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Conservative Home21 Aug 2026

Nigel Jones: What Britain owes the Gurkhas is more than just battling our wildfires

In an era when guilt  about Britain’s imperial past is rampant amongst our chattering classes, the Gurkhas are one legacy of Empire that should fill us all with pride. The post Nigel Jones: What Britain owes the Gurkhas is more than just battling our wildfires appeared first on Conservative Home.

Express Politics21 Aug 2026

Rachel Reeves is still wreaking havoc – and Andy Burnham is just letting it happen

Rachel Reeves is safely on the back benches but her dire legacy lives on.

Guido Fawkes21 Aug 2026

Harry & Meghan Demand Privacy From Press

A message landed on editors’ desks this week from the press regulator IPSO: “PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL; NOT FOR PUBLICATION IPSO has today been contacted by a representative acting on behalf of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Editors will be aware that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are relocating to the UK, along with…

Defence
The Guardian Politics21 Aug 2026

We would like to speak to people who have been homeless in England about what helped them off the streets

Was it a government initiative or help from a charity? Or perhaps the support of friends and/or family? Andy Burnham has called on local leaders to offer all rough sleepers in England a route off the streets by Christmas, as he pledges another £100m to end street homelessness. The prime minister has promised he will mount a Covid-style campaign to get everyone off the streets this winter, arguing that rough sleeping has become so common it now “feels like part of the scenery”. Continue reading.

BBC Politics21 Aug 2026

Starmer donates biography of himself to Downing Street library

The former PM and seven of his ministers have added to the collection, which began in 1931.

Politics
BBC Politics21 Aug 2026

Wildfire-hit residents remove Greenpeace mural of Burnham from scorched mountain

After wildfires the group painted an image bearing the words "Our house is on fire, Andy".

Environment
BBC Politics21 Aug 2026

Wildfire-hit residents remove Greenpeace mural of Burnham from scorched mountain

After wildfires the group painted an image bearing the words "Our house is on fire, Andy".

Environment
The Guardian Politics21 Aug 2026

Burnham to chair growth meeting call at No 10 North – UK politics live

The PM will be working alongside chancellor John Healey, Lou Haigh, Angela Rayner and Sally Jameson with regional mayors expected to be involved Hello and welcome to the UK politics live blog. Prime minister Andy Burnham will be working from No 10 North in Manchester today, where he will chair what some in government are referring to as the “growth situation room”. Burnham said yesterday that fly-tippers will be forced to pay for the clean-up when they dump waste illegally. The prime minister la

Politics
BBC Politics21 Aug 2026

French becoming more effective in stopping small boat crossings, UK says

The Home Office credits France with intercepting hundreds of potential crossings this summer using new tactics.

Express Politics21 Aug 2026

Nightmare for Andy Burnham as new figures show debt soaring and tax rises likely

The Government is spending nearly £7.7 billion every month just on interest - more than it spends on defence, police and prisons combined.

EconomyDefenceCrime
BBC Politics21 Aug 2026

London boroughs challenge PM on council tax hikes

It follows reforms meaning more money is directed to deprived areas while wealthy areas get less.

Economy
Express Politics21 Aug 2026

'King' Andy Burnham has slapped British public in face – only Reform UK will sort this out

And the Tories have a cheek weighing in on this too!

Reform