Angela Eagle
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UK to draft in military aircraft to fight wildfires, Burnham says
The prime minister is hosting the UK's first wildfire summit to prepare for future blazes after a record summer 2026.
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Burnham urges officials to come up with more radical options for Thames Water
Exclusive: Utility seen as ‘litmus test’ of PM’s promise to bring ‘essentials of life’ under public control
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Manchester City staff invited on government trade trip to India
Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor Bev Craig invited City representative on trade trip organised by business secretary
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Plan unveiled to increase share of land farmed organically in England to 10%
Government says ambition for 2036 will be good for food and climate resilience, but concerns remain over funding
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British government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’
Experts say country does not have plan to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for future shortages
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SFI shortfall on budget ‘could be the final straw’
NFU leaders have warned of a growing divide between Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) “haves” and “have nots” and say missing out on the latest funding window could represent “the final straw” for some producers.
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Burnham’s Brexit pledge means an early election is now far more likely
The prime minister’s pledge to stick to the restrictive red lines of Sir Keir Starmer’s manifesto is simply not sustainable until 2029 – however strongly Andy Burnham denies there will be an early general election, writes political editor David Maddox
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Half a million trees to be planted to tackle weather and 'make Britain wet again’
Over the last century England has lost more than 90 per cent of its wetlands and funding could make ‘Britain wet again’
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Burnham’s top cabinet ministers divided over rejoining EU
Foreign secretary Ed Miliband and home secretary Shabana Mahmood are understood to be on opposing sides of the debate over whether or not the UK should reverse Brexit
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Man arrested in major probe into suspected illegal waste dumping across North East
A 32-year-old man has been arrested over suspected illegal waste dumping at sites in Peterlee and Hartlepool.
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Burnham’s Brexit pledge means an early election is now far more likely
The prime minister’s pledge to stick to the restrictive red lines of Sir Keir Starmer’s manifesto is simply not sustainable until 2029 – however strongly Andy Burnham denies there will be an early general election, writes political editor David Maddox
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Burnham says UK ‘can’t afford another decade of post-Brexit drift’ as he leaves door open to rejoining the EU – UK politics live
The PM says all ‘the options’ being considered and calls for an open debate about the UK’s future relationship with Europe
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Farmers left ‘in despair’ as ‘angry’ MPs hit out at handling of £253m farming fund
North Yorkshire MPs have hit out at the management of a £253m Government farming scheme that ran out of money in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers ‘in despair’.
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All the major policy announcements in Burnham’s Labour conference speech
The prime minister has maintained a focus on the cost of living in his opening months
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'Shambolic' - Government has questions to answer over farming payments
The Government has serious questions to answer over its ‘shambolic’ handling of the rollout of this year’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI26) funding, a senior Conservative has said.
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Farmers left ‘in despair’ as ‘angry’ MPs hit out at handling of £253m fund
North Yorkshire MPs have hit out at the management of a £253m Government farming scheme that ran out of money in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers ‘in despair’. The £253m sustainable farming incentive (SFI) is a Government...
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Our food system is vulnerable to El Niño, warns UK climate minister
Extreme weather could damage harvests worldwide, but the answer is more local food production, not stockpiling, Katie White said in an interview with New Scientist
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Farmers ‘in despair’ as ‘angry’ MPs hit out at handling of £253m SFI farming fund
North Yorkshire MPs have hit out at the management of a £253m Government farming scheme that ran out of money in less than a day, leaving thousands…
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Farmers ‘in despair’ as ‘angry’ MPs hit out at handling of £253m SFI farming fund
North Yorkshire MPs have hit out at the management of a £253m Government farming scheme that ran out of money in less than a day, leaving thousands…
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Green shoots? Burnham cultivates rural links in attempt to ‘build back trust’ with farmers
Ministers have been speaking to farming activists to try to build bridges after tax changes introduced under Starmer soured relations
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UK government wants families to stock up on food. Here’s what to buy
People will be urged to prepare for extreme weather, cyber attacks, and war
