BBC Politics19 Aug 2026
Burnham unveils plan to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas
Rough sleepers in England will be offered housing, in a move likened to the “Everyone In” initiative during the pandemic.
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Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"
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Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang
Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.
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The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future
Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.
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Guido Fawkes19 Aug 2026
Only Half of Eligible Taxpayers File First ‘Making Tax Digital’ Return
Just over half of eligible taxpayers filed their first of five annual tax returns in the hated new ‘Making Tax Digital’ scheme. This is going to be a disaster… Last year HMRC told more than 864,000 sole traders and landlords that they were required to enter Making Tax Digital for Income Tax from 6 April…
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Express Politics19 Aug 2026
Andy Burnham's man-of-the-people image in doubt over lavish freebies – 'not a good look'
Prime Minister accepted £345,000 in donations and freebies in the past 12 months as he tries to show he is different
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BBC Politics18 Aug 2026
'Everyone in for Christmas' - Burnham unveils rough sleeping plan
Rough sleepers in England will be offered housing, in a move likened to the “Everyone In” initiative during the pandemic.
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Guido Fawkes18 Aug 2026
Oliver Dowden Photographs Himself Looking Sad in a Field to Protest Housebuilding
Ex-DPM Oliver Dowden has photographed himself looking sullen in a field to display his upset at new rules in the National Planning Policy Framework making it easier to build new homes near train stations. An obvious place to build them… I am very worried about the government’s latest planning reforms published today, which will give…
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The Guardian Politics18 Aug 2026
Disabled people in England to get 24-hour free bus travel – UK politics live
Burnham has announced a range of policies aimed at relieving pressure on financially squeezed households and businesses Disabled bus pass holders in England will be able to travel for free at all hours from April next year, the government has announced. Currently, disabled bus passes are valid for travel only on weekdays from 9.30am to 11pm unless local authorities fund an extension, as Greater Manchester did earlier this year when Andy Burnham was mayor. Continue reading...
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Conservative Home18 Aug 2026
David Willetts: It’s not just the country but the debate that’s been hotting up in the current climate
Conservatives worry that somehow tackling climate change is socialism. It need not be. The problem starts with a classic proposition of market economics that the price of energy from fossil fuels does not properly reflect its costs in the long-term damage to the environment and the planet. The post David Willetts: It’s not just the country but the debate that’s been hotting up in the current climate appeared first on Conservative Home.
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The Guardian Politics17 Aug 2026
Burnham scraps restrictions on disabled people’s bus passes in England
Move means holders will be able to travel free on local services at any time of day or night from April next year Disabled people across England will be able to use their free bus passes at any time of day from next April, as Andy Burnham expands a policy he introduced as mayor of Greater Manchester. The prime minister has said the current weekday restrictions on when disabled people can use their bus passes will be removed from 1 April 2027. Their passes are valid only between 9.30am and 11pm o
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The Guardian Politics17 Aug 2026
Ministers drop plan to relax affordable housing rules after negative response
Government concedes ‘significant opposition’ requires new approach on quotas for medium-sized development sites Ministers have dropped plans to relax affordable housing rules for developers in England after a backlash from housing experts who warned it could drastically cut the number of cheaper homes available in rural areas. The government said on Monday it would not go ahead with proposals to end affordable housing quotas for private builders on sites containing between 10 and 49 houses after
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Guido Fawkes17 Aug 2026
LIVE: Jenrick Lays Out Reform Plans to Cut Welfare by More Than £50 Billion
Robert Jenrick is unveiling cuts to benefits proposed by Reform: More than one million foreigners living in Britain would be banned from claiming almost all benefits. Extends an earlier pledge (universal credit only) to cover housing benefit, pension credit, jobseeker’s allowance, child benefit, free childcare and disability benefits. An estimated 1.3 million foreigners currently claim…
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Guido Fawkes17 Aug 2026
Burnham Texted Imposter Posing as Trump’s Chief of Staff
According to Politico, Andy Burnham exchanged a series of text messages with someone impersonating White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. Luckily it was only “a few messages” which were of “no significance”, and the PM eventually grew suspicious. A security disaster narrowly avoided apparently because the PM just likes to natter before saying anything…
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The Guardian Politics17 Aug 2026
Housebuilding near train stations to get ‘default yes’ under new planning changes – UK politics live
Thousands more houses could be built near transport hubs including on green belt sites The new national planning policy framework is aimed at providing clearer national policies for plan-making and decision-making, meaning that conflicting local policies will carry less weight when they are inconsistent with national policies. Other changes will include: Stronger support in principle for development, meaning a more explicit presumption in favour of building in sustainable locations. Pubs will ge
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