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• General election 2017: Ed Miliband seeks grass roots votes

  03-05-2017 11:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former Labour leader ended up mowing a voter's lawn as he hit the campaign trail.
  
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• Andy Burnham says he will retain UK’s pension triple lock

  03-07-2026 21:59 via ft.com
  Keir Starmer’s likely successor also faced a question from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch during Reddit ‘ask me anything’ session
  
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• MP disappointed by Starmer response on hospital

  03-07-2026 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Al Pinkerton says the proposed site for the new Frimley Park hospital is "fundamentally unsuitable".
  
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• Police criticise timing of decision on pubs staying open for England match

  03-07-2026 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The "late announcement" extending opening hours to 05:00 on Monday means taking officers away from other duties, the National Police Chiefs' Council says.
  
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• UK in talks with Pakistan about deporting grooming gang leader

  03-07-2026 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prime minister's spokesperson says the government is exploring "all possible options in this case".
  
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• ‘It’s whack-a-mole’: how Europe’s smart border melted down

  03-07-2026 16:00 via ft.com
  Automated system first mooted in 2008 was meant to keep out criminals — instead, it is delaying travellers
  
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• Brussels rebuffs UK request for ‘decision-shaping’ role in EU

  03-07-2026 15:59 via ft.com
  Deal to reset post-Brexit relations with bloc has been further delayed
  
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• Brussels rebuffs UK request for ‘decision-making’ role in EU

  03-07-2026 15:59 via ft.com
  Deal to reset post-Brexit relations with bloc has been further delayed
  
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• Burnham says there is some room for movement on tax

  03-07-2026 14:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  But the likely next PM says he will stick to Labour's pledges to not raise VAT, income tax or national insurance.
  
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• Culture secretary quits X in protest at 'misinformation'

  03-07-2026 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lisa Nandy says her department is also leaving Elon Musk's platform, which she claims "isn't healthy for our democracy".
  
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• Power to the North: Burnham’s big idea

  03-07-2026 13:58 via ft.com
  Devolution, defence and difficult decisions. Plus, Farage lies low
  
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• Labour MPs jostling for jobs under Burnham discover fresh passion for devolution

  03-07-2026 13:15 via ft.com
  Ministers talking up benefits of giving power to the regions as UK prime minister-in-waiting mulls top team
  
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• Labour general secretary to stand down after party conference

  03-07-2026 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hollie Ridley has been credited with organising the ground campaign which led Labour to its landslide election win in 2024
  
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• Top official recuses herself from NHS Palantir contract decision after business links

  03-07-2026 11:16 via ft.com
  MPs had raised concerns over Samantha Jones’s previous consulting work
  
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• Burnham’s council homes plan poses thorny delivery question

  03-07-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  Rebuilding needed but proposals still lack detail on local control and funding within Labour’s fiscal constraints
  
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• I was 'slam dunk' for SNP leadership until revealing gay marriage views - Forbes

  03-07-2026 07:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former deputy first minister says she was advised to lie about her opinions on same-sex marriage.
  
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• All hail the King of the North! But which north?

  03-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Andy Burnham’s fantasy realm will fall apart if it’s allowed contact with messy geographical reality
  
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• £270,000 but lacking likes: Nigel Farage’s gold marketing under scrutiny

  03-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The Reform UK leader was paid £270,000 in May by Direct Bullion for 12 hours of work as a ‘brand ambassador’
  
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• Burnham insists he will be disciplined with UK public finances

  02-07-2026 21:43 via ft.com
  Prime minister in waiting says he will stick by Labour’s manifesto promises on tax
  
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• UK’s culture secretary and department quit X citing concerns over democracy

  02-07-2026 20:15 via ft.com
  Move by Lisa Nandy marks first exit of a major cabinet department from the platform
  
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• Pubs to stay open until 5am for England’s World Cup match

  02-07-2026 19:52 via ft.com
  Keir Starmer bows to pressure to allow an all-night party — or wake, depending on the result
  
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• Teenage rapists given stricter sentence after public outcry

  02-07-2026 18:53 via ft.com
  Boys handed a four-year detention sentence after attorney-general’s referral to the Court of Appeal
  
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• RAF Barnham asylum plan meets local resistance

  02-07-2026 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There is cross-party agreement that the proposal for the Suffolk/Norfolk border is inappropriate.
  
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• Burnham meets trade union leaders ahead of expected premiership

  02-07-2026 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham's possible chancellor could be among the conversations between unions and the prospective prime minister.
  
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• Politician's call for training courses for rabbit owners labelled 'hare-brained'

  02-07-2026 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mike Hedges said people should be restricted from being owners until "they understand the needs of rabbits".
  
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• Home Secretary admits failures led to Southport attack

  02-07-2026 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shabana Mahmood says the government accepts the "fundamental failures" identified by an inquiry.
  
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• Morgan McSweeney: ‘I felt guilty about what I’d done to Keir’

  02-07-2026 15:21 via ft.com
  The former chief adviser to Keir Starmer forced out of his job over the Mandelson scandal talks for the first time about what went wrong
  
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• Labour failed to prepare for power, admits PM's former top aide

  02-07-2026 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In his first-ever interview, Morgan McSweeney tells the BBC the party did not deliver quickly enough in office.
  
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• President Trump joked about 'fat foxes' during first call with Starmer

  02-07-2026 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trump joked about 'fat foxes' during first call with Starmer
  
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• Forced adoptions 'a stain on our history' says Starmer as he gives formal apology

  02-07-2026 13:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The practice saw thousands of babies taken from their mothers between 1949 and 1976.
  
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