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The prime minister has said the justice secretary will bring forward proposals in September aimed at preventing further early releases, as Burnham expressed confidence that the release of PC Harper’s killers can be halted.
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The government is expected to set out plans allowing local leaders in England to introduce levies on overnight stays, giving mayors a route to impose...
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Burnham has said national security should not be strengthened at the expense of social security, as the prime minister says he will fund defence while...
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Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to outline proposals on Tuesday targeting goods from Israeli-occupied areas, including trade linked to West...
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Proposals to reorganise local government by combining smaller councils into larger authorities have been halted in a number of areas.
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Farage has said Reform UK would seek to deliver key priorities in its first 100 days in government if it wins power, including changes involving the L...
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Downing Street has said the UK’s support for the Falkland Islands remains “unwavering” after Argentina’s president Javier Milei said the “winds of cha...
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Reform UK leader Farage is facing scrutiny at the party conference over whether he can turn policies into action and present a credible route to becom...
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Andy Burnham has held his first bilateral talks in Downing Street with Emmanuel Macron, with discussions covering small boats, defence and Ukraine.
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The Prime Minister said his government would be “grounded in fiscal responsibility” as he faced Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister’s Questions for the fi...
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Burnham has promised expanded devolution and greater public control of essential services in his first address to MPs as prime minister, drawing criti...
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Former prime minister Keir Starmer has announced that he is standing down as an MP and said he will now focus on international affairs.
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Andrew Griffith is to take over as shadow chancellor after Sir Mel Stride was replaced in a reshuffle of Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative frontbench team.
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The Conservatives have warned that plans to free some prisoners serving indefinite sentences to ease pressure on prison capacity could lead to dangero...
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The prime minister has said changes sought by Burnham will keep hundreds more offenders in prison, although the move will require complex adjustments...
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People convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from an early release scheme under changes announced by the Prime Minister, meaning PC Harper’s kill...
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Cleverly has quit the shadow cabinet in order to pursue a bid to become London mayor, despite the capital not being due to vote for a new mayor until...
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The return of Parliament is set to bring renewed scrutiny for the new prime minister, with MPs preparing to question Burnham after his summer tour.
