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The Guardian Politics27 Jul 2026

PM urged to uphold climate pledges made as mayor and ban new North Sea oil drilling

Experts who helped Burnham draw up Manchester carbon neutral pledge say backtracking would send wrong message amid wildfires and heatwaves Europe wildfires – latest updates Leading climate scientists who created Greater Manchester’s carbon neutral by 2038 commitment are urging Andy Burnham to unequivocally reject new drilling in the North Sea. In a letter to the prime minister they said he, as mayor of Greater Manchester, had unveiled one of the UK’s most ambitious local climate programmes tha

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The Guardian Politics26 Jul 2026

Every new home should have air conditioning, say Liberal Democrats

Exclusive: Party says UK housing stock is ‘woefully unprepared’ for extreme heat and government must set new rules for builders All new UK homes should be built with air conditioning to cope with the effects of the climate crisis, according to the Liberal Democrats. The party says that British homes are dangerously unsuited to rising temperatures, meaning passive cooling measures such as planting more trees in residential areas are necessary. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics26 Jul 2026

Ed Miliband indicates development and climate will be at heart of UK foreign policy

Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender Britain’s foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, is to indicate he will put the climate crisis and overseas development at the heart of UK international relations by taking up the country’s seat on the board at the World Bank. The position, which is usually delegated to a junior minister, means Miliband will play an active role in shaping the changes to the World Bank that developing countr

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Express Politics26 Jul 2026

Green party councillor slammed for 'taxpayer-funded heroin van' to help drug addicts

Green Bristol councillor Cara Lavan spent months pressing council officials to develop a mobile unit that would allow addicts to inject illegal drugs.

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The Guardian Politics26 Jul 2026

‘This is the dream job’: Labour’s Bev Craig on the battle to be Manchester mayor

Polling puts close Burnham ally in lead as she aims to defeat Reform and draw back support from revitalised Greens Bev Craig was mid-squat at the gym when she was recognised for the first time as the prospective heir to Andy Burnham’s throne. Until recently, the Manchester city council leader could happily have gone about her workout in peace. But all that changed when Burnham, who DJ’ed at her 40th birthday party last year, won the Makerfield byelection and set up another big electoral contest

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The Guardian Politics25 Jul 2026

New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in sea

Exclusive: Blunder at Rosebank, UK’s biggest undeveloped oilfield, comes as government considers granting licence Production at Britain’s biggest undeveloped oil and gasfield could be delayed for months after equipment from a rig was accidentally dropped in the North Sea, the Guardian can reveal. Andy Burnham’s new government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow oil to be retrieved from the Rosebank site despite opposition from climate campaigners and some Labour MPs. Contin

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BBC Politics24 Jul 2026

Green-led council 'won't assist immigration raids'

Lewisham has become the first council in the UK to refuse to assist Home Office immigration raids.

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BBC Politics24 Jul 2026

Green-led council 'won't assist immigration raids'

Lewisham has become the first council in the UK to refuse to assist Home Office immigration raids.

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Express Politics24 Jul 2026

Outrage as Greens plan to twin Greater Manchester with Ramallah

The Greens are accused of pursuing 'divisive sectarian politics' in a city which last year saw a terror attack on a synagogue

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The Guardian Politics23 Jul 2026

Who is Miatta Fahnbulleh, the radical-thinking new UK energy secretary?

Selection of economist formerly at helm of green thinktank marks continuation of decarbonising Miliband era In her first 48 hours as energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh was left in no doubt about the thorny policy decision at the top of her in-tray. Protesters from Fossil Free London met her outside her new offices dressed as firefighters holding placards reading: “We’re already putting out fires, don’t start new ones.” The MP for Peckham – a radical economist who is outspoken about the climate

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Express Politics23 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham's new net zero secretary called for tax to stop people flying

The new Energy Secretary backed a levy for frequent flyers when she was the head of a think tank

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Guido Fawkes23 Jul 2026

Chief Treasury Secretary Refuses to Say How Business Rates Cut Will be Funded

Demoted former Environment Secretary – now Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Emma Reynolds has refused to say how Andy Burnham’s 20% pub & club business rates cut will be funded. Promises first – it’s Starmerite really… She told Sky News: “Obviously, I’m well into the numbers. I’m not going to give you all the…

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