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Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

Martyn Redstone: Burnham is wrong about AI hiring

Where the left offers intervention, state overreach, and anxiety over technological change, the conservative response must be confident, aspirational, and pragmatic. The post Martyn Redstone: Burnham is wrong about AI hiring appeared first on Conservative Home.

Guido Fawkes13 Aug 2026

“Angry” Burnham Attacks Water Companies

Burnham has attacked water companies after some of them raised bills in line with regular Ofwat structures. Southern Water: £43 extra (down to £37 in 2029); Thames Water: £3 up to £5 in 29; Severn Trent £3 to £5; Wessex Water £4 to £7; South East Water up by £1 in 2029. Labour sharpening the…

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Express Politics13 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham urged to u-turn on Rachel Reeves era to rescue economy

Miserable growth this year could be followed with an even worse performance next year. Labour is urged to save jobs and get behind North Sea drilling

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Express Politics13 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham loyalists are already fretting about one of PM's habits

Could it be time for a rethink?

Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

George Beglan: The Manslaughter exemption, why it matters and why Burnham shouldn’t be handwringing

We need the political will to tell the public that the family of a man dragged to his death by a getaway car deserves the same protection from early release as any other victim whose killer's crime happened to carry a different label. The post George Beglan: The Manslaughter exemption, why it matters and why Burnham shouldn’t be handwringing appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes13 Aug 2026

Home Office Plants Watered Generously During Hosepipe Ban

Thames Water’s hosepipe ban is in place. It mostly applies to residential properties – you can water plants that are for commercial use. Is Shabana Mahmood planning on selling these ones? Private contractors are keeping the foliage outside government offices on Marsham Street – also the home of DEFRA – fed and watered with a…

BBC Politics13 Aug 2026

Zero hours crackdown could cost firms up to £2.9bn a year

Labour's employment rights bill crackdown on zero hours contracts could cost businesses up to £2.9bn a year, new official analysis has found.

BBC Politics13 Aug 2026

Zero hours crackdown could cost firms up to £2.9bn a year

Labour's employment rights bill crackdown on zero hours contracts could cost businesses up to £2.9bn a year, new official analysis has found.

Express Politics13 Aug 2026

Britain's asylum seeker hotspots MAPPED: See the areas housing 1,000+ migrants

Exclusive: Analysis of Home Office records shows nearly every area in the UK has seen a sharp increase in asylum seekers.

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Guido Fawkes13 Aug 2026

HMRC’s Main Whitehall Office Empties Every Friday

New figures obtained by Guido’s FOI Unit show that HMRC’s flagship Whitehall headquarters at 100 Parliament Street is barely a fifth full on working Fridays. This is despite an insistence that staff spend at least 60% of their time in the office… The data covers every working day from April 2025 to March 2026. Over…

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The Guardian Politics13 Aug 2026

UK economy shows surprising resilience – but that might not last | Richard Partington

Weaker growth, rising energy costs and persistent inflation mean Britain could face tougher times in the autumn UK economic growth slows down Business live – latest updates In the spring the International Monetary Fund warned Britain faced the heaviest economic blow from the Iran war among the world’s most advanced nations. Almost six months into the conflict, on the surface, the UK appears to be proving the forecasters wrong. The latest official figures show the UK maintained its pole positi

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BBC Politics13 Aug 2026

UK economy grows but experts warn of challenging months ahead

Hot weather and the men's football World Cup boosted the economy but the Iran war may weigh on growth

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