Artist calls in lawyers after Tories use his Burnham portrait without consent Stanley Chow’s cartoon was put on water bottles at party conference with the slogan ‘Bottler Burnham’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 5
Iran Has Been Linked To The RAF Fairford Base Incident. The U.S. Now Evacuated a Dozen Of Bombers From It. A U.S. official reportedly said the base is under threat by Tehran. International Business Times · Oct 5
The Greens’ ‘Zionism is racism’ motion blows any chance of a coalition with Labour ANALYSIS : Green leader Zack Polanski has said his party could ally itself with an Andy Burnham-led Labour. Kate Devlin explains why what happened at the party’s conference over the weekend makes that far less likely The Independent UK · Oct 5
John Swinney rejects Tory claim he 'misled Scottish parliament' over UK pensions FIRST Minister John Swinney has denied allegations that he misled the Scottish Parliament with a statement on UK pensions – insisting he has “nothing to explain” ... The National (Scotland) · Oct 5
Artist hits out at Tories after party ‘uses his illustration of Burnham without permission’ Illustrator Stanley Chow claimed the Conservatives ‘haven’t done their due diligence’ The Independent UK · Oct 5
Swinney has ‘nothing to explain’ over accusations of misleading Holyrood The First Minister was accused of misleading Holyrood on the UK Government’s pension reforms. Evening Standard · Oct 5
The UK’s G20 presidency will push Andy Burnham to the centre of the global stage. What will he use it for? This is a chance for the PM to advance his progressive agenda and tackle urgent issues such as AI regulation and climate action, says economist Michael Jacobs The Guardian - UK · Oct 5
'Radical change' needed to eradicate child poverty, charity warns John Swinney RADICAL change is needed to cut the number of children in poverty, a new report has warned, as the Scottish Government looks set to miss legally binding targets on the issue “by miles” ... The National (Scotland) · Oct 5
US bombers withdrawn from RAF Fairford after new threats against base – report The planes were sent back to their home bases. Evening Standard · Oct 5
Social care for disabled adults is in as much crisis as support for elderly people – so why is the government silent about it? Working-age adults such as my son, who is autistic, face an unreliable system, yet ministers talk only of a national care service for older people, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Oct 5
Ball in UK’s court: EU ambassador says Brussels will be ‘ready to engage‘ after country decides what it wants Jukka Salovaara, who served in London during Cool Britannia era, will be ‘very close’ to negotiations as Burnham government resets relations with EU The Guardian - UK · Oct 5
UK weighs tariffs on Chinese EVs amid ‘dumping’ concerns: Report Britain is contemplating the implementation of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports in the near future. This consideration arises from concerns regarding the potential flooding of the market with state-subsidised vehicles. Business Minister Jonathan Reynolds is preparing a package of potential tariffs for Chinese vehicle imports. British officials are eager… The Economic Times · Oct 5
US withdraws B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford after suspected terror plot Aircraft monitoring sites showed B-1 bombers flying out of RAF Fairford on Sunday Evening Standard · Oct 4
Withdrawal of all US bombers from RAF Fairford not linked to suspected terror plot, Rubio says US president Donald Trump said he was ‘disappointed’ after the five men were released on bail The Independent UK · Oct 4
The Independent UK · Oct 4 Andy Burnham risks repeating Liz Truss mini budget chaos, Shadow Chancellor warns Andrew Griffith has maintained that the Tories would not make same mistakes again
The Independent UK · Oct 4 Conservatives vow to do ‘whatever it takes’ to build Heathrow third runway Prime Minister Andy Burnham is said to be maintaining an ‘open mind’ regarding expansion at the nation’s busiest airport
Evening Standard · Oct 4 Conservatives back Heathrow expansion as Burnham keeps ‘open mind’ Heathrow bosses are aiming to secure planning approval for the project by 2029
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4 Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth
The Independent UK · Oct 4 Tories vow to boost economy by cutting safeguards that protect Britain’s countryside Andrew Griffith’s blueprint would also lower grocery bills by scrapping a ‘polluter pays’ fee on packaging producers
Evening Standard · Oct 4 'London needs devolved powers like Wales and Scotland to solve housing crisis', says new Green politician ‘I would like to start to see devolved powers to London on the level of Wales or Scotland’
The Independent UK · Oct 4 It’s now time for the Conservative Party to say what it thinks on the economy and Brexit The Conservatives are starting - but only starting - to look more like a viable party of government
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4 UK justice secretary unable to say how many early release prisoners have been tagged Alex Norris says ‘too soon’ to say how many released this week from jails in England and Wales have monitoring devices
The National (Scotland) · Oct 4 Russell Findlay accuses John Swinney of misleading Parliament with pensions claim RUSSELL Findlay has accused the First Minister of misleading Parliament after claiming that Scots were going to “lose our pensions” under Labour.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4 The demands of Welsh devolution are simple: just give us what Scotland has Andy Burnham is a Westminster leader whom Welsh nationalists could finally work with - but only if he stands up to the devo-sceptics in UK Labour, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
The National (Scotland) · Oct 4 Labour minister says 'I wouldn't link' Scottish independence with Brexit redo A LABOUR minister has said he “wouldn’t link the two” when challenged on whether rerunning the Brexit debate should allow Scotland to have a second independence referendum.