Andy Burnham says it is clear Russia interfered in Brexit referendum PM says he asked question upon entering No 10 but does not reveal who gave him ‘clear answer’ Russia meddled The Guardian - UK · Oct 11
Yes, it’s been a tough week for the Greens: but don’t lose sight of how we’re transforming British politics We must now have unity and a discussion about party democracy. And let me be clear: as leader, I will never tolerate antisemitism, says Zack Polanski, leader of the Green party of England and Wales The Guardian - UK · Oct 11
'UK must play peacemaker in US and Ukraine row', says defence secretary Donald Trump said it was ‘time for Ukraine to get a new president’ after Volodymyr Zelensky criticised the US for buying Russian fuel Evening Standard · Oct 11
UK intelligence 'clear' that Russia meddled in Brexit vote, Andy Burnham says PRIME Minister Andy Burnham has said the UK is “clear” there was Russian interference in the Brexit referendum ... The National (Scotland) · Oct 11
Burnham becomes first PM to confirm Russian interference in Brexit vote Prime minister has left the door open to the UK rejoining the EU The Independent UK · Oct 11
Kemi Badenoch secures poll bounce and warns Tories to prepare for potential pre-Christmas election The Conservatives were up three points in the latest Opinium survey, days after announcing plans to exempt family homes from inheritance tax The Independent UK · Oct 11
Burnham faces questions over push to scrap photo ID voting requirement Ministers reportedly seeking to halve time for Lords scrutiny of voting and donations changes amid election speculation The Guardian - UK · Oct 11
Burnham says it is ‘clear’ Russia interfered in Brexit referendum He said people have not been informed enough of ‘the extent to which people are seeking to disrupt the political process from overseas’. Evening Standard · Oct 11
Labour has got the message – it’s developing nations suffering most from bond market turmoil Just as Brown and Blair did in 2005, Andy Burnham aims to champion debt relief to help developing countries The Guardian - UK · Oct 11
Britain stands behind Zelenskyy, says Streeting after Trump’s call for new leader in Ukraine Defence secretary backs Ukrainian president and says priority is to maintain western unity over Russia conflict The Guardian - UK · Oct 11
Could UK politics return to a two-horse race? Burnham and Badenoch climb in the polls Well-received speeches by Labour PM Andy Burnham and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch have consolidated their support bases Evening Standard · Oct 11
Swinney says he and Sturgeon ‘still friends’ despite election campaign criticism The Scottish First Minister was also asked about efforts to recoup the money embezzled from the SNP by Peter Murrell. Evening Standard · Oct 11
The National (Scotland) · Oct 11 John Swinney clashes with BBC's Laura Kuenssberg over pension row JOHN Swinney has fiercely denied allegations that he misled the Scottish Parliament after saying pensioners will lose their pensions after the UK Government decided to end the triple lock in a fiery exchange with Laura Kuenssberg ...
Evening Standard · Oct 11 OPINION - Why is Gen Z so obsessed with New Labour? When Tony Blair declared that he wanted Britain to be “a young country again” during his 1995 Labour Party conference speech, he had no idea that his words would eventually be cut, stitched and repurposed for a TikTok — complete with lo-fi Arial subtitles and Be My Baby by The…
The National (Scotland) · Oct 11 Is SNP's refusal to sit in House of Lords an 'Achilles Heel' for independence? SCOTTISH Green co-leader Gillian Mackay has dismissed SNP grandee Ian Blackford’s claim that the lack of pro-independence figures in the House of Lords is an “Achilles heel” for the Yes movement ...
The National (Scotland) · Oct 11 Scottish Government urged to regulate 'insane' Glasgow buses BUS franchising, integrated ticketin, and a proposed regional council could revitalise bus services “nobody’s proud of”, bus campaigners have argued amid a key transport policy anniversary.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 11 Ukraine war briefing: Trump and Zelenskyy’s public tussle over Russian fuel deal worsens Zelenskyy has ‘support of the people’, says Ukraine’s foreign minister after Trump calls for ‘new leader’. What we know on day 1,691
The Independent UK · Oct 10 Labour voters overwhelmingly want Andy Burnham to commit to rejoining the EU, poll shows Exclusive: New 10-year plan for re-entry to the European Union in 2036 being put to the prime minister
The National (Scotland) · Oct 10 SNP MP Lara Bird outs UK comedian as 'secretly pro-Scottish independence' SNP MP Lara Bird has outed a UK comedian as a secret “pro-independence Scottish nationalist” during a debate about the country’s right to decide its constitutional future ...
The Independent UK · Oct 10 M&S boss tells Healey to ‘take the handcuffs off Britain’ weeks before Burnham’s first Budget Stuart Machin urged John Healey to undo the ‘disastrous’ decisions made in Labour’s previous two Budgets
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10 ‘If voters aren’t better off by the next election, we’re screwed’: Labour insiders voice fears over budget Some say party risks ‘looking twee’ by focusing on small fixes amid growing nervousness that budget lacks ambition
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10 Create new pre-apprenticeship scheme to close youth unemployment gap, says Milburn Exclusive: Former minister’s review warns that dramatic action is needed over huge drop in youth apprenticeship starts