Budget 2026: What MPs, union leaders and think tanks want to see from Healey
Ahead of his address to Parliament tomorrow, MPs, trade union leaders and think tanks have set out their priorities, ranging from action on tackling the cost of living to investment to deliver on promises of…
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Delivering in local government: How Labour is building a better Britain everywhere
Week in, week out, Labour councils, working in partnership with the NHS, Homes England and the Labour Government, are getting things done for their local communities on the things that matter to local people. Every week…
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Inside von der Leyen’s Commission shake-up
Then, after Aleksandar Vučić’s defeat in Serbia, Zoya Sheftalovich and Nick Vinocur ask whether a new government can revive the country’s stalled EU path — and whether Brussels has some lessons to learn. Plus, tobacco…
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Parlamentswahl in Israel: Hoffnung auf einen Neuanfang?
Auf landespolitischer Ebene droht der Berliner Linksfraktion derweil weiter die Zerreißprobe um die israelfeindliche Abgeordnete Vanessa Emde. Cedric Looks beleuchtet den Machtkampf zwischen Bundes- und Landespartei und…
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Tobacco lobby steps up Brussels push as EU rewrites rules
The Smoke Free Partnership said it had faced “significant pressure” on its resources due to the withdrawal of EU operating grants last year. “We have continued engaging with policymakers and coordinating independent…
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BAROMÈTRE DU REJET : Le Pen, toujours moins rejetée
Ce que mesure notre baromètre mensuel du rejet, réalisé par Cluster 17 pour POLITICO, dont la deuxième livraison montre que les grandes tendances observées en septembre s’accentuent et témoigne d’un moment de la campagne…
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‘Digital hostile environment’: AI secretly being embedded across Home Office, report claims
Tasks from the detection of potential sham marriages to determining the age of asylum seekers and checking through the contents of phones of new arrivals now involve use of the technology, according to a report by Open…
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Chris Mason: Burnham faces crunch decisions in his next 100 days
It is now 100 days since Andy Burnham arrived in Downing Street from Buckingham Palace and began to assemble his cabinet. Three months later, Labour MPs are more chipper, the party's poll ratings have notched up and the…
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Keir Starmer's government discussed moving out of 10 Downing Street
Ministers and officials from successive governments have privately complained that Number 10's rabbit warren-like layout can lead to a lack of collaboration among those working there. James Lyons, who served as Sir…
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Carers allowed to earn over the weekly limit without losing out as ‘cliff-edge’ abolished in the budget
The chancellor, John Healey , is to announce a new digital taper system for carer's allowance in Wednesday's budget, effectively ending what is regarded as one of the UK benefit system's most feared and unfair…
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