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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
19 hours ago

Birmingham is awash with local election candidates but will result be a coalition of chaos'?

Birmingham's local elections face fragmentation with no party expected to win a majority, amid Labour's declining dominance and various candidate challenges.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Air pollution making people in UK get long-term illnesses earlier, study finds

Air pollution in the UK is causing earlier onset of long-term illnesses, with some conditions appearing over two years earlier than they would otherwise.
#london-elections
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

What you need to know as Kensington and Chelsea heads into local elections

Labour holds 21 of 32 councils in London, while Conservatives maintain a stronghold in Kensington and Chelsea despite recent electoral shifts.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

What you need to know as Kensington and Chelsea heads into local elections

Labour holds 21 of 32 councils in London, while Conservatives maintain a stronghold in Kensington and Chelsea despite recent electoral shifts.
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

A decade on from Brexit, Britain still flounders without a place in the world | Letters

Brexit has left the UK divided and unhappy, with both supporters and opponents feeling unfulfilled and uncertain about the future.
#nhs
Healthcare
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

Sarwar puts NHS at heart of Scottish Labour's election pitch

Improving the NHS is the central focus of Scottish Labour's campaign ahead of the Holyrood election.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Voting for populist parties in local polls will put NHS at risk, says Streeting

Voting for populist parties in upcoming elections could jeopardize the NHS, according to Wes Streeting.
Healthcare
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

Sarwar puts NHS at heart of Scottish Labour's election pitch

Improving the NHS is the central focus of Scottish Labour's campaign ahead of the Holyrood election.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Voting for populist parties in local polls will put NHS at risk, says Streeting

Voting for populist parties in upcoming elections could jeopardize the NHS, according to Wes Streeting.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 hours ago

Mandelson saga is a messy palaver - and the questions continue to swirl

The Lord Mandelson saga has caused significant turmoil for the prime minister, revealing internal conflicts over vetting processes and public accountability.
London
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

What you need to know as Hounslow heads into local elections

Hounslow is a diverse London borough with rich history, notable landmarks, and extensive transport links.
#green-party
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Parties urged to act over candidates' racist posts

Both the Green Party and Reform UK face pressure to sever ties with candidates who made racist and offensive online posts.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Parties urged to act over candidates' racist posts

Both the Green Party and Reform UK face pressure to sever ties with candidates who made racist and offensive online posts.
#havering
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Reform UK seeks breakthrough in fragmented Havering Council

Havering's political landscape is complex, with no single party in control and ongoing financial challenges.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Reform UK seeks breakthrough in fragmented Havering Council

Havering's political landscape is complex, with no single party in control and ongoing financial challenges.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Ex-Tory and Labour councillor Richard Bingley joins Reform for May elections

Richard Bingley has switched political parties multiple times, now representing Reform after a controversial tenure in local politics and a history of activism.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

'Broken lift is affecting my mental health'

Disabled residents in a Camden block face mental health issues due to a broken lift, affecting their mobility and access to essential services.
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Lib Dems call for GP guarantee on new housing developments

"Too often new developments don't come with the services and infrastructure they need. Our policy would get new or expanded GP surgeries up and running to serve new developments, right from the moment the first homes are sold."
UK politics
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

London has fallen to crime and feral youth? Rubbish | Letters

Young people's presence is often misinterpreted as a threat, leading to moral panic and calls for control rather than understanding.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Reform or Plaid? Whichever way Welsh voters go, the country will be utterly transformed | Will Hayward

Wales faces significant political change with potential leadership by Plaid Cymru or Reform, marking a historic shift from Welsh Labour's dominance.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Lib Dems 'local champions who get things done'

Sir Ed Davey expresses confidence in the Liberal Democrats' chances of gaining more councillors in London elections.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Reform's Scottish leader defends Labour deal claim

Reform UK's Scottish leader claims Anas Sarwar suggested collaboration against the SNP, while Sarwar denies the claim, calling it a desperate lie.
#reproductive-rights
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days ago

Labour falls into fourth place behind Greens weeks before crunch local elections

The Independent provides critical journalism on key issues without paywalls, relying on donations to support its reporting efforts.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

Councils slammed as hundreds of employees found to earn more than the Prime Minister

The Independent provides accessible journalism on critical issues like reproductive rights and local government salaries without paywalls.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days ago

Labour falls into fourth place behind Greens weeks before crunch local elections

The Independent provides critical journalism on key issues without paywalls, relying on donations to support its reporting efforts.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

Councils slammed as hundreds of employees found to earn more than the Prime Minister

The Independent provides accessible journalism on critical issues like reproductive rights and local government salaries without paywalls.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
6 days ago

Hackney mayoral race sees Greens take on Labour

Hackney's mayoral election features Labour's Caroline Woodley and Green's Zoe Garbett, focusing on housing and cost of living concerns.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Scottish Labour leader calls claim he tried to do Reform deal a desperate lie'

Anas Sarwar rejected claims of a deal with Reform UK to block the SNP, labeling them as desperate lies.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

Welsh Liberal Democrats to unveil manifesto for next Senedd election

Jane Dodds has promised to protect the NHS by investing 300m in social care, extra help for childcare, and to ensure that 'not a penny' is spent on moves towards Wales leaving the United Kingdom.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

Austerity-era benefit cuts plunged nearly a quarter' of children into poverty

Austerity measures in Britain have led to a significant increase in long-term childhood poverty, affecting nearly a quarter of children born since 2010.
#uk-politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago
UK politics

By-election defeat shows chasm' between politicians and voters, Burnham says

Andy Burnham attributes Labour's defeat in the Gorton and Denton by-election to a disconnect between Westminster politics and ordinary people's priorities.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Starmer's deputy tells him be more like Andy Burnham' as he fights to survive as PM

Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell urges Prime Minister Keir Starmer to learn from popular Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and include him in leadership decisions following a damaging by-election loss.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Starmer's deputy tells him be more like Andy Burnham' as he fights to survive as PM

Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell urges Prime Minister Keir Starmer to learn from popular Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and include him in leadership decisions following a damaging by-election loss.
#journalism-funding
#labour-party
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Labour failing to live up to ambition to overhaul public services, analysis finds

Keir Starmer's public service reform is failing to decentralize power from Whitehall to local areas, according to the Institute for Government.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Andy Burnham says government would do well to listen' to Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner warns Labour's survival is at stake and criticizes Keir Starmer's government direction, with Andy Burnham publicly backing her criticism as the party faces declining support and potential local election losses.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Give mayors more powers to tackle youth unemployment crisis, says Alan Milburn

Mayors need greater powers to address youth unemployment crisis concentrated in northern England and Midlands to prevent long-term regional economic scarring.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Andy Burnham criticises bankruptcy' of Labour approach to campaigning

Andy Burnham criticizes Labour's campaigning approach as ineffective at connecting with non-Labour and progressive voters, following the party's loss of the previously safe Gorton and Denton seat.
#keir-starmer
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Can Andy Burnham calm the anger in a Manchester seat Labour fears losing?

A Gorton and Denton byelection, triggered by Andrew Gwynne's resignation, could enable Andy Burnham's return; risks Labour losing to Reform, Greens, or a pro-Gaza candidate.
#gorton-and-denton-by-election
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Labour MPs divided over potential Andy Burnham return

Andy Burnham could seek to return to Parliament via the Gorton and Denton by-election, but Labour's NEC and MPs are divided over allowing his candidacy.
#labour-leadership
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Why is Andy Burnham such a threat to Keir Starmer? Everyone likes him | Zoe Williams

Labour contenders must master minute party rules while accepting that traditional rule-based protections for leaders have effectively broken down.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

It's Andy Burnham, the man who could be king. Will he, won't he are we really still watching this movie? | Marina Hyde

We somehow have to make this more fun than immersing ourselves in the remorselessly petty mathematical dynamics of Labour's National Executive Committee. So here goes: movie-wise, before Pirates of Caribbean, Johnny Depp used to embody a desirable scarcity model. As a cultural asset he was high-prestige, low-supply, and every rudderless director thought that if only the mysterious Johnny was at the helm of their project, then everything would be rosy.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Andy Burnham says insiders at Westminster don't get licence to lie' after byelection row

Andy Burnham condemned Westminster briefing culture and vowed to call out public officials who lie, criticizing anonymous Downing Street briefings and denial from No 10.
#labour-nec
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Decision day for Labour on whether Burnham can stand as MP

Labour's national executive committee will decide whether to allow Andy Burnham to stand in a by-election amid concerns he could mount a leadership challenge to Sir Keir Starmer.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

MP expected to step down potentially paving way for Burnham's return

Andrew Gwynne is likely to stand down as MP, potentially enabling Andy Burnham to seek a Commons return and challenge Keir Starmer.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

North of England 2040? Andy Burnham backs plan for multi-city Olympics bid

Northern leaders propose a multi-city 2040 Olympic and Paralympic bid to regenerate the north, rebalance the economy, and redistribute major sporting events.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

With Burnham blocked, Labour's attention turns back to Angela Rayner

Starmer's former number two and housing secretary has been quietly loyal since she resigned as a minister nearly five months ago after what she said was the inadvertent underpayment of stamp duty on a flat in Hove. Rayner has resurfaced on occasions to try to nudge policy in areas she views as her legacies, notably by holding ministerial feet to the fire on workers' rights legislation, and through some lobbying on the just-announced reforms to the leasehold system.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Quietly, subtly, the outsider': Andy Burnham's dress sense decoded

Andy Burnham adopts an all-black, casual, workwear-inflected style to signal distance from Westminster and align with practical, Mancunian, nonconformist politics.
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