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No More High‑Speed Rail for the North: Reform UK's Tice Announces Cutbacks For Northern Rail

Richard Tice announces Reform UK cutbacks to Northern Powerhouse Rail on 8 September 2025; critics like Andy Burnham decry second-class north; focus on voter needs over vanity projects

International Business Times UK

Reform UK would axe any high-speed northern rail schemes, says Richard Tice

Deputy leader tells firms considering bidding for contracts to ‘not bother’ as party would spend on what ‘country needs more’

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Tory Brexit minister Lord Frost rejects party’s claims over Europe-wide customs scheme – as it happened

Frost says joining PEM scheme would not undermine Brexit after Priti Patel claims such a move would be a ‘betrayal’

The Guardian - UK

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UK extremism approach should be based on behaviours, not ideologies – report

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said in August she had directed the Home Office to conduct a ‘rapid analytical sprint on extremism’.

Evening Standard

HS2 ‘doomed from the start’, says former government transport advisor

Andrew Gilligan blamed dishonest project management for the ‘train wreck’

The Independent UK

Andrew Gilligan: ex-Johnson adviser said to have Sunak’s ear on HS2

Former BBC journalist who has a gift for persuasion has reportedly always been 100% opposed to rail project

The Guardian - UK

The most controversial British scandals of the 21st century

Prince William has paid tribute to the Windrush generation on the 75th anniversary of their arrival in Britain – and five years after their treatment by the Home Office was the subject of a scandal whose repercussions are still being felt.

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Whitewash: The David Kelly saga that ended in tragedy and tarnished New Labour forever

It was set up to examine the weapons expert’s death, but the Hutton Inquiry is remembered for a ferocious battle between the government and the BBC, Andrew Grice reports

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson tipped to make sensational bid to return as UK Prime Minister in 'national interest'

Mr Johnson missed a key vote on keeping Liz Truss in a job last night because he is on holiday in the Caribbean

Irish Mirror

Boris Johnson expected to make sensational bid to return as PM 2 months after ousting

The shamed former premier could be back in Downing Street less than two months after he was ousted over a string of scandals if he goes through with a bid to stand

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson misses vote on Liz Truss's survival because he's on holiday in Caribbean

'He’s in the Caribbean, so I think he’s probably enjoying himself quite a lot', a pal of the former Prime Minister said - while Liz Truss's government appears to be in collapse

Daily Mirror

Strictly delights and Mrs Brown’s Boys divides: 100 years of the BBC, part nine

Amid the horrific ‘sexed up’ scandal, the corporation scores big hits with Strictly, Bake Off and The Thick of It, a foul-mouthed widow causes a crisis – and the Queen’s favourite show comes to light

The Guardian - UK

Why Grant Shapps is really calling for cyclists to wear number-plates

Analysis: There is more than meets the eye to the transport secretary’s proposals

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps under fire for bizarre videos and ‘zero interest’ in railways

Transport secretary’s unusual interventions raise eyebrows as well as questions over his commitment to the day job

The Guardian - UK

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