Burnham commits Labour to fighting next election on changing the voting system
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has committed Labour to contesting the next general election with a manifesto pledge to change the UK's electoral system.
The UK-France ‘one in, one out’ Channel migrant pilot is no longer accepting new cases after France decided not to renew the agreement beyond 1 October.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has committed Labour to contesting the next general election with a manifesto pledge to change the UK's electoral system.
The Metropolitan Police has submitted all Grenfell Tower investigation files to the CPS, covering 54 individuals and 20 companies and organisations, for independent charging decisions.
A new UK-wide excise duty on vaping products has come into force, charging £2.20 for every 10ml of vaping liquid manufactured in or imported into the country.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham says the UK has ‘strong indications’ Iran played a part in the security incident near RAF Fairford, while stressing that the counter-terrorism investigation remains ongoing.
The UK has imposed 31 new sanctions targeting Russian-linked vessels, disinformation networks and people accused of abuses against Ukrainian civilians and children.
The Government has announced new measures targeting drones and illegal drugs in prisons, including the next phase of a £6.5 million counter-drone technology programme and an expansion of substance-free living units.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the RAF Fairford incident clearly involves a foreign actor, while British counter-terrorism police say possible foreign-state involvement remains one of multiple lines of inquiry.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is to create Great British Grid, a new publicly owned body within Great British Energy intended to invest in electricity infrastructure and speed up grid connections.
Chancellor John Healey has pledged to stick to the Government's fiscal rules and said fiscal discipline will run through the 28 October Budget.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to reopen the UK Resettlement Scheme, with Afghan women and girls and Palestinian refugees among vulnerable groups expected to receive priority.
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