Andy Burnham
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RAF Fairford live updates: Iran rejects any link to airbase arrests as police say those held are UK nationals from London
The counter terror police say the investigation has led to multiple lines of new enquiry
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Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hope
Chancellor tells Labour conference it’s ‘not progressive’ to fail to balance books amid rising welfare bill as borrowing costs climb to record high
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UK’s future lies in deeper partnership with EU, Miliband says
The foreign secretary said Europe is ‘not just our geography but so much more’
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The tax changes coming into effect from October 1
Most are set to see savings from next month – but some could lose out
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Healey tells party conference that money New Labour had in 1990s ‘is simply not there now’ – UK politics live
Chancellor blames austerity, Brexit and Truss’s mini-budget for current poor levels of growth compared to under his predecessor, Gordon Brown
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Healey sets out plan for ‘new age of industrialisation’ to boost economy
Chancellor John Healey used his Labour Party conference speech to try to revive confidence in the UK economy.
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UK households are being urged to stock up on nine items. Here’s what to buy
Wes Streeting is urging the public to prepare for extreme weather, cyber attacks, and war
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Tensions flare over devolution as police leaders send shock letter to Prime Minister
A political tinderbox is threatening to catch fire in Hull and East Yorkshire after the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner sent Prime Minister Andy Burnham a hard-hitting letter criticising the direction of devolution.
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Scrap state pension triple lock to fund social care, Burnham told
The state pension will rise nearly £500 next year
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Majority of Britons say government only protects free speech it agrees with
A survey commissioned by the human rights organisation Liberty and conducted by pollsters More in Common found 54 per cent of Britons believe the government only protects speech that it agrees with
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Streeting says farmer who ‘foiled bomb plot’ at RAF base only has ‘partial picture’
Police investigating whether Iran is linked to incident near Gloucestershire base used by US bombers
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Is supporting Everton a life of misery - or celebration?
Is supporting Everton a life of misery, or are there still reasons to celebrate? Chief football writer Phil McNulty seeks the answer.
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King Charles urged to strip NHS boss of OBE after breast cancer scandal
King Charles has been urged to strip an NHS boss of their OBE after doing the same to a Dragon's Den star's MBE.
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Burnham is popular with young people – but more would vote Green, polling reveals
New polling shows young people like the prime minister but do not approve of the Labour government
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New NHS-style social care system could take decades, Dilnot says
Sir Andrew Dilnot, who proposed reforms 15 years ago, says the cost of such a scheme would be "very substantial".
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RAF Fairford: What happened and who is behind the alleged terror plot?
Major incident declared over suspected plot against RAF Fairford, a Gloucestershire airbase used by the United States Air Force
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Sadiq Khan says Andy Burnham must prepare to rejoin EU now
It comes days after Sir Tony Blair said Britain should commit to rejoining the European Union within the next 10 years
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Ed Miliband to acknowledge Labour’s former stance on Palestine fell short
Foreign secretary will tell party’s conference ‘we are not here to accept the status quo but to change it’
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The Prime Minister will have to steel himself if he is to deliver social care reform
The Prime Minister’s pledge to fix social care is to be welcomed. The fact that Andy Burnham has mentioned reform on numerous occasions, including promising to set a “broad direction” of his social care plans in his Labour Party conference speech in Liverpool on Tuesday, is reassuring.
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Avanti West Coast services to be nationalised from March
The move is part of a plan to improve rail infrastructure, cut train delays and improve experiences for passengers.
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Protesters disperse after blocking route for loyalist march in Portadown
Talks expected on Monday after Sinn Féin leaders join those on streets opposing decision to allow Orange Order parade for first time since 1998
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Chancellor John Healey to pledge 'new age' of industrialisation with British shipbuilding
Chancellor John Healey is to back a “new age of industrialisation” in British shipbuilding with billions in funding for major projects to strengthen national security.
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Newspaper headlines: 'Iran link to RAF bomb plot' and 'Tax rise talks at No 10'
Almost every front page on Monday is dominated by the what the Telegraph suggests is an "Iran link" to a "bomb plot" at RAF Fairford.
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Healey to pledge ‘new era of industrialisation’ in address to Labour conference
Mr Healey is slated to confirm expanded support for the domestic shipbuilding sector, with major investments targeted at the Royal Navy’s Scottish submarine facility
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Failure to protect free speech could cost Labour votes at next election, says Liberty
Polling for rights group shows issue is concern for voters and many feel recent policies have had negative effect
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Protesters disperse after blocking controversial Orange Order parade
Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant, who returned from the Labour Party conference for talks, urged both sides of the dispute to "double down on compromise".
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John Healey to promise 'new age of industrialisation' for UK in conference speech
The chancellor will unveil policies aimed at boosting British shipbuilding in his speech to Labour's annual conference on Monday.
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My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?
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Avanti West Coast services to be nationalised from March
Nationalisation will be supported by a plan to improve infrastructure, reduce delays and improve passenger experience, the Government said
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Northern Ireland Secretary urges calm amid Drumcree stand-off
Having been linked to major civil unrest during the Troubles, the Drumcree parade has faced a prohibition since 1998
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Five arrested as counter-terror police investigate major incident near RAF Fairford
The men have been detained on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act after three suspicious vehicles were reported to be travelling towards the base.
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‘Don’t squander it’: Can Labour hang on to the Burnham bounce?
Conference delegates grateful ousting Starmer has paid off, but relief tempered by fiscal headwinds ahead
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Video. Northern Ireland: 2,000 protesters block disputed Portadown march
Video. Thousands of protesters blocked a road in Portadown, Northern Ireland, on 27 September, in an attempt to stop an Orange Order parade from entering the mainly Catholic and nationalist Garvaghy Road area.
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Shock energy price data risks Burnham ambitions to fix social care
The prime minister said he would ‘grasp the nettle’ of social care reform in England and put his plans to voters at the next election but new energy prices seen by The Independent risks wrecking his hopes
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Andy Burnham to fight next election with plan for NHS-style care service
PM says he is willing to expend political capital to bring in universal service for England funded by ‘everybody’
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Five arrested on terrorism charges after explosives found near RAF base used by US
Counter-terrorism police investigate whether Iran is behind suspected bomb plot after member of public calls 999 over suspicious vehicles
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What we know about RAF Fairford incident and counter-terror probe
Five men have been arrested as counter-terror police lead an investigation into a major incident near the airbase.
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British celebrities beat AI companies lobbying to get free use of their work. They have a warning for Australia
‘People care about the songs, books and pictures that influence the critical moments in their lives,’ says the architect of the fightback in the UK
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Tense standoff over loyalist march in Portadown as protesters block route
Sinn Féin leaders join those on streets opposing decision to allow Garvaghy Road parade for first time since 1998
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Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay
Airport chiefs say 2035 deadline unachievable with 2039 more likely as critics say delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’
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RAF Fairford: All we know about alleged terror plot as five men arrested near airbase
Major incident declared over suspected plot against RAF Fairford, a Gloucestershire airbase used by the United States Air Force
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Burnham warned he cannot wait until election to start process of rejoining the EU
Stella Creasy, chair of the influential Labour Movement for Europe, has said Mr Burnham only has six months to start taking action ahead of a pro-EU rally at the Labour Party conference
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If social care is the defining issue of the next election Burnham cannot go early
Making the reform of social care the centrepiece of the next Labour manifesto changes everything, as political editor David Maddox explains
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Multiple arrests at pro-Palestine Action protest outside Labour conference
The protest coincided with the start of the Labour Party conference in Liverpool
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Changing UK benefits for young people a ‘moral crusade’, says minister
Pat McFadden urges Labour MPs to back overhauls, amid signs party looking to cut payments for some 16- to 24-year-olds
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Social care reform could mean big risks and big rewards for Burnham
The state of the social care system in England is a topic that's made Andy Burnham angry for decades - but will his plans for reform work?
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Labour conference live: Burnham says UK ‘needs to draw line’ on Brexit
The prime minister said his vision will leave ‘people able to have hope again’
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UK politics live: Burnham says he wants to fight next election on plan for new taxes to pay for free social care in England
PM appears to be anticipating criticism of reforms that he will set out on Tuesday at the Labour party conference
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RAF Fairford: Counter-terror police lead investigation into Explosives Act arrests
Bomb disposal experts are examining a number of vehicles after a major incident was declared near the military airbase, which is also used by the US Air Force
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Burnham to put plan for free national care service to public at next general election
The prime minister said he would ‘grasp the nettle’ of social care reform in England
