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Conservative Home24 Aug 2026

Matthew Jeffery: Trust me, Trade Unions could become Conservatism’s future allies

History remembers political movements for the future they build, not the battles they keep refighting. Conservatives won the argument about restraining trade union power. The challenge now is to build something new from that victory. The post Matthew Jeffery: Trust me, Trade Unions could become Conservatism’s future allies appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics24 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham's 'bounce' is officially now a slump – honeymoon well and truly over

OPINION - JONATHAN SAXTY: So much for the messiah!

Conservative Home24 Aug 2026

Andrew Griffith: Fixing the broken employment market is a generational imperative

My summer job led to a career in business, followed by a change to enter politics in 2019 because I recognised that both the Conservative party and the country were veering badly off course. We have a responsibility to hand the next generation a better and more prosperous country than the one we lived in. The post Andrew Griffith: Fixing the broken employment market is a generational imperative appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics24 Aug 2026

Burnham to hand long-range missile blueprints to Zelensky as he visits Kyiv

It comes after Moscow warned of "consequences" over the reported use of British drones by Ukraine.

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Conservative Home24 Aug 2026

James Ford: Khan needs to come clean about the London Stadium

On his watch, the public body that should be at least breaking even – and maybe even generating a profit – for Londoners is being systematically run into the ground. The post James Ford: Khan needs to come clean about the London Stadium appeared first on Conservative Home.

The Guardian Politics24 Aug 2026

From welfare to prisons: the challenges for Burnham when MPs return to Commons

PM’s honeymoon period will come to an end as he makes decisions on the budget, welfare, migration and prisons Andy Burnham has enjoyed a month-long honeymoon period since he became prime minister, winning public support with a series of popular but relatively low-cost announcements. They have included cutting VAT on electricity bills, reducing the cost of bus travel and reviewing business rates for small businesses. But as MPs prepare to return to the Commons in just over a week, the prime minis

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The Guardian Politics24 Aug 2026

Photo of Disraeli among missing parliamentary works of art, FoI request finds

Press Association given list of 65 items from publicly owned collection that have gone missing since 2024 A photograph of Benjamin Disraeli, an engraved portrait of William Wilberforce and a cartoon of Barbara Castle have all been misplaced by the UK parliamentary authorities, a freedom of information (FoI) request has revealed. The Press Association has been given a list of more than 65 works of art that have been missing since 2024. They also include a photograph of Margaret Beckett, the UK’s

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The Guardian Politics24 Aug 2026

Most English secondary schools are breaking healthy food rules, finds report

‘Shocking’ breaches such as sweets and crisps at breakfast uncovered just before expansion of free school meals Three-quarters of secondary schools in England are breaking the rules on food offered to pupils by serving chips, burgers and hash browns too often – and sweets and crisps at breakfast time, according to a report. “Shocking” breaches of school food standards have been exposed on Monday, in a new analysis of the food provided at almost 400 state secondaries undertaken by Bite Back, a fo

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The Guardian Politics24 Aug 2026

Revisited – Brexit: an oral history – podcast

Revisited: This year marked 10 years since the UK chose to leave the EU. In a series of interviews with key players from both sides, Kiran Stacey looks back on the Brexit vote that changed the country for ever Read the Guardian’s full article on Brexit 10 years on here Please keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran at politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com. Please follow and subscribe to the Politics Weekly YouTube channel here. Continue reading...

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Sky News Politics23 Aug 2026

<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-burnham-to-provide-ukraine-with-blueprints-for-long-range-missiles-as-he-travels-to-kyiv-12593360?postid=12275238#liveblog-body' target='_blank'>Reform pledges to prioritise 'British-born workers' for social housing</a>

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The Guardian Politics23 Aug 2026

UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds

Resolution Foundation suggests economy may finally be emerging from shadow of 2008 financial crisis Productivity in the UK – a vital measure of economic health – is growing more strongly than official figures suggest, according to analysis from the Resolution Foundation. The thinktank suggests the chancellor, John Healey, may have inherited an economy finally starting to emerge from the long shadow of the 2008 global financial crisis. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics23 Aug 2026

Burnham to visit Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missiles

PM will use independence day trip to announce sharing of classified information about Storm Shadow components Britain will boost Ukraine’s capacity to make its own long-range missiles, Andy Burnham will announce on Monday, as he travels to Kyiv for the country’s independence day on his first foreign visit as prime minister. Burnham will arrive in the Ukrainian capital on Monday morning at a crucial time in the war, with Kyiv braced for another wave of Russian missile attacks and the country’s pr

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