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Win-win deal with EU could be done, Andy Burnham says
Andy Burnham has said he believes a “win-win” deal could be done with the EU that could be “more like the Brexit that people thought they were voting for in 2016”. The prime minister was meeting fellow leaders at the European Political Community summit in Dublin, ahead of a keenly anticipated EU-UK summit next week, where he hopes to bring Britain closer to Europe.
‘Win-win’ deal with EU could be done, Andy Burnham says
Andy Burnham has said he believes a “win-win” deal could be done with the EU that could be “more like the Brexit that people thought they were voting for in 2016”. The prime minister was meeting fellow leaders at the European Political Community summit in Dublin, ahead of a keenly anticipated EU-UK summit next week, where he hopes to bring Britain closer to Europe.
‘Win-win’ deal with EU could be done, Andy Burnham says
Burnham said the UK ended up with a far harder Brexit than people thought they were voting for. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Andy Burnham has said he believes a “win-win” deal could be done with the EU that could be “more like the Brexit that people thought they were voting for in 2016”. The prime minister was meeting fellow leaders at the European Political Community summit in Dublin, ahead of a keenly anticipated EU-UK summit next week, where he hopes to bring Britain closer to Europe.
Ministers tell showbiz industry to improve protections after Walliams allegations or face regulation
Ministers are considering changing the law to force the entertainment industry to better protect women and children in the wake of the revelations over David Walliams and the conviction of Russell Brand Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, is expected to meet leaders from the industry next week, taking in representatives from not just TV but also film and publishing, as well as potentially sport.
TV industry must tackle abuse or face crackdown, ministers warn
David Walliams has denied allegations of wrongdoing. Photograph: Dave Benett/Getty Images The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, is expected to meet industry leaders next week, taking in representatives from TV, film, publishing and potentially sport. The Guardian - UK Business Peter Walker, Jessica Elgot, Pippa Crerar and Haroon Siddique Sign up to read this article Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you. Email is required Email is already registered. Please sign in instead.
Andy Burnham open to calls for formal apology for Britain's role in slave trade
Andy Burnham has gone further than any previous prime minister towards offering a formal apology for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade, in a Guardian article ahead of a Commonwealth leaders' summit where the subject is expected to dominate.
Andy Burnham open to calls for formal apology for Britain’s role in slave trade
Andy Burnham said he wanted to share his ‘sorrow and regret’ for the pain and suffering of millions of people due to slave trade. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/AFP/Getty Images Andy Burnham has gone further than any previous prime minister towards offering a formal apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, in a Guardian article ahead of a Commonwealth leaders’ summit where the subject is expected to dominate.
Angry Labour MPs urge leadership not to overrule energy secretary on Rosebank
Furious Labour MPs have been lobbying the prime minister and chancellor not to overrule the energy secretary should she decide to block the Rosebank oilfield. MPs say they are alarmed at the cabinet splits that have emerged over the issue after sources told the Guardian that Miatta Fahnbulleh was minded to refuse environmental permission for the field.
Angry Labour MPs urge leadership not to overrule energy secretary on Rosebank
The energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, and the chancellor, John Healey, during a visit last week to the St Fergus gas terminal in Aberdeenshire. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/Treasury Furious Labour MPs have been lobbying the prime minister and chancellor not to overrule the energy secretary should she decide to block the Rosebank oilfield.
Budget briefing: the key questions answered by Heather Stewart and Pippa Crerar
The Guardian's economics editor, Heather Stewart, and political editor, Pippa Crerar, assess the chancellor's budget: what he said, why – and what he left out. Did the chancellor's budget panic the financial markets? Not at all. Reassuring febrile financial markets appeared to be one of Andy Burnham's motivations in putting Healey in No 11, and this 'steady-as-she-goes' budget seems to have met that brief, for now.
Budget briefing: the key questions answered by Heather Stewart and Pippa Crerar
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Budget briefing: the key questions answered by Heather Stewart and Pippa Crerar
The Guardian’s economics editor, Heather Stewart, and political editor, Pippa Crerar, assess the chancellor’s budget: what he said, why – and what he left out. Not at all. Reassuring febrile financial markets appeared to be one of Andy Burnham’s motivations in putting Healey in No 11, and this ‘steady-as-she-goes’ budget seems to have met that brief, for now.
Budget briefing: the key questions answered by Heather Stewart and Pippa Crerar
The Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and economics editor, Heather Stewart, examine John Healey’s first budget and how it will be received by voters. Photograph: Jill Mead, Andy Hall/The Guardian The Guardian’s economics editor, Heather Stewart, and political editor, Pippa Crerar, assess the chancellor’s budget: what he said, why – and what he left out. Did the chancellor’s budget panic the financial markets?
Chancellor targets cost of living crisis in budget for a difficult moment
John Healey has acknowledged the UK faces a “difficult moment” but insisted he would put the country on a better path as he delivers his first budget on Wednesday against a turbulent global economic backdrop. But despite the international uncertainty, the chancellor will signal “fresh hope for the future” as he attempts to sound a more optimistic note, by providing households with breathing space from rising cost of living pressures.
Chancellor targets cost of living crisis in budget for a ‘difficult moment’
John Healey prepares for the budget in the kitchen of his Downing Street flat. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/Treasury John Healey has acknowledged the UK faces a “difficult moment” but insisted he would put the country on a better path as he delivers his first budget on Wednesday against a turbulent global economic backdrop.
Rosebank oilfield would not breach UK emission targets, say government insiders
The giant Rosebank oilfield can be approved without breaching the UK's emission targets, according to government insiders, in a boost to those in the cabinet who are pushing for it to be given the go-ahead. The Guardian revealed last week that Miatta Fahnbulleh, the energy secretary, was leaning towards rejecting the project , but her position has put her at loggerheads with cabinet colleagues, including the chancellor, John Healey , who are lobbying for an approval.
Rosebank oilfield would not breach UK emission targets, say government insiders
Protesters against the Rosebank oilfield in Edinburgh this month. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian The giant Rosebank oilfield can be approved without breaching the UK’s emission targets, according to government insiders, in a boost to those in the cabinet who are pushing for it to be given the go-ahead. Sign up to read this article Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you. Email is required Email is already registered. Please sign in instead. Start reading
'Unfair' cliff-edge rule that punished carers to be abolished in budget
The controversial rule that led to unpaid carers being punished with penalties amounting to thousands of pounds is to be abolished, the Guardian can reveal. The chancellor, John Healey, is to announce a new digital taper system for carer's allowance in Wednesday's budget, effectively ending what is regarded as one of the UK benefit system's most feared and unfair administrative practices.
‘Unfair’ cliff-edge rule that punished carers to be abolished in budget
The new digital taper system will see just £1 of carer’s allowance payments removed for every additional £1 earned above the earnings limit. Photograph: Andrew Bret Wallis/Getty Images The controversial rule that led to unpaid carers being punished with penalties amounting to thousands of pounds is to be abolished, the Guardian can reveal.
Burnham urges officials to come up with more radical options for Thames Water
Andy Burnham has told officials to rip up their plans for how to fix Thames Water and present him with more radical options for what to do with the stricken company. In an early test of his promise to bring “the essentials of life” under public control, the prime minister is urging his advisers to go back to the drawing board and create a new list of policies for the utility.
Burnham urges officials to come up with more radical options for Thames Water
One option being considered is to convert about £100m of outstanding fines Thames Water owes into a government stake in the company. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Sopa Images/Shutterstock Andy Burnham has told officials to rip up their plans for how to fix Thames Water and present him with more radical options for what to do with the stricken company.
Andy Burnham promises serious dialogue over UK's relationship with EU
Andy Burnham has promised a “serious dialogue” over the UK's future place in Europe, saying the existing relationship is “not good enough” as he framed next month's Brussels summit as a possible first step to EU membership. The prime minister said Britain must take a “clear-eyed rational look” at its long-term relationship with the bloc to boost economic growth and control immigration, which needed to go beyond Labour's existing red lines.
Andy Burnham promises ‘serious dialogue’ over UK’s relationship with EU
Andy Burnham gives an update in the House of Commons on Monday. Photograph: House of Commons/PA Andy Burnham has promised a “serious dialogue” over the UK’s future place in Europe, saying the existing relationship is “not good enough” as he framed next month’s Brussels summit as a possible first step to EU membership.
If voters aren't better off by the next election, we're screwed: Labour insiders voice fears over budget
In the days since Labour's annual conference, party insiders have been sharing a word cloud produced by the pollsters More in Common, which shows the phrases voters most associate with Andy Burnham. Such polling is rarely flattering for politicians, and the prime minister's version had its fair share of negatives. But one of the most prominent words in the cloud – and the one that has caught the imagination of Labour strategists – was “trying”.
‘If voters aren’t better off by the next election, we’re screwed’: Labour insiders voice fears over budget
Andy Burnham set out a big vision at conference, but some Labour figures fear ‘low-key’ budget could underwhelm voters. Photograph: Zeynep Demir Aslim/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock In the days since Labour’s annual conference, party insiders have been sharing a word cloud produced by the pollsters More in Common, which shows the phrases voters most associate with Andy Burnham. Such polling is rarely flattering for politicians, and the prime minister’s version had its fair share of negatives.
Tory party riding high on Kemi Badenoch’s wave of popularity
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‘All me’: Tory party riding high on Kemi Badenoch’s wave of popularity
Kemi Badenoch has long said that the Conservatives were “under new management”, but in a TV interview to mark the end of a party conference at which she has been front and centre of more or less everything, she took the analogy further. “Your viewers will know that sometimes you have a football team that’s disappointing,” the Tory leader told GB News.
‘All me’: Tory party riding high on Kemi Badenoch’s wave of popularity
Kemi Badenoch: ‘There’s a new captain, there’s a new coach, there’s a new owner, effectively – which is all me.’ Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images Kemi Badenoch has long said that the Conservatives were “under new management”, but in a TV interview to mark the end of a party conference at which she has been front and centre of more or less everything, she took the analogy further.
Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds
Pippa Crerar and Rowena Mason Andy Burnham's personal preference to rejoin the European Union after the next election is supported by almost half of all voters, a new megapoll has found, although cabinet ministers concerned about reopening Brexit divides are privately urging him to proceed with caution.
Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes
Ministers are working up sweeping plans for welfare changes including scrapping a key disability benefit for under-25s and replacing it with a multibillion-pound package of support to get into work, the Guardian has learned. Whitehall sources said the package of changes under debate was much bigger than previously thought, as Andy Burnham's government hopes to persuade more people on benefits back into work.
Welfare changes under debate include ending key disability benefit for under-25s
Ministers are working up sweeping plans for welfare changes including scrapping a key disability benefit for under-25s and replacing it with a multibillion-pound package of support to get into work, the Guardian has learned. Multiple Whitehall sources said the package of changes under debate was much bigger than previously thought, as Andy Burnham’s government hopes to persuade more people on benefits back into work.
Labour figures uneasy about Healey’s ‘underpowered’ approach to budget
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Senior Labour figures are privately voicing unease about John Healey’s approach to his crucial first budget this month, against the backdrop of volatile global markets and soaring energy costs. The chancellor’s work has been made significantly harder by the global bond sell-off, which continues to raise the cost of government borrowing, and ever increasing energy prices as Donald Trump continues the US war with Iran.
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Burnham promises to roll back privatisation with government-backed grid plan
Andy Burnham will take his first major step to putting Britain's utility companies into public control when, at the Labour conference, he announces a new government-backed body to invest in the electricity grid. The prime minister will use his first speech as party leader to announce the creation of GB Grid, which will use money previously allocated to Great British Energy to compete with privately owned companies such as National Grid.
Cost of green transition could be spread among UK taxpayers, energy secretary suggests
Billions of pounds worth of green levies could be taken off bills, the energy secretary has said, as the government investigates funding green infrastructure through taxes instead. Miatta Fahnbulleh is looking at how green projects are funded, including varying levies between customers and funding them all through general taxation. Such a move could save customers an average of £120 a year, but could involve putting up taxes by as much as £3bn.
Burnham to announce government-backed body to invest in electricity grid
Andy Burnham will take the first major step to putting Britain’s utility companies into public control on Tuesday, as he announces a new government-backed body to invest in the electricity grid. The prime minister will use his first conference speech as Labour leader to announce the creation of GB Grid, which will use money previously allocated to Great British Energy to compete with privately owned companies such as National Grid.
Andy Burnham to fight next election with plan for NHS-style care service
Andy Burnham will fight the next election with a pledge to finally fix the broken social care system, acknowledging he is willing to expend political capital by asking taxpayers to cover the cost. As Labour's party conference began in Liverpool, he pledged to “rip the plaster off” to radically transform care, setting out a vision for a universal service that would be free at the point of use for everyone in England.
Changing UK benefits for young people a ‘moral crusade’, says minister
Labour MPs have a moral responsibility to accept significant changes to the welfare system to help get more young people into work, the work and pensions secretary has said. In a sign he is looking to overhaul the welfare state, Pat McFadden said it was time for Labour to “renew” the system first created by the Clement Attlee government and given a new deal by New Labour.
‘Rip the plaster off’: Andy Burnham sets out vision for universal free social care
Andy Burnham has said that he is going to "rip the plaster off" to fix the broken social care system, as he set out a vision for a universal service that would be free at the point of use for everybody in England. The prime minister said the new NHS-style social care service would be funded by "everybody" but did not give further details of how his radical long-term plan would be paid for.
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