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Andy Burnham to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid extreme heat

PM touts ban on disposable barbecues as areas hit by wildfires – but some Labour MPs will be hoping for more ambitious ideas to tackle crisis UK heatwave live – latest updates Andy Burnham will chair an emergency Cobra meeting in response to extreme heat, which has caused wildfires and plunged many parts of Britain into drought. The prime minister will meet ministers, officials and agencies as high temperatures continue across the UK, with temperatures of 33C forecast on Wednesday and up to 38

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In Brazil and elsewhere, leaders raise concerns over alleged election meddling by the US.

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In Brazil and elsewhere, leaders raise concerns over alleged election meddling by the US.

Probation chief says he’s ‘not fully confident’ service will cope with early prisoner releases – UK politics live

Martin Jones expresses concern scheme will increase pressure on probation service as Burnham addresses controversy over PC Harper’s killers Good morning. Andy Burnham is chairing a meeting of the government’s Cobra emergency committee this afternoon to discuss the heatwave and the climate crisis. About time too, some people will say. One of them is Zack Polanski, the Green party leader, who has been calling for this and who posted this on social media in response. Good. Now we need action. Tax f

Nigel Farage and Count Binface: a visual guide to their electoral careers

Farage was elected to EU parliament five times before becoming Clacton MP, while Binface has been less successful – so far Nigel Farage has been standing in British elections since 1994, when he narrowly beat Screaming Lord Sutch of the Monster Raving Loony party into fourth place in a Commons byelection. He was elected five times to the European parliament before achieving his goal of abolishing his seat. Finally, after 30 years of trying, he was elected to the Commons as member for Clacton in

Nigel Farage looks trapped and rattled - now the nationalist tide can be turned | Rafael Behr

There are more votes in tolerance and decency than in toxic division. It doesn’t take a great leap of political courage to fight back against Reform Nigel Farage can be confident of victory against a man posing as an ennobled space traveller with a dustbin on his head. At least, in Clacton he can. The refusal of major parties to contest this week’s byelection sets the bar low. But even if the competition were more serious than Count Binface, the Reform UK leader would be the favourite to win on

Could Clacton bin off Nigel Farage? – podcast

Farage has taken a high risk gamble by resigning and forcing a byelection in his constituency. Nosheen Iqbal heads to Clacton to find out how voters feel Clacton was once a seaside jewel on England’s east coast. But these days there’s another story that’s told about this town. Clacton is one of the poorest, oldest and whitest places in the UK. People here have a life expectancy that is 18 years lower than those living in wealthier parts of Essex. Almost half the working-age population doesn’t ha

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Burnham faces unpopularity test over prisons dilemma

The early release conundrum has given the new PM his first taste of tricky political decision-making.

Burnham faces unpopularity test over prisons dilemma

The early release conundrum has given the new PM his first taste of tricky political decision-making.

Nicola Jennings on a partial solar eclipse on the eve of the Clacton byelection – cartoon

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Government Hires for Propriety Chief After Leaving Post Vacant for a Year

The Director General for Propriety and Constitution Group post has been vacant for a year. The government is only now bothering to fill it… The Cabinet Office are advertising for a “Director General, Propriety and Constitution.” Cabinet Secretary Antonia Romeo says she is “seeking an individual with an outstanding record of leadership, with good judgement and…