UK offers £5m to Nepal following devastating flash floods Andy Burnham said an offer had also been made for emergency responders to head to the region. Evening Standard · Aug 27
Russia says it could hit UK military targets over supply of missile technology to Ukraine – as it happened Kremlin threatens British targets inside and outside Ukraine and says UK and France bear ‘direct responsibility’ for Ukrainian strikes on Russia The Guardian - UK · Aug 27
Jobs crisis London: Young people excel in education but struggle to find work, new report reveals Bosses partly blame the lack of jobs on tax rises imposed by Rachel Reeves Evening Standard · Aug 27
Andy Burnham to meet with John Swinney after ignoring Scotland on 'UK tour' ANDY Burnham is set to meet John Swinney at a summit of the UK's devolved governments after facing criticism for completely avoiding Scotland… The National (Scotland) · Aug 27
Andy Burnham Heads for First Trump Meeting With North Sea Oil in Focus British PM Andy Burnham may meet US President Trump in New York, discussing Ukraine, North Sea oil, and international security. The meeting coincides with the UN General Assembly. International Business Times UK · Aug 27
Thursday briefing: Will the government reform the system to bring down our energy bills? In today’s newsletter: As UK households face another price‑cap rise, experts warn that years of political drift have left us with one of Europe’s most expensive power systems, but the tools to fix it already exist The Guardian - UK · Aug 27
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow warns UK ‘playing with fire’ over plans to help Kyiv produce missiles Andy Burnham says UK will share technology with Ukraine to produce Storm Shadow missiles domestically The Independent UK · Aug 27
Does Nigel Farage know what people really think of him? I do – and he won’t like it An anti-Farage army of voters is there to be galvanised, as exclusive data shows. But getting them out will be tricky, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty The Guardian - UK · Aug 27
Scottish voters back independence and more powers for Holyrood in stunning new poll SCOTLAND would vote to become independent if a fresh referendum were held tomorrow – and the vast majority of the country thinks more powers… The National (Scotland) · Aug 27
Wes Streeting says people ‘cannot cope’ with gay man leading UK armed forces The former health secretary said he had received an ‘unbelievable volume’ of homophobic abuse since being appointed to the new role The Independent UK · Aug 26
Burnham urged to rein in Big Tech over child harm after Meta’s $17bn bombshell settlement Rowan Ferguson, of the Molly Rose Foundation, which campaigns to prevent young people being harmed by online content, called on the UK government to be ‘brave, bold and decisive in ways it hasn’t been before’ The Independent UK · Aug 26
PC Andrew Harper’s killers ‘to be excluded from early release scheme’ Those convicted of a certain type of manslaughter will no longer be eligible for early release, including Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole The Independent UK · Aug 26
Pc Harper’s killers to be excluded from early release scheme – reports Those convicted of a certain type of manslaughter will no longer be eligible for early release, according to The Telegraph. Evening Standard · Aug 26
Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour The Guardian - UK · Aug 26
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26 The Guardian view on electoral reform: don’t wait for a crisis to fix a broken system Editorial: In an era of multiparty politics, first past the post risks generating perverse outcomes that delegitimise the democratic process
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26 No more UK energy bills support likely before price cap rise Andy Burnham stops short of pledging further help as gas and electricity prices due to increase by 4% in October
The National (Scotland) · Aug 26 How Andy Burnham showed us he is 'PM of England' before even entering No 10 IT appears that the Prime Minister was misleading voters before even entering No 10 ...
The Independent UK · Aug 26 ‘I’ve prepped for a catastrophic solar flare with 250 days of tinned food and rations – and you should too’ IN DEPTH: As Andy Burnham’s government looks to tell more Britons to prepare for disasters, Alex Ross speaks to those inside the ‘prepper’ community who are already well equipped for a full-scale national emergency
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26 Andy Burnham should rip up our undemocratic first past the post system – even if some in Labour disagree Rearguard reactionaries may try to block the idea of a national commission into proportional representation, but we should want more not less democracy, says Neal Lawson, director of Compass
The Independent UK · Aug 26 Labour urged to find way to halt early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers IN FULL
Evening Standard · Aug 26 Andy Burnham faces growing calls from Left to hit London with new homes tax up to £7.5bn Hundreds of thousands of Londoners could be left paying up to £1,200 more a year under the controversial reforms
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26 Pubs, bars and hotels report ‘Burnham bounce’ in optimism but call for further tax relief Sentiment in hospitality and brewing sectors more positive since business rates action, trade bodies’ survey finds
The Independent UK · Aug 26 Just 4% of homes built under Labour’s council housing ‘comeback’ will be council-owned. ‘It’s a con’ Exclusive: Labour’s new council housebuilding drive has been called a ‘con’ as new figures show only a small proportion will actually be built by councils
The Conversation · Aug 26 It’s not just rough sleeping – Andy Burnham’s housing plans need to include the ‘hidden homeless’ Andy Burnham has placed housing inequality, council house building and eradicating rough sleeping at the top of his priority list as prime minister. He has now announced plans to get rough sleepers in England into accommodation by Christmas.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 26 How one key change has masked the true rise in the Ofgem energy price cap A CHANGE in how the UK energy price cap is calculated has masked the cost increase facing billpayers ...