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The Guardian view on early prisoner release: don’t lose sight of systemic reform

Editorial: Empathy is a strength in a prime minister but there is a risk of letting emotional urgency obscure the strategic view in policymaking

The Guardian - UK

UK poll tracker: Nigel Farage’s Reform slips in polls as party’s conference starts

About six in ten Britons believe Reform is an untrustworthy party

The Independent UK

What are the proposed driving licence changes and when would they happen?

People aged 70 and over won’t have to retake their driving tests under new government rules

The Independent UK

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Paid police paternity leave to double after fathers reported being ‘ostracised’

Exclusive: Pay increases to two weeks in England and Wales after Guardian revealed officers ‘mocked’ for taking time off

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Why the prison crisis is about much more than early release

In today’s newsletter: As ministers scramble to resolve overcrowding in prisons, experts say the crisis demands a rethink of who we lock up – and what happens when they’re set free

The Guardian - UK

Luxon survives. But why do National and Labour both struggle with effective leadership?

Christopher Luxon has survived a confidence vote in caucus – his second within five months – and remains prime minister.

The Conversation

Will Andy Burnham’s everyday fixes be enough to get the public on his side?

The prime minister’s money-saving policies are popular but they are yet to convince voters he can take on the big things

The Guardian - UK

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Burnham to give councils more powers to block vape and betting shops

Vape shops in England and Wales to need planning permission while betting shop law change will also apply in Scotland

The Guardian - UK

Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain's wackiest election

Count Binface, a comedian dressed as a garbage can, is challenging Nigel Farage. The candidate is running in a special election in Clacton-on-Sea. Binface offers a unique platform with absurd and local policy proposals. He aims to provide a fresh alternative to established politicians. The candidate does not expect to…

The Economic Times

UK wants deeper post-Brexit relationship with EU under Burnham, says minister

Hamish Falconer has pledged to create a ‘more ambitious relationship’ with the bloc

The Independent UK

Cut £175 from energy bills for low-income homes, says thinktank

Resolution Foundation proposes £2bn emergency scheme to help people facing higher costs this winter

The Guardian - UK

Burnham vows to tackle ‘rip-off’ subscriptions in cost-of-living crackdown

The PM will accelerate plans to force companies to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and provide more information about costs up-front rather than quietly auto-renewing them at a higher price

The Independent UK

Labour seeking ‘deeper relationship’ with EU under Burnham, new minister says

Exclusive: Hamish Falconer wants ‘sense of renewed pace’ in post-Brexit talks while staying within Labour’s red lines

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer: the super sub Fifa needs

Brief letters: Fifa presidency | Humanist funeral | AI cab confusion | Clacton byelection | Standing up for pubs

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Burnham ‘handed post-Brexit plan that could see Britain rejoin EU single market’

The proposal would reportedly see Britain promise to extend the protection of Britain’s Armed Forces and nuclear deterrent across Europe, in exchange for access to the EU’s free-trade zone

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting reveals ‘unbelievable volume’ of online homophobia since becoming defence secretary

He noted that while his appointment three weeks ago was ‘almost entirely unremarked upon in the media’, the online reaction has been starkly different

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer was 'not remotely unlikeable', Wes Streeting claims

KEIR Starmer’s unpopularity with the UK public was difficult to understand because he was not “remotely dislikeable”, Wes Streeting has…

The Independent UK

The stark reality facing Andy Burnham’s council housebuilding revolution

IN FOCUS: The new prime minister pledged ‘the biggest council housebuilding drive since the postwar period’ before he took office. Albert Toth speaks to council leaders and experts about what he must do to deliver

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The Conversation

Should Andy Burnham be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossings? Experts react

Following a sudden influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, the discussion on unauthorised migration to Europe is again heightened. In the UK this means a focus on small boat crossings and the policy surrounding them, particularly following 752 arrivals on July 29 – the highest number for…

The Conversation

Can leaders ever reform prisons without playing politics? Four things Andy Burnham could do

The UK’s prime minister, Andy Burnham, is facing his first major test with the public over the upcoming early release of thousands of prisoners. These plans are part of the Sentencing Act 2026, passed by Keir Starmer’s government in response to an independent review of sentencing.

The National (Scotland)

Andy Burnham urged to tone down 'blokeish' social media posts by officials

ANDY Burnham has been told to tone down his “blokeish” social media output, it has emerged.

The Independent UK

I hated being in Starmer’s government and he lacked the gusto to get anything done, ex-minister says

Administration was ‘nowhere near the level of will and commitment it will actually take’ to meet Labour’s pledge to violence against women and girls, she said

Evening Standard

Teenagers overwhelmingly likely to turn off optional social media curfews – poll

The research by Censuswide found 84.6% of 16 to 18-year-olds said they would opt out of the proposed curfews.

The Conversation

Prisoner release: Andy Burnham’s difficult choices

The UK may have a new prime minister, but the problem of prison overcrowding in England and Wales remains. Andy Burnham recently clarified the details of the Sentencing Act 2026, which aims to release prisoners earlier than usual.

The Independent UK

Voices: Andy Burnham’s costly prisons blunder has failed PC Andrew Harper’s family

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The new PM must move quickly to undo this mistake – but a U-turn this early smacks once again of an administration struggling with the detail of policy

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