Housing loans granted while Burnham was mayor investigated by councillors
A senior councillor says concerns have been raised about the transparency of the process to approve the loans.
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UK could rejoin EU ‘within months’ with ‘Switzerland plus’ deal, MEP says
German MEP Bernard Lange lay out a potential speedy route for Britain to rejoin the EU
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Burnham says ‘too much time is wasted in those dramas’ when asked about Scottish independence – as it happened
This blog is now closed Burnham spoke of Ravenscraig, once the pride of Scotland’s steel industry that employed tens of thousands of people before it closed in 1992. He said: When it closed, it wasn’t just a works that…
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M25 tolls could be brought in ‘by back door,’ Parliament warned
MPs fear new rules could be used to charge motorists on the London orbital
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Tory shadow minister slammed for calling Manchester Arena attack anti-terror act her ‘most hated law’
Shadow housing, communities and local government minister Katie Lam called Martyn’s law an ‘absurd set of regulations’
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Labour calls for M4 relief road, seven years after axing the plan
Seven years after the party axed the project, Labour says the Welsh government should build the road.
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Former MI5 chief warns Burnham he can’t pit international aid against defence spending
‘My advice to the prime minister would be to say you need to think about this as a holistic issue... defence doesn't stand alone’, says Lord Jonathan Evans
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Burnham invites Swinney to work together on 'deeper Scottish devolution'
On his first substantive trip to Scotland since becoming PM, he says politicians should focus on solutions "right now" and move beyond the issue of Scottish independence.
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Move beyond constitutional questions, says Burnham in Scotland visit
The Prime Minister visited Scotland on Friday.
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Nigel Farage has done more to tackle racism and the far-right than ‘almost anybody’, Robert Jenrick claims
The extraordinary claim came as Reform’s Treasury spokesperson sought to defend the party after a new undercover sting operation found councillors and candidates within Reform UK had used racist language
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Healey and Miliband ridiculed for Bangkok tuk tuk video ahead of tough Budget
The pair were filmed sampling Thai snacks while on a ride through the city.
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Damages for Greens deputy over false disorder claims
Mothin Ali is handed damages over claims made by a TV presenter and a social media commentator.
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We must save water as drought becomes new normal, says minister
Severe drought was declared across parts of southern England after months of low rainfall.
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Reform tells its councillors to consider equalities – despite pledging to rip up the Equality Act
Exclusive: Nigel Farage’s party has said it will repeal the act ‘on day one’ if it wins the next election
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Progress in fighting AIDS at risk unless UK steps up, campaigners warn
Activists call on governemnt to maintain funding for key UN agency as split emerges among donor nations about its future
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Reform faces questions over candidate vetting after undercover filming
Reform UK says the party has "improved and prioritised its vetting procedures".
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Equality watchdog writes to Greens over 'Zionism is racism' motion
The party was reported to the Equality and Human Rights Commission by MPs and antisemitism campaigners.
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Swinney: Of course I would work with Burnham if new powers offered to Holyrood
The Prime Minister will speak in North Lanarkshire on Friday in a push for powers to be devolved out of Holyrood to local communities.
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Burnham asks for 'manual trawl' of records for former Man City links
The PM has faced fresh questions about hospitality dinners since the club was found guilty of Premier League rule breaches.
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Children could be taught how to treat ‘life-threatening bleeding’ under proposed law
The Bill by Conservative MP Neil Shastri-Hurst would build on current life-saving teaching in schools, which already includes CPR
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SNP minister Flynn pledges to ‘take and run with’ Burnham’s good ideas
The Prime Minister will visit Scotland on Friday.
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'Massive challenge' to protect Donaldson from harm in jail
The former DUP leader was sentenced to 15 years for sex abuse against two women when they were children.
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Nick Clegg’s wife says Gibraltar is Spanish, not British
‘Women don’t think the same as their husband; we have minds of our own’, Ms González Durántez said
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