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Labour wins decisive victory in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection
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Labour wins decisive victory in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection

Bev Craig succeeds Andy Burnham and wins back support in areas where Reform made gains in MayLabour has stormed to a decisive victory in the Greater Manchester mayoral byelection, seizing back areas t...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Boy George responds to “genocide denier” criticism after pro-Israel song ‘We Will Dance Again’: “I come from a place of peace”
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Boy George responds to “genocide denier” criticism after pro-Israel song ‘We Will Dance Again’: “I come from a place of peace”

"The suggestion that I feel no compassion for Palestinians is both untrue and absurd" The post Boy George responds to “genocide denier” criticism after pro-Israel song ‘We Will Dance Again’: “I come...

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Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drilling
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Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drilling

Labour MPs fear No 10 team lack up-to-date energy insight and don’t fully recognise voters’ climate concernsAndy Burnham was told he could face the first revolt of his premiership as Labour MPs and cl...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Wait goes on for result in Greater Manchester mayoral by-election – as it happened
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Wait goes on for result in Greater Manchester mayoral by-election – as it happened

The turnout was recorded as the lowest on record for a mayoral role in the regionThe construction of a new Chinese “super-embassy” in London, which is set to be built near the Tower of London, can go...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Massive Attack members banned from re-entering Singapore after Palestinian flag display
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Massive Attack members banned from re-entering Singapore after Palestinian flag display

Authorities have also said they will not allow the band to perform in the country in the future The post Massive Attack members banned from re-entering Singapore after Palestinian flag display appear...

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Daughter of British couple killed in Spanish wildfire rejects claim they ignored order to leave
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Daughter of British couple killed in Spanish wildfire rejects claim they ignored order to leave

Exclusive: Danielle Kirton calls on Ed Miliband to help her get answers about why evacuation order came too lateThe bereaved daughter of a British couple who died in a Spanish wildfire is calling on t...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Healey sets budget for late October, promising to ‘spread money and power’ around UK
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Healey sets budget for late October, promising to ‘spread money and power’ around UK

Chancellor will have to find money for Burnham’s policies while sticking to fiscal rules as borrowing costs riseAndy Burnham’s government has set a date for a late October budget to “spread money and...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Andy Burnham signals he will scrap plans to curb jury trials
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Andy Burnham signals he will scrap plans to curb jury trials

Prime minister says he has concerns about one of most significant proposals from Keir Starmer’s governmentAndy Burnham is indicating he will scrap plans to curtail jury trials in England and Wales, ab...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Why undercover footage exposing lobbyists raises concerns for journalism – video explainer
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Why undercover footage exposing lobbyists raises concerns for journalism – video explainer

A Guardian investigation has revealed that a political lobbying firm, founded by the former electoral strategist for David Cameron and Boris Johnson, secretly pays journalists to write pieces for Brit...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Can Andy Burnham turn a flying start into sustained success?
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Can Andy Burnham turn a flying start into sustained success?

Labour has regained the lead in polling but the new PM will need to widen his appeal further to win a general electionAndy Burnham has spent his first two weeks as prime minister in a blitz of hyperac...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Diane Abbott and Joani Reid readmitted as Labour MPs
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Diane Abbott and Joani Reid readmitted as Labour MPs

Both MPs have had the parliamentary whip restored following separate independent disciplinary processes The MPs Diane Abbott and Joani Reid have been readmitted into Labour and had the parliamentary w...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Burnham to free mayors from ‘Treasury death grip’ with new devolved powers
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Burnham to free mayors from ‘Treasury death grip’ with new devolved powers

Local leaders say plan will transform funding so English regions no longer rely on Whitehall handouts for projectsEngland’s regional mayors will be able to break out of the “death grip of the Treasury...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Boy George pulls out of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at London Palladium days before first show
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Boy George pulls out of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at London Palladium days before first show

His manager said George has “never been afraid to stand by his personal convictions”, adding that stepping aside was in the singer’s “best interests” The post Boy George pulls out of ‘Jesus Christ Su...

NME Music News2 months ago
Burnham promises ‘pragmatic’ approach to North Sea oil and gas
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Burnham promises ‘pragmatic’ approach to North Sea oil and gas

PM tells reporters the government cannot ignore the energy resource ‘when people are struggling’Andy Burnham has said he will take a “pragmatic” approach to oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, sayi...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Labour says Reform ‘up to its neck in sleaze’ and demands investigation into donations
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Labour says Reform ‘up to its neck in sleaze’ and demands investigation into donations

Exclusive: Electoral Commission urged to look into donations made by mother of convicted fraudsterRevealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UKLabour h...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
‘It was a big shock’: new border rules left couple stuck in Kraków after living in UK for 80 years
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‘It was a big shock’: new border rules left couple stuck in Kraków after living in UK for 80 years

Maria and Czeslaw Krupa, who arrived as children of displaced Polish veterans, told they have no post-Brexit rights to return home to BuryTwo Polish citizens who have lived in the UK for nearly 80 yea...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Burnham says he told Trump he would be ‘pragmatic’ on drilling for oil in North Sea – as it happened
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Burnham says he told Trump he would be ‘pragmatic’ on drilling for oil in North Sea – as it happened

‘There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that,’ the prime minister says when asked about his conversation with Donald TrumpQ: [From ITV’s Romilly Weeks] You say that Ref...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Harriet Harman: Ban men from running for next Labour leader
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Harriet Harman: Ban men from running for next Labour leader

Labour grandee Harriet Harman has said Labour should ban men from running in its next leadership election.

Sky News - UK2 months ago
Will we pay more tax to fund social care? – podcast
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Will we pay more tax to fund social care? – podcast

Andy Burnham gave a major speech on Wednesday on his plans for a national care service. He sought cross-party consensus on the issue by speaking to the Tories and Lib Dems. But not Reform UK or the Gr...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Only the Middle East crisis is preventing a drop in UK interest rates
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Only the Middle East crisis is preventing a drop in UK interest rates

Bank’s wariness about inflationary pressures from the conflict lie behind decision to hold steady at 3.75%Business live – latest updatesThere is a threat of high inflation coming to the UK but only fr...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago