Tory reshuffle: Badenoch replaces Mel Stride and Priti Patel
Two senior Conservatives have been dropped from the front bench Kemi Badenoch has carried out a major reshuffle of the Conservative shadow cabinet, with Sir Mel Stride and Dame Priti Patel leaving the front bench as the party prepares for its conference in October. Stride has been replaced as shadow chancellor by Andrew Griffith, while […]
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Burnham to face Parliament as prime minister for the first time
MPs are now back at work On Tuesday, Andy Burnham will address the Commons as prime minister, with MPs back at work after the summer recess. As the BBC reports, it comes six weeks after Burnham walked up Downing Street, and 16 years after he last stood at the dispatch box as part of a […]
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Border poll ‘off the table’, says Andy Burnham on first Northern Ireland visit
‘We’ve got to focus on bringing people together’ Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said that a border poll on Irish unification is “off the table”, as he ruled out a referendum during his first official visit to Northern Ireland as prime minister. As he spoke in Belfast, the PM said the votes on Brexit and […]
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Burnham to hand Ukraine long-range missile blueprints on first Kyiv trip
Kremlin reacts to Burnham’s missile plan Speaking on Monday morning, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said helping Ukraine build its own long-range cruise missiles would “add fuel to the fire” in British-Russian relations. He claimed Britain was already a participant in the war on Ukraine’s side and accused London of working to prevent progress towards a […]
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Andy Burnham to hand mayors sweeping new powers over local planning
Here’s what Andy Burnham is proposing Andy Burnham will give England’s metro mayors the power to take control of local planning decisions and wave through large-scale developments, under proposals due to be presented next week. Mayors would be able to “call in” applications and direct councils to approve or refuse them, and to grant upfront […]
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Odds and polls revealed ahead of tomorrow’s Clacton by-election
The big day is upon us. It’s the big moment we’ve all been waiting for, election day is upon us – and it’s set to be a belter. The people of Clacton-on-Sea will take to the polls tomorrow to decide whether it will be a win for Farage and Reform, or the first-ever ‘Bindependence Day’. […]
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