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• Andy Burnham cools on new towns project

  21-10-2026 06:00 via UK politics
  UK prime minister wants mayors to take responsibility for major housebuilding projects as part of his devolution push
  
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• Burnham promises Budget cash to end rough sleeping

  26-10-2026 00:32 via UK politics
  Chancellor John Healey prepares to unveil a fiscal statement aimed at reassuring markets while finding cash for Labour’s social objectives
  
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• PM stokes Brexit debate ahead of UK-EU summit

  25-10-2026 20:37 via UK politics
  Leader calls for ‘honest discussion’ about free movement as he prepares to set out options for country’s long-term relationship with Brussels
  
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• Britain will not join Canada-led defence bank

  25-10-2026 19:16 via UK politics
  Chancellor John Healey will instead throw weight behind a separate UK-led initiative
  
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• Board of Deputies of British Jews declares Greens to be racist party

  25-10-2026 19:05 via BBC News
  
  The Jewish body's vote comes in response to the Green Party passing a "Zionism is racism" policy motion.
  
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• Burnham open to 'honest discussion' on EU free movement

  25-10-2026 13:11 via BBC News
  
  The PM says he wants a "factual" and "evidence-based debate" about returning to free movement between Britain and Europe.
  
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• Burnham stokes Brexit debate ahead of UK-EU summit

  25-10-2026 13:01 via UK politics
  Prime minister calls for ‘honest discussion’ about free movement of people
  
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• Andy Burnham stokes Brexit debate ahead of UK-EU summit

  25-10-2026 13:01 via UK politics
  Prime minister calls for ‘honest discussion’ about free movement of people
  
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• Britain needs ‘chainsaw economics’

  25-10-2026 13:00 via UK politics
  Shock therapy can liberate the country from a cycle of low growth, rising debt and an expanding state
  
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• Budget to include £1bn for social and affordable housing

  25-10-2026 11:03 via BBC News
  
  The move will take funding for the 10-year programme to more than £40bn.
  
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• Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm

  25-10-2026 08:15 via BBC News
  
  Scotland editor James Cook finds out what life is like on board a ship in an untapped oil field awaiting its fate.
  
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• Four ways Labour could raise money in the Budget without hiking income tax

  25-10-2026 07:00 via BBC News
  
  Chancellor John Healey may need to raise money to boost his fiscal headroom - BBC Verify examines what options could be on the table.
  
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• Why is it getting harder to raise taxes in the UK?

  25-10-2026 06:00 via UK politics
  IMF argues that major reform is needed of Britain’s tax complexity and competitiveness
  
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• The right’s obsession with ‘civil war’ in Britain

  25-10-2026 06:00 via UK politics
  Many of those stoking fears of bloody unrest don’t actually live in the country
  
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• Conservatives and Reform ready their attacks on Healey’s Budget

  25-10-2026 06:00 via UK politics
  UK’s rightwing opposition parties hope to get some attention from voters for their rival economic programmes
  
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• Students like new tenancy freedoms - but landlords warn of higher rents

  25-10-2026 02:35 via BBC News
  
  The Renters' Rights Act gives greater flexibility to leave a tenancy but the changes have posed challenges for student landlords.
  
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• Daughter's bed 'propped up on books' says mum amid warning of deepening child poverty

  24-10-2026 15:43 via BBC News
  
  Sarah Ruscoe, a single mum out of work due to health issues, worried her daughter's bed would collapse at night.
  
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• Between quick wins and big dreams lies Burnham's biggest test

  24-10-2026 13:03 via BBC News
  
  The prime minister might be dreaming of gold medals in 2040, but he must first navigate the difficult years in between, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
  
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• Wales plans to ban steel pylons as government launches consultation

  24-10-2026 12:04 via BBC News
  
  The Welsh government says it is consulting on an "undergrounding-first approach" to electricity lines.
  
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• Pubs, pints and the art of the Budget gimmick

  24-10-2026 06:00 via UK politics
  Andy Burnham may be hoping to repeat George Osborne’s trick by cutting beer duty
  
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• A union storm is coming for employers

  24-10-2026 06:00 via UK politics
  The changing relationship between companies and workers will make it harder to do business
  
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• A little bit of luck is lifting UK Budget expectations

  24-10-2026 06:00 via UK politics
  Healey is poised to deliver his plans just as this year’s drag on global bonds appears to be turning
  
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• Tory activist in 'contract killing broker' claim had worked for party HQ

  24-10-2026 04:52 via BBC News
  
  Jack Ross was contracted to do social media work for the party until earlier this year, the BBC has been told.
  
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• How does the UK state pension compare with other countries?

  24-10-2026 02:09 via BBC News
  
  Do British pensioners have it better or worse than those in other countries?
  
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• UK to invest £100m in 'world first' AI Biosecurity Lab

  24-10-2026 02:05 via BBC News
  
  The chancellor will unveil AI spending aimed at shoring up the UK's defences in Wednesday's Budget.
  
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• UK sets up AI lab to monitor biosecurity threats

  24-10-2026 01:01 via UK politics
  Move comes amid widespread fears that users could create new viruses and bioweapons
  
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• John Healey to give £20bn boost to UK’s business lender and infrastructure bank

  24-10-2026 01:01 via UK politics
  Treasury predicts extra funding will create and support 100,000 jobs as chancellor seeks to exploit flexibility in government’s fiscal rules
  
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• Healey to give £20bn boost to UK’s business lender and infrastructure bank

  24-10-2026 01:01 via UK politics
  Treasury predicts extra funding will create and support 100,000 jobs as chancellor seeks to exploit flexibility in government’s fiscal rules
  
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• Turn Downing Street into museum or flats, says Starmer’s cost of living tsar

  23-10-2026 22:00 via UK politics
  Iceland boss Richard Walker joins chorus of voices calling for 300-year-old hub of British government to be overhauled
  
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• Tory gamblers stood to make nearly £50,000 from insider information, court told

  23-10-2026 21:35 via UK politics
  Former Conservative director of campaigning and two others made scores of bets on date of 2024 general election
  
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