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The Guardian Politics19 Aug 2026

Burnham pledges to get thousands of rough sleepers off streets for Christmas – UK politics live

PM promises to mount ‘Covid-style campaign’ to get homeless people off streets in winter Hello and welcome to the UK politics live blog. Andy Burnham has pledged to work to “get everyone in for Christmas” as he continues to build on his policy to end rough sleeping. We see people bedded down in doorways and sat outside stations, carrying their lives in rucksacks and sleeping bags on their backs. And I think most people have the same reaction: this isn’t right. It shouldn’t be happening here. Bu

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Guido Fawkes19 Aug 2026

Inflation Jumps to 2.9% in July

New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that inflation jumped to 2.9% in July, up from 2.6% the month before. As expected by economists… The jump was attributed to a rise in energy prices – especially gas costs – and increases in the price of furniture and clothing. John Healey said: “Iran war…

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Conservative Home19 Aug 2026

Bernard Argente: The call for independence finds the SNP over ambitious, Labour repetitious and Reform just ambiguous

As far as we can tell from Burnham's vague remarks, he wishes to decentralise power from both Westminster and Holyrood. So, with a new Labour leader, an SNP Government that wants to divide the United Kingdom, and the 17 Reform MSPs who have no constituency one may fear what will happen to Scotland. The post Bernard Argente: The call for independence finds the SNP over ambitious, Labour repetitious and Reform just ambiguous appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics18 Aug 2026

Burnham received £345,000 of donations ahead of becoming PM

The prime minister lists his financial interests for the first time since returning to Parliament.

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BBC Politics18 Aug 2026

Burnham received £345,000 of donations ahead of becoming PM

The prime minister lists his financial interests for the first time since returning to Parliament.

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The Guardian Politics18 Aug 2026

Burnham declares almost £350,000 in donations in months before becoming PM

MPs’ register of interests shows hospitality and trips worth more than £12,000 and contributions from longstanding Labour donors Donors to Andy Burnham gave almost £350,000 over the months before he became Labour leader and prime minister, with major contributors including his former adviser Sacha Lord as well as billionaires David Sainsbury and Gary Lubner. The new MPs’ register of interests also shows Burnham declaring hospitality and trips worth more than £12,000 – many of them relating to Gr

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The Guardian Politics18 Aug 2026

The Guardian view on global inequality: extreme wealth threatens democracy | Editorial

New York mayor Zohran Mamdani shows Britain’s Andy Burnham that confronting billionaires need not mean the end of cooperation with Donald Trump In November, Californians will vote on a one-off 5% levy on residents worth more than $1bn. The union-backed plan could raise $100bn, more than enough to replace federal healthcare funding stripped away by Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. About 200 very rich people would pay. But the referendum is becoming a test of whether extreme wealth can b

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Express Politics18 Aug 2026

Reform's Zia Yusuf issues furious 'blanket ban' threat to Pakistan as grooming row grows

Exclusive: Reform home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf says Pakistan will pay a heavy price if Nigel Farage wins the next election

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Express Politics18 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham on brink of snap election - and one nightmare scenario should terrify us all

Andy Burnham is seriously considering going to the country. It could end in chaos.

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The Guardian Politics18 Aug 2026

What is behind Russia’s ‘consequences’ threat over UK sending drones to Ukraine?

Britain has supplied more militarily significant munitions to Kyiv before but there are political reasons for Moscow’s remarks Europe live – latest updates Russia’s embassy in London has accused the UK of “deliberately opting for an escalation of the Ukraine crisis, while hypocritically professing a desire for peace” after it emerged over the weekend that Britain was supplying attack drones to Kyiv. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics18 Aug 2026

Civil service chief got record £500,000 payout after Starmer dismissal

Chris Wormald received unprecedented payment after serving as cabinet secretary for just 14 months The former head of the civil service Chris Wormald received a record payout, in the region of £500,000, when he was forced out of the top job in Whitehall by Keir Starmer, it has emerged. The unprecedented payment was made after Wormald served just 14 months in the role of cabinet secretary before being replaced by Antonia Romeo. Continue reading...

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Express Politics18 Aug 2026

Nigel Farage handed major poll boost after Clacton by-election victory

New research shows that Britons tend to say the by-election was a good result for the Reform UK boss

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