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The Guardian view on Labour after Makerfield: change must mean more than a new leader | Editorial
Andy Burnham has shown Labour can beat Reform. He must show that his promise of change is a programme, not another slogan for powe…
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Tories win seats from Reform at Essex by-elections
Former Rochford District Council leader Danielle Belton quickly returns to local politics.
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'Not our Europe': Macron and Sánchez slam 'ineffective' return hubs for migrants
"I don't know if these are the fundamental principles on which our Europe was built," Emmanuel Macron said as he strongly criticiz…
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EU Commission to develop diversification instrument, von der Leyen says
The Commission is set to develop new trade defence tools, including a diversification instrument, to tackle the EU's "unsustainabl…
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19 EU leaders back foreign deportation centres for rejected asylum seekers
Return hubs rallied mass support in the EU Parliament, and are now being pushed ahead by most European leaders at the council summ…
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Israel has bombed and bulldozed €150m of EU-funded buildings in Gaza and West Bank – but never paid back a cent
Israel has damaged at least €150m of European taxpayer-funded structures in Gaza and the West Bank, but not paid back one euro, ac…
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EU Commission approves Hungary's revised €10bn recovery plan at Magyar's first EU summit
The Commission has given rapid approval to the document submitted by the new government, which could be the key to unlocking €10 b…
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Leaders press EU Commission to draft Israel trade restrictions, after three-month ‘frustration’
EU leaders have nudged the European Commission to draft legal texts to restrict imports from Israeli settlers, following three mon…
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Editors’ Choice: Holding the budget line
Heel-dragging from uncooperative capitals could see the budget eviscerated. Will the threat of failure avert a crisis?
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EU leaders aim for October draft deal on €2 trillion budget
Battle lines are being drawn between member states on EU spending, with southern and eastern states seeking more for agriculture a…
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Burnham says Labour has final chance to change after Makerfield by-election win
The outgoing Greater Manchester mayor held off a challenge from Reform UK, behind by more than 9,000 votes.
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Who is Andy Burnham? The returning MP set to challenge Keir Starmer
Burnham has said he was first inspired to enter politics after watching "Boys From The Blackstuff," an acclaimed 1982 TV show abou…
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EU-budget stalemate between frugals and spenders to likely see extra taxes
EU Council president António Costa has set an end-of-year deadline for the next budget - but negotiators say there is only a "50-5…
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‘We need to talk about this,’ Kallas-Israel spat draws mixed reactions from EU leaders
EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas faced a mixed reaction at the Brussels summit over alleged remarks comparing Israel to apart…
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Germany’s Schneider wants to stop oil, gas production in protected areas
The country’s ailing nature-protected areas should be spared new rigs, he said
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The key figures in Andy Burnham's inner circle
The MPs and advisers likely to be influential if Burnham succeeds in gaining the keys to Number 10.
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The politics behind the European Parliament’s flame out on tobacco tax
The vote essentially means that Parliament is asking the Commission to withdraw its proposal
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Energy bills, business rates and HS2: What are Burnham's potential policies?
After winning the Makerfield by-election, we look at what policies Andy Burnham has advocated - including transport, education and…
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Burnham the mystic with a mission is all smiles after Makerfield coronation | John Crace
There would be no more sadness. No more despair. A change was a-coming – and he would work tirelessly to make it happen In the end…
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Russian internet exploded after Moscow airstrikes, war channels demand nuclear revenge on Kyiv (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,576)
With Ukraine knocking Moscow’s key refinery offline for days, Russians are watching their own infrastructure burn, as hardliners f…
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Historic by-election win sends message to Labour and SNP - Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch hailed the Scottish Conservatives' first by-election win since 1973, after the party took Aberdeen South from the SN…
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An overly complex legal provision could force Nvidia out of EU AI projects
But the ambiguous framing could also allow foreign companies to participate in EU semiconductor projects
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Two men jailed over Starmer-linked arson attacks
Roman Lavrynovych 22, was jailed for seven years and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, for two.
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MP arrested on suspicion of assault and coercion
The Lib Dem MP for Tewkesbury Cameron Thomas has had the whip suspended pending a police investigation.