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BBC Politics2 Jul 2026

RAF Barnham asylum plan meets local resistance

There is cross-party agreement that the proposal for the Suffolk/Norfolk border is inappropriate.

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Conservative Home2 Jul 2026

John Oxley: Without Margo the party will struggle to rebuild

She was a fictional character, but Margo Leadbetter from The Good Life represented middle class women who were staunch Conservatives. The problem for the party is that there are very few Margos left. The post John Oxley: Without Margo the party will struggle to rebuild appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home2 Jul 2026

Lord Ashcroft: The President of Somaliland tells me it’s time for Britain to recognise his country

Recognition is not simply symbolic but essential. “Recognition is not something we can manufacture ourselves,” he said. “It is the greatest achievement when another country recognises you.” The post Lord Ashcroft: The President of Somaliland tells me it’s time for Britain to recognise his country appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home2 Jul 2026

Ewan Woods: Botched devolution plans won’t deliver efficient local government

Simply pushing for more devolution as a fix fails to reconcile the dodgy foundations the current local government settlement is built upon. The post Ewan Woods: Botched devolution plans won’t deliver efficient local government appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Burnham’s No 10 North: could two-centre government be made to work?

Plan to move part of Whitehall to Manchester wins praise but would involve major logistical challenges and costs ‘It’s a stellar idea’: readers on Andy Burnham’s No 10 North plans It first found fame as the centre of Manchester’s textile industry and later as the home of celebrated nightclub Sankeys. But now Ancoats, on the northern edge of Manchester city centre, could become the somewhat unexpected heart of British government. The site of a disused retail park, which was once home to Toys R

The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid | Aditya Chakrabortty

This shadowy treaty on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest For all the crowd noise and heavy-breathing match analysis, British democracy is a simple sport. We elect politicians to serve our interests. They direct the vital services that look after our families and communities, such as our healthcare and our schools. The entire political system rests on one basic premise: they work for us. Believe that, as I do, and thi

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

‘It’s a stellar idea’: readers on Andy Burnham’s No 10 North plans

Some hail the opportunities greater devolution could bring, while others question the cost Burnham’s No 10 North: could two-centre government be made to work? Andy Burnham has said if he becomes prime minister, he would create a new “No 10 North” in Manchester as the “nerve centre of a rewired Britain” to oversee a devolution of power and resources across the UK. While full details of how this will work have not yet been made available, we asked Britons what they thought of the idea in princip

The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

England’s mayors should be given sweeping new powers, says devolution expert

Exclusive: Burnham-aligned thinktank calls for devolution of public services including social care, childcare and skills Mayors should be given power over a wide range of public services, including social care, childcare and skills, according to a paper written by one of the people helping shape Andy Burnham’s devolution plans. JP Spencer, the head of devolution policy at the thinktank ThinkLabour, calls for mayors to take control over large parts of service provision in a paper that gives an in

The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham urged to be radical on economy to help Labour win next election

Exclusive: Poll shows policies such as rent control and higher wealth taxes could fend off Reform UK in key seats Andy Burnham is being urged to adopt an “economic populist” approach to combating the cost of living crisis if he becomes prime minister, as a detailed opinion poll shows radical policies could help Labour to retain its majority at the next election. Senior figures advising the Makerfield MP have been circulating a seat-by-seat poll showing Labour’s majority could be demolished at th

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The Guardian Politics1 Jul 2026

US-UK drug deal could result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests

Analysis reveals extent of impact on NHS of placating Donald Trump over price of British medicine exports The NHS will have to divert £45bn from essential services to pay for new medicines under the terms of the UK-US trade deal agreed last December, leading to more than 200,000 avoidable deaths of patients, analysis has found. Ministers have defended the deal as a way of helping British drug exports to the US avoid tariffs, and giving patients in England access to potentially life-extending dru

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BBC Politics1 Jul 2026

Rayner offers support to Burnham's 'vision' to devolve power to communities

Rayner argued the "devolution revolution" has already begun in England but more needs to be done.

BBC Politics1 Jul 2026

Majority of Senedd defends Nation of Sanctuary as Reform call for Welsh policy to be scrapped

Most of the Senedd defends the Welsh government's Nation of Sanctuary policy in a heated debate.