastructure in Britain a...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Andy Burnham says he will not vote on assisted dying bill to avoid swaying debate
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Andy Burnham says he will not vote on assisted dying bill to avoid swaying debate

Exclusive: PM also warns his ministers against trying to influence vote when bill returns to Commons next monthAndy Burnham has told Labour MPs that he will not cast a vote when the assisted dying bil...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella to address Reform UK party conference
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French far-right leader Jordan Bardella to address Reform UK party conference

Speech part of effort to strengthen National Rally party’s international ties before Marine Le Pen’s presidential bidThe French far-right leader Jordan Bardella is to give a speech at Reform UK’s part...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
TalkTV under fire for not disclosing reporter’s ties to Reform UK in Channel crossing film
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TalkTV under fire for not disclosing reporter’s ties to Reform UK in Channel crossing film

Christian Drogan’s Invading Britain shows former builder turned journalist trying to travel from France to England in small boatRupert Murdoch’s online channel TalkTV is facing criticism after it did...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Bigmouth strums again: was Andy Burnham’s Smiths jam in Kyiv the perfect soundtrack to a Britain in freefall?
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Bigmouth strums again: was Andy Burnham’s Smiths jam in Kyiv the perfect soundtrack to a Britain in freefall?

The UK prime minister clearly still adores the band. Perhaps he’s attracted to songs about sham justice and murderous meat factories, shot through with nihilism and exquisite despairAs an origin story...

The Guardian Music1 month ago
Healey’s budget to duck setting a date for 3% defence spending target
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Healey’s budget to duck setting a date for 3% defence spending target

Roadmap for increasing department’s share of GDP will be deferred until next year’s reviewThe chancellor will delay setting out when the UK will meet the target of allocating 3% of GDP on defence unti...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago