Hundreds of hospitality businesses call on Burnham to lower VAT The VAT’s The Problem campaign has called for hospitality VAT to be reduced from 20% to 10%. Evening Standard · Sep 13
Ice cream and deep-fried food banned from UK school dinners in healthy overhaul The new measures, including mandatory high-fibre options like lentils, aim to tackle childhood obesity The Independent UK · Sep 13
Andy Burnham to host entrepreneurs and local mayors at No 10 on Monday Prime minister vows to ‘reindustrialise Britain’ through new partnership with business The Guardian - UK · Sep 13
Scotland Independence Push Hit by Stormont Row as O'Neill Accused of 'Weaponising' First Minister Role Emma Little-Pengelly accuses Michelle O'Neill of 'weaponising' the First Minister role before a Cardiff summit on constitutional change. International Business Times UK · Sep 13
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Leaders Unite To Press Westminster Over Referendum Rights Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland's pro-independence leaders are due to meet in Cardiff to sign a declaration urging Westminster to facilitate votes on their constitutional futures. International Business Times UK · Sep 13
George Osborne calls for UK to rejoin EU customs union The former chancellor said that Brexit has been “a mess” and that Britain’s economy has “gone off a cliff” as a result Evening Standard · Sep 13
Donald Trump doubles down on support for united Ireland US president brushes off Andy Burnham’s opposition to referendum and says he will remove Irish whiskey tariff The Guardian - UK · Sep 13
Holborn by-election a crucial test for Labour and early general election decision IN FULL The Independent UK · Sep 13
Leaders at Celtic summit to affirm right to seek independence from UK Call for ‘constitutional change in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland’ likely to challenge Burnham’s devolution agenda The Guardian - UK · Sep 13
Trump accuses Ukraine of pushing up energy prices while on two-day visit to Ireland US President Donald Trump says Ukraine should stop striking Russian diesel supplies as the impact is harming the global economy. Trump's comments come as he continued his two-day visit to Ireland which blend a bit of high-level meetings with personal leisure. Euronews · Sep 13
Why English devolution is fraught with difficulty Letters: Readers respond to an editorial that argued for more accountability from local authorities in return for greater power The Guardian - UK · Sep 13
The American emperor’s new clothes? Brief letters: Trump’s toga | Reform UK donations | Ben Delo | Word watch | Andy Burnham | The name game The Guardian - UK · Sep 13
Starmer by-election is Burnham’s ‘test run’ for early general election Exclusive: The Holborn and St Pancras by-election is being used as a test to see if Andy Burnham has nullified the threat from the Greens on the left, with leader Zack Polanski running as a candidate, according to Labour sources The Independent UK · Sep 13
A divided Ireland is a result of a lot of pain, yet Trump wades into controversy knowingly, calling unification “a great feather in everybody’s cap” “President Trump is shooting from the hip as usual.” We Got This Covered · Sep 13
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13 How could Reform UK spend its £72m of new billionaire donations? Harborne and Delo’s cash could buy a massive head start in an election, but spending big has possible pitfalls
The Independent UK · Sep 13 Trump says Burnham is a ‘very nice guy’ but ‘on the liberal side’ Trump also reiterated his belief that Burnham intended to approve more drilling in the North Sea
Evening Standard · Sep 13 Trump says Burnham ‘very nice guy’ but ‘on the liberal side’ He described the Prime Minister as ‘liberal’ and hoped he would approve North Sea drilling.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 13 Donald Trump addresses Scottish independence after sparking Irish reunification row US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has addressed Scottish independence as he doubled down on his comments supporting Irish unity ...
The National (Scotland) · Sep 13 Andy Burnham's top aide in 'corruption' row over secretive arms firm dinner ANDY Burnham’s right-hand man has become embroiled in a “corruption” row over a secretive event he hosted for arms companies.
The Independent UK · Sep 13 Prime Minister Andy Burnham runs Great North Run to fight UK homelessness IN FULL
The Times of India · Sep 13 Is UK heading for a breakup? Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland push for independence Is the UK heading for a breakup? A fresh challenge is emerging as leaders from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland prepare to join forces in a push for greater self-determination and the right to hold independence referendums.
The Independent UK · Sep 13 Labour’s crackdown on Reform donations is a bid to save democracy – and itself ANALYSIS: In being so brazen about trying to remove funding that Nigel Farage’s party has received, Labour opens an entire new Pandora’s box on the issue, as political editor David Maddox reports
Evening Standard · Sep 13 Prime Minister Andy Burnham takes part in the Great North Run The Prime Minister, running to raise money for homelessness charity Changing Lives, crossed the finish line in just under two hours
The National (Scotland) · Sep 13 Devolved leaders to sign self determination declaration at Cardiff summit THE leaders of the UK’s devolved administrations will sign a landmark agreement on Monday aimed at putting pressure on Downing Street to hold…
The National (Scotland) · Sep 13 First Ministers to discuss 'pursuit of different attitude from UK on constitution' THE First Ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will discuss the “pursuit of a different attitude” from the UK Government around the…