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Andy Burnham says government will unveil 10-year plan by mid-December

Quizzed by Kemi Badenoch at prime minister's questions, Burnham told the Conservative leader the plan would be unveiled before the Commons Christmas recess, which begins on 17 December. Responding to a question from…

‘Systemic’ sexual misconduct in German armed forces, study finds

Over the same period, 2% of both women and men reported experiencing sexual violence. More than 8,100 soldiers completed the July 13 to Aug. 27 anonymous survey, about 18% of those contacted. The researchers said they…

Tino Chrupallas Alleingang

Weil der AfD-Chef die US-Migrationspolitik als zu hart kritisiert, erntet er offenen Widerspruch von Alice Weidel und einen Richtungsstreit in der Fraktion. Exklusive Einblicke in geleakte Austritts-Mails zeigen zudem…

David Thompson: The new Conservatives are coming straight out of the starting blocks

During the afternoon of 21 October, I sat at home awaiting my fate. It was a long afternoon. That evening at 7pm, I and two other hopefuls would be facing the members of Maidstone & Malling Conservative Association as…

From blood group ID to cycle racks: I asked for little ways to fix broken Britain and the public’s ideas give me hope | Martin Lewis

The spark for this happened just over a year ago, when I spoke at Politico's fringe event at Labour's conference. The key discussion was about Keir Starmer's unpopularity. I was asked what I'd have advised the government…

Burnham promises 10-year plan before Christmas recess

The prime minister told the Economist last week there was no “firm landing zone” for its publication and “we may go into the new year, to be honest.” The Sunday Times reported the document will be divided into three…

MPs jostle for slice of £14.6m from axed leisure centre

The Reform UK-led council axed the long-planned Squire Lane leisure centre project earlier this year, citing rising costs. Shipley MP Anna Dixon had backed calls to use some of the money - which comes from a £20m…

The only Tory MP to join the SDP

It has, however, been rather less well supplied with defectors whose principles survived the journey. Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler was one of the exceptions. A Conservative MP who crossed the floor to join the SDP…

US to seek Putin’s ‘blessing’ for Europe to join Ukraine talks

“We have relayed to President Putin directly several times and to his team that the only way to get this done is to have them by our side and I think they are receptive to it. “I believe that hopefully tomorrow in…

No, Andy Burnham has not just announced the UK is rejoining the EU

The video has been liked hundreds of times on Facebook and opens with an image of Mr Burnham shaking hands with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, with overlaid text saying “BREXIT U-TURN. DOORS…