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What would ‘change’ look like if Andy Burnham becomes prime minister?
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What would ‘change’ look like if Andy Burnham becomes prime minister?

From public ownership, to devolution and the cost of living, the policies of the potential Labour leadership challenger will face intense scrutinyUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham’s victory in Makerfield sets up a battle for Downing Street. Allies of the outgoing Greater Manchester mayor...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor
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Labour peer and Reform MP clash over ‘brown people’ and domestic abuse
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Labour peer and Reform MP clash over ‘brown people’ and domestic abuse

Thangam Debbonaire and Sarah Pochin argue in Sky News interview at Makerfield byelection countUK politics live – latest updatesThe Labour peer Thangam Debbonaire has clashed with Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin at the Makerfield byelection count, asking the MP: “You don’t like being on television with brow...

Emine Sinmaz
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Starmer says he will stand in any Labour leadership contest against Burnham
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Starmer says he will stand in any Labour leadership contest against Burnham

Prime minister suggests he will not ‘walk away’ despite Burnham’s comfortable victory in Makerfield byelectionUK politics – live updatesHow quickly could Burnham become PM?Keir Starmer has said he will stand in a Labour leadership contest should one be triggered after Andy Burnham’s decisive victory...

Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
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EU leaders sign joint statement in support of Ukraine - Europe live
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EU leaders sign joint statement in support of Ukraine - Europe live

It follows a similar move at the G7 earlier this week, where leaders calling on Russia to engage with the peace processIreland’s Martin also congratulated Andy Burnham on his byelection win in the UK last night, saying it showed “what is possible, despite all of the fragmentation and challenges in m...

Jakub Krupa
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Weather tracker: Severe thunderstorms sweep Europe and east Asia
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Weather tracker: Severe thunderstorms sweep Europe and east Asia

Strong winds and heavy rain batter Slovenia, while France experiences atypical heatwave in its north and westSevere thunderstorms swept across the Balkans last week bringing widespread destruction to many areas. The storms developed as unstable hot air sat over the Adriatic Sea while a cold front pl...

Ed Walton for MetDesk
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Hot weather behind rise in UK retail sales in May
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Hot weather behind rise in UK retail sales in May

Sales rose 1.2% spurred by demand for items such as fans and paddling pools, says Office for National StatisticsRetail sales bounced back to growth in May as record hot weather spurred sales of fans and paddling pools, while online purchases also surged.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said...

Mark Sweney
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Trump’s Iran deal could place his legacy in the hands of Tehran
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Trump’s Iran deal could place his legacy in the hands of Tehran

He lambasted Jimmy Carter during the 1980 hostage crisis; now Trump’s presidency could be similarly blemishedIt began with the fate of hostages.Donald Trump’s first recorded foray into politics was sparked by the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in Tehran, which saw 52 American diplomats held incommu...

Robert Tait in Washington
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