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Former Labour PM Sir Tony Blair has accused the government of having "no coherent plan" for the country.
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Peter Walker is joined by pollster Luke Tryl of More in Common to discuss Sir Tony Blair’s intervention in the Labour leadership saga and the party’s prospects in the Makerfield byelectionPlease send your questions and messages for Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey to politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com Continue reading...
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Makerfield by-election Green candidate Saraf Wakefield pledfdaction on two" big buckets of issues"
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What’s Carol Vorderman moaning about? All I said was how fit she was online … must be going through the menopauseAnother sweltering sub-Saharan summer’s day in late spring. If this is global warming, I say: “Bring it on.” I go outside to the van, turn on the engine and leave it running. This is the kind of day you want to burn as many fossil fuels as possible. Back indoors, I turn on the radio where Tony Blair is talking. There’s a politician who talks sense.Bollocks to net zero. That’s what I
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Lib Dem Makerfield by-election candidate Jake Austin says only his party is bringing normal politics.
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Peter Murrell, the former SNP chief executive, has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.
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The former MP has pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges he faces, including one count of rape.
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Only the Greens can actually counter Reform UK – Labour is out of touch and partly responsible for the hard right’s riseThe Green party of England and Wales has announced Sarah Wakefield as its candidate for the upcoming Makerfield byelection. The constituency is split between Greater Manchester and Wigan, and the latter’s council saw a surge in support for Reform in the latest local elections, with the party taking 24 of the 25 seats up for grabs.The showdown between Labour’s Andy Burnham, the
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Alan Milburn warns of ‘lost generation’ after number of young people not in work or education rises to more than 1mBritain risks a financial hit worth £125bn a year from a worsening crisis in youth worklessness after a rise in the number of young people not in employment or education to more than 1 million.In a landmark government-backed report, Alan Milburn warned Britain’s economy and the public finances were losing billions of pounds a year amid the growing risk of a “lost generation” of youn
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First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth answers quickfire questions at the Urdd Eisteddfod
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The constituency is suddenly at the epicentre of British politics - and the by-election result could decide the next prime minister.
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Rhun ap Iorwerth said the Brynglas Tunnels in Newport are an "economic problem for Wales".
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Be more strident and ambitious, take on economic inequality, and progressive voters will reward you as they have the UK’s GreensTarik Abou-Chadi is a professor of European politics at the University of OxfordEuropean Green parties have been through a phase of stagnation and crisis in recent years. Long gone seem the days of the “green wave” across Europe. Back in 2019, Green parties secured their best-ever result in the European parliament elections, with 74 seats. In the same year, Green partie
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One in eight of the council's fleet vehicles still break its own Clean Air Zone requirements.
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The Home Office says the UK won’t pay France if the site doesn’t open, under a deal to curb migrant crossings.
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A major review examining the causes of rising youth unemployment says getting on the career ladder is now "out of reach" for many.
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Ex-PM perceived as out of touch and having credibility problem even if parts of analysis are seen as hard to disputeDavid Blunkett had a chat with his old boss Tony Blair just a few months ago. “I can have very constructive disagreements with him and still stay friendly – as it should be,” the former Labour cabinet minister said with a chuckle.The current generation of senior Labour figures are perhaps a little less warmly disposed towards Blair after his latest intervention in contemporary poli
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A scathing essay by the former prime minister rehashes assumptions that underpinned his own rise to power. But the challenges are quite different nowA paradox lies at the heart of Sir Tony Blair’s latest sermon to a Labour party that he seems actively to dislike these days. The 5,700-word intervention, published on the website of his Institute for Global Change, emphasises the sheer novelty of challenges such as the AI revolution and the rise of insurgent populism in western democracies. Yet the
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Peter Mandelson’s links with senior figures in China, Russia and Israel were among the concerns raised by the UK’s vetting agency when it concluded he should be denied clearance, multiple sources have told the Guardian.It comes after a powerful parliamentary committee said the government was failing to fully comply with a parliamentary motion ordering the release of all papers relating to Mandelson’s appointment.A spokesperson for Hayman said he “has no personal connection or familiarity whatsoe
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Why was his case said to be ‘borderline’, and was national security compromised during his time as ambassador?• Revealed: Mandelson vetting warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and IsraelEver since the Guardian revealed last month that Peter Mandelson was given security clearance against the advice of the UK government’s vetting agency, one question has dominated in Westminster.What were the concerns that led United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) to tell the Foreign Office that his