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Conservative Home13 Jul 2026

Calum Davies: Is Burnham really ready to govern and are we ready for what he wants to do?

Whilst in the 1990s'devolution' meant a Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly, Andy Burnham has made it central to his credo to disperse power across the United Kingdom in the belief it would lead to more investment, not just financial but emotional. But it does it really work? The post Calum Davies: Is Burnham really ready to govern and are we ready for what he wants to do? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics13 Jul 2026

Minister suggests Shabana Mahmood will use visa threats to deport Rochdale grooming gang leader to Pakistan – UK politics live

Cather Atkinson hinted that the Home Office may threaten to stop issuing visas to Pakistan unless it agrees to accept Shabir Ahmed Good morning. Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, will be in the Commons for much of the afternoon and she is involved in several of the main news stories in the mix today. MPs are debating the second reading of the immigration and asylum bill, meaning that those Labour MPs opposed to her plans may speak out at some point. (Her most controversial proposal is about e

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Conservative Home13 Jul 2026

The Shadow Cabinet reveal their first jobs

The Conservatives are campaigning to remove the employment barriers to allow youngsters to get a temporary 'summer job' The post The Shadow Cabinet reveal their first jobs appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics13 Jul 2026

Politics LIVE: Andy Burnham set to launch '£38bn' tax raid

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Sky News Politics13 Jul 2026

What does Starmer’s last week look like?

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The Guardian Politics12 Jul 2026

Police: speculation during Widdecombe murder investigation is ‘unhelpful and distressing’

Politicians should not comment before facts are established, says former chief constable, after Farage describes killing as ‘premeditated murder’ Senior police figures and politicians have warned against speculation during the murder investigation into Ann Widdecombe’s death, after detectives said there was “nothing to suggest” political motivation after an intervention from Nigel Farage. Devon and Cornwall police said on Sunday the killing investigation was not being treated as terrorism nor as

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BBC Politics12 Jul 2026

Bill for Hillsborough Law set to be approved by MPs

The crush at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest left 97 fans dead.

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The Guardian Politics12 Jul 2026

Reform would have held just 15% of last year’s donations under proposed £100,00 cap, analysis shows

Exclusive: Party’s average registered donation was £137, 496, almost six times that of Labour or Conservatives Reform UK would have held just 15% of the donations it received last year if a proposed £100,000 cap on political donations had been in force, according to analysis shared with the Guardian. The analysis by Friends of the Earth using Electoral Commission data highlights the party’s reliance on a handful of wealthy backers ahead of a showdown over political funding. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics12 Jul 2026

Scrapping early release for sex offenders could leave no capacity in jails, says David Lammy

Exclusive: Deputy PM says opponents have ‘no solutions’ to possible collapse of justice system in England and Wales Drugs, drones and heat: Amber Rudd and David Lammy begin search for answers to prisons crisis Opponents of plans to release rapists and sex offenders early from prison have “no solutions” to halt the criminal justice system’s possible collapse, David Lammy has said. Under pressure from Labour MPs – including the former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips – to curb the early relea

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Express Politics12 Jul 2026

Labour accused of putting Reform MPs lives at risk in stunning rebuke

The criticism comes as Reform UK say their MPs face mounting security concerns and threats to their safety.

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BBC Politics12 Jul 2026

Bill for Hillsborough Law set to be approved by MPs

The crush at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest left 97 fans dead.

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The Guardian Politics12 Jul 2026

Green MP Hannah Spencer aims to pass law on maximum workplace temperatures

Byelection winner says heatwaves are causing ‘absolute chaos’ and workers need protection from unsafe conditions Hannah Spencer is to introduce a bill in parliament that would pave the way for a maximum workplace temperature in the UK, as the country grapples with increasingly frequent heatwaves. If passed, the legislation will create an independent body to recommend maximum safe workplace temperatures and set out how those recommendations should be implemented. Continue reading...

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