Burnham to meet German chancellor in Berlin today – what they are set to discuss IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 8
What time is the Holborn and St Pancras by-election announced? Counting has started following the closure of polls at 10pm The Independent UK · Oct 8
Bankers being hired for £3m to tell Government if economic case for Heathrow third runway stacks up Ministers have also admitted that taxpayers could be left footing a bill for the £49 billion expansion of the west London airport Evening Standard · Oct 8
UK’s exclusion from ‘Made in EU’ scheme would ‘weaken’ Europe, minister warns Hamish Falconer, the UK’s chief negotiator with Brussels, warns that excluding Britain from the EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ industrial policy risks fracturing the common industrial base and making Europe ‘weaker’. Euronews · Oct 8
UK welcome to rejoin EU ‘anytime’, French finance minister says as Burnham visits Berlin The prime minister’s trip comes amid an intelligence scandal that has rocked Germany The Independent UK · Oct 8
Holborn and St Pancras by-election underway as Andy Burnham faces major test IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 8
Holborn and St Pancras by-election live: Zack Polanski must resign, says Jewish Greens chief after Labour win It comes as Zack Polanski loses to Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali in Holborn and St Pancras by-election The Independent UK · Oct 8
Holborn and St Pancras by-election LIVE: Zack Polanski urged to resign amid poll defeat and 'Zionism is racism' storm Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali hails north London poll win as victory for diversity and ‘hope’ Evening Standard · Oct 8
Voting opens in high-stakes Holborn and St Pancras byelection Zack Polanski has led energetic campaign for the Greens, while Labour will hope to hold on to Starmer’s old seat The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
Burnham to visit Berlin for talks with Merz and to launch security partnership The UK and Germany will vow to work together to counter sabotage, cyber attacks and other hybrid threats. Evening Standard · Oct 8
Celebrities make emotional appeals to demand Andy Burnham address end-of-life care IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 8
Stockpile food – and wash your hands: is that really how to prepare for environmental catastrophe? The UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisis, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
Benjamin Netanyahu Uses Lego Video To Mark 7 Oct Attack as World Leaders Pay Tribute to Victims World leaders marked three years since the 7 October Hamas attack with tributes to victims, memorial events and renewed calls for a ceasefire and two-state solution. International Business Times UK · Oct 8
Andy Burnham issues last minute appeal to Holborn by-election voters as Zack Polanski claims contest ‘close’ Voters go to the polls today as candidates fight to replace Sir Keir Starmer as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras Evening Standard · Oct 7
The Independent UK · Oct 7 UK households left thousands of pounds worse off due to cost-of-living crisis, study finds Had inflation been at normal levels over this period, the average household would be £2,900 better off than they currently are
The Independent UK · Oct 7 Michael Palin and Alison Steadman among celebrities urging Andy Burnham to fix palliative care Marie Curie said its research has shown nearly one in three people in England die without adequate care and support
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7 Burnham, take note: water shareholders have their uses – they can be squeezed for cash Owner of South West Water, Bristol Water and Bournemouth Water is tapping its investors for £550m after sewage spills
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7 Beware rightwing economic myths such as ‘maxing out the nation’s credit card’ Letters: Readers respond to an article in which Larry Elliott argues that Andy Burnham must challenge neoliberal nostrums
The Independent UK · Oct 7 Healey under pressure from Labour MPs to hit billionaires with private jet tax The Independent has seen a cross party letter from 40 MPs, including a number of Labour MPs, arguing that the tax is fair and closes a loophole
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7 Labour could oversee worst parliament on record for living standards, study warns Energy and housing costs threaten biggest decline in modern times unless bold action taken, says thinktank
The Independent UK · Oct 7 Police chief warns Burnham against bringing back drinking in football stands Burnham said last month that the ban on drinking in football stands was unfair on fans
Evening Standard · Oct 7 Drinking in stands at football a bad idea, national police lead says Mr Roberts, a Manchester City supporter, said getting a ‘beer shampoo’ when a goal was scored was ‘not conducive to a great afternoon’.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7 Could the UK really rejoin the EU? The big question facing Andy Burnham is not whether Brexit has harmed Britain, but if a rapidly changing Europe will keep the door open if the UK decides it wants back in
Evening Standard · Oct 7 Badenoch vows to scrap inheritance tax on family homes and cut welfare spending The Tory leader promised the party would focus on letting people ‘keep more of what they earn’ if it is returned to power.
The Independent UK · Oct 7 Greens ‘crossed a dangerous line’ with Zionism vote, warns Sir Tony Blair IN FULL