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• Burnham confirms he will seek to replace Starmer as prime minister

  04-06-2026 22:37 via ft.com
  Greater Manchester mayor says he will aim to join a Labour leadership race if he wins upcoming by-election
  
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• Parents force Starmer into embracing social media ban

  05-06-2026 20:12 via ft.com
  Prime minister set to announce restrictions this month despite previous opposition
  
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• Burnham aims to boost social housing if he becomes prime minister

  05-06-2026 20:00 via ft.com
  Labour leadership hopeful sees way to funnel billions of pounds into sector while adhering to party’s fiscal rules
  
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• UK ministers consider lowering university fees for EU students

  05-06-2026 19:43 via ft.com
  Concession would sweeten deal as Starmer looks to get British companies under EU’s ‘economic security’ umbrella
  
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• Ten years after Brexit: can the UK deliver change?

  05-06-2026 18:12 via ft.com
  Join a subscriber webinar on Thursday June 25 and put your questions to FT journalists
  
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• The Nowak murder: when tragedy meets politics

  05-06-2026 15:25 via ft.com
  Plus, Burnham backs electoral reform
  
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• The avoidable tragedy of Henry Nowak

  05-06-2026 15:20 via ft.com
  This case resonates because it plays into two sets of public fears
  
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• Britain’s Sikhs shaken as murder of Henry Nowak brings sudden tensions

  05-06-2026 13:48 via ft.com
  Backlash after killing of student fuels concern in Kent town with large Sikh community
  
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• Separating Manchester’s truth from the legend

  05-06-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  City’s success was built on a consistent and credible story that was sold by Andy Burnham — but delivery matters too
  
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• The two Andys guarding Europe’s largest defence budget

  05-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  German lawmakers Andreas Mattfeldt and Andreas Schwarz can block arms procurement contracts worth €25mn or more
  
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• Burnham looks at how to boost infrastructure spending within fiscal rules

  05-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Greater Manchester mayor discusses proposal from economist Jim O’Neill to create independent body to assess new projects
  
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• Mountbatten-Windsor earned rent by subletting Royal Lodge properties

  05-06-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Revelation raises further questions about former prince’s lease with the Crown Estate
  
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• Burnham confirms he will seek to replace Starmer as UK prime minister

  05-06-2026 00:21 via ft.com
  Greater Manchester mayor says he will aim to join a Labour leadership race if he wins upcoming by-election
  
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• Mandelson investigation may take more than a year, says top UK prosecutor

  04-06-2026 19:55 via ft.com
  Director of Public Prosecutions says same dynamic applied to the investigation into former prince Andrew
  
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• Private schools in England lose 20,000 pupils in first full year of VAT on fees

  04-06-2026 18:33 via ft.com
  Drop faster than decline in state sector but government figures say numbers within expectations
  
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• UK taxpayers suffer from ‘permafrost’ of allowances frozen for decades

  04-06-2026 17:43 via ft.com
  Study calls for comprehensive review of tax system in which thresholds have ceased to be uprated for inflation over many years
  
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• Taxpayers suffer from ‘permafrost’ of allowances frozen for decades

  04-06-2026 17:43 via ft.com
  Study calls for comprehensive review of tax system in which thresholds have ceased to be uprated for inflation over many years.
  
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• Ten years on, what’s next for Brexit? You asked, we answered

  04-06-2026 14:01 via ft.com
  The FT’s Europe editor Ben Hall and Peter Foster, the FT’s World trade editor, replied to reader questions in an Ask an Expert Q&A
  
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• Live reader Q&A - Ten years on, what’s next for Brexit?

  04-06-2026 14:01 via ft.com
  Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with the FT’s Europe editor Ben Hall and Peter Foster, the FT’s World trade editor, now
  
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• Keir Starmer blasts Elon Musk for trying to ‘whip up division’

  04-06-2026 13:57 via ft.com
  Tech billionaire has posted 110 times about British politics in the past week
  
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• Keir Starmer blasts Elon Musk for ‘interfering’ in UK politics

  04-06-2026 13:57 via ft.com
  Tech billionaire has made 110 posts, retweets and replies about Britain in the past week
  
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• What if Andy Burnham loses?

  04-06-2026 13:43 via ft.com
  Defeat would encourage Labour to believe the next election will be won by uniting voters on the left
  
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• Reform given another £3mn by crypto billionaire Harborne

  04-06-2026 12:36 via ft.com
  Latest data underscores how Farage’s party remains reliant on a handful of rich donors
  
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• A Labour battle for ideas would be a public service

  04-06-2026 12:00 via ft.com
  An anti-intellectual leadership contest is a missed opportunity
  
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• Disparities between ethnic groups are not always cause for alarm

  04-06-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  Different outcomes merit investigation, but we should not assume reducing the gaps is desirable or necessary
  
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• Darren Jones told Mandelson he was ‘so sorry’ he was sacked as US envoy

  04-06-2026 09:36 via ft.com
  Chief secretary to PM discussed his own ambitions with the disgraced peer and sniped about colleagues, leaked messages show
  
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• UK Treasury set to take control of fighter jet spending after defence ministry mishaps

  03-06-2026 22:00 via ft.com
  Move comes as Keir Starmer prepares to announce £15bn increase in military expenditure
  
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• UK government urges companies to share data about AI effects on workforce

  03-06-2026 19:19 via ft.com
  Move comes amid concerns that AI will exacerbate youth unemployment
  
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• Elon Musk shifts social media focus from SpaceX to UK far-right politics

  03-06-2026 19:14 via ft.com
  Tech billionaire writes 110 posts, retweets and replies about British affairs in space of week
  
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• Starmer pushes ‘bucket list’ policies as fatalistic mood descends on Number 10

  03-06-2026 18:49 via ft.com
  UK prime minister could be ousted within weeks if Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election
  
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