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Green Party insider: Zack Polanski is the reason Andy Burnham is Prime Minister

Green Party insider: Zack Polanski is the reason Andy Burnham is Prime Minister

‘Burnham is a direct consequence of the Greens’ A Green Party insider has claimed that Zack Polanski is the reason why Andy Burnham is the Prime Minister of the UK. Speaking to PoliticsJOE, Russell Warfield, author and Green Party Insider, said that Burnham is a “direct consequence of Polanski’s leadership”. Warfield identified two key moments […]

5 days ago

Reform drop to third in new polling as slump continues

Reform drop to third in new polling as slump continues

Not great polling for the week of Reform’s party conference. Reform’s polling slump shows little sign of abating as the party fell to third in a new poll this week. The latest polling from More in Common shows that a one point drop in support for Reform combined with a one point jump for the […]

1 week ago

Burnham will not vote on assisted dying bill, unlike Starmer

Burnham will not vote on assisted dying bill, unlike Starmer

The PM said ‘there is no single right position’ Unlike his predecessor Keir Starmer, Prime Minister Andy Burnham will not vote on the assisted dying bill for England and Wales. In two weeks’ time, MPs are likely to get the chance to debate and vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. This […]

1 week ago

Wes Streeting: ‘Unbelievable volume’ of homophobia since taking defence job

Wes Streeting: ‘Unbelievable volume’ of homophobia since taking defence job

He says he has faced more homophobia than ever before West Streeting has told LBC’s All Talk podcast that in the past three weeks, he has been subjected to more online homophobia than at any other point in his life. According to him, all this abuse “because people cannot cope with the idea that a […]

2 weeks ago

Andy Burnham tells British business to match Sainsbury’s 10,000 placements

Andy Burnham tells British business to match Sainsbury’s 10,000 placements

Young people across Britain are being given a new route into work Prime Minister Andy Burnham has called on other employers to follow Sainsbury’s after the supermarket agreed to provide around 10,000 work experience placements for young people from disadvantaged communities. The programme, which begins in October, will operate across England, Scotland and Wales, with […]

2 weeks ago

Andy Burnham names where 70,000 social homes will be built

Andy Burnham names where 70,000 social homes will be built

Government unveils first phase of huge housing plan More than 70,000 social and affordable homes are set to be built across England over the next decade, with Andy Burnham confirming the first stage of the Government’s £39bn social housebuilding programme. The initial £6bn funding package will be shared between Greater Manchester, the West Midlands, West […]

2 weeks ago