Londoners 'underpaying £3.1bn of property tax' as huge council bill hikes loom The Resolution Foundation urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to use the Budget to raise London bills further Evening Standard · Sep 24
France says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK ‘If you’re not in the internal market, you don’t get the same protection,’ says French minister of policy designed to curb Chinese competition The Guardian - UK · Sep 24
Alcohol in the stands would spoil football Brief letters: Andy Burnham’s own goal | Investigating failure | Hedgehog-flavoured crisps | Crisp festival | Sitting prone The Guardian - UK · Sep 24
Does a new MRP poll hint at an SNP-Labour alliance? John Curtice reacts John Curtice has given his verdict after a new poll showed Labour failing to reach a majority in Westminster The National (Scotland) · Sep 24
Trust me Mr Burnham – no woman wants to see more pints being drunk at football matches LET’S UNPACK THAT : The Prime Minister might believe the ban on drinking in the stands at men’s football matches is unfair – but what’s more unfair is women bearing the brunt of men’s drunken behaviour in the stands and at home, says Lydia Spencer-Elliott The Independent UK · Sep 24
Sadiq Khan lays out three demands for Burnham's Budget Mayor of London lists his demands for the capital ahead of Andy Burnham’s first Budget as Prime Minister Evening Standard · Sep 24
Pints and points: the arguments for and against booze at football matches In today’s Football Daily: Tin, carpe diem for CR7 and happy birthday, Ally McCoist The Guardian - UK · Sep 24
Richard Branson joins call from Tony Blair think tank for Britain to rejoin EU The Virgin Group founder compared Brexit to ‘swapping an F1 car for a hatchback’. Evening Standard · Sep 24
Londoners should pay up to £950 more a year to fix council tax, Burnham told Some households in London would pay £950 more a year under the plans The Independent UK · Sep 24
Government to ‘push further and harder’ after 781 cross Channel in one day The tally for Wednesday came in the same week as two boats arrived in Britain undetected. The Independent UK · Sep 24
Channel crossings: Home Office records 781 arrivals in a day It comes after two boats landed undetected on British shores in two days this week. Evening Standard · Sep 24
Greens to win zero MPs in London as Labour gets 'Burnham bounce', says mega poll YouGov MRP poll is bad news for the Greens who had previously been tipped to win as many as 21 seats in London Evening Standard · Sep 24
Far-right UK activist arrested after migrant dinghy slashed in the English Channel A far-right activist has been arrested for allegedly slashing a dinghy in the English Channel The Independent UK · Sep 24
Education Secretary insists new vocational GCSEs are not ‘dumbing down’ system Subjects offered to 14-year-olds could include business management and finance, child development, and building and construction. Evening Standard · Sep 24
The Independent UK · Sep 24 Britain’s pro-Brexit parties are becoming increasingly irrelevant ANALYSIS: The YouGov MRP poll points to a leftwing coalition and an end to Brexit Britain – and all the Tories and Reform can do is blame each other from the sidelines, writes political editor David Maddox
The Independent UK · Sep 24 Burnham ally warns PM over bringing back drinking in football stands Burnham has called for a ban on fans drinking in football stands to be repealed
Evening Standard · Sep 24 Lifting alcohol ban in football stands could put good behaviour at risk – Powell Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the ban on football fans drinking in the stands during matches is outdated.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24 From idealists to struggling sceptics: how Labour’s majority depends on five progressive voter types – in charts Analysis reveals groups with sharply contrasting priorities – and who has drifted the most from Labour towards Greens and Reform
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24 Tactical voting at next election could push Reform into fourth place, poll finds Polling suggests Andy Burnham is attracting progressives back to Labour, motivated by desire to stop Nigel Farage
International Business Times UK · Sep 24 Andy Burnham Unveils New UK Centre to Fight 'Poisonous Tide' of Disinformation and Deepfakes Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ordered work on a new centre to counter foreign disinformation and deepfakes, warning that AI could amplify hostile campaigns against democratic societies.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 24 Tony Blair think tank says UK should ‘rejoin EU within a decade' THE UK should commit to rejoining the European Union within a decade, according to the think tank chaired by Sir Tony Blair, as the former Labour…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24 Londoners get £3bn a year subsidy because structure of council tax biased against north, says thinktank – as it happened Resolution Foundation says households outside London are paying hundreds of pounds a year more in council tax than they would be under a fair system
The Independent UK · Sep 24 Britain set for Rejoin coalition as pressure to reverse Brexit mounts, new polls suggest Reform UK slide from first place to third in latest YouGov MRP polling – with the UK headed for a hung parliament dominated by centre left anti-Brexit parties
The Independent UK · Sep 24 Tony Blair: Burnham should ditch Starmer’s strategy and back rejoining EU IN FULL
Evening Standard · Sep 24 Burnham wants ban on alcohol in the stands at football matches to be repealed Andy Burnham said the legislation was from a different era and discriminated against football fans while supporters of other sports could drink.