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Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM

Labour politicians say mutualised model puts public in control without adding debt to government’s balance sheet

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1

Train operator axes London services ahead of 'summer of chaos' as strikes loom

Reliability issues with the new Aurora fleet means many services have now been cancelled while others will run with fewer carriages

Evening Standard · Jul 22

Reform’s Andrea Jenkyns storms out of meeting after discussion of Henry Nowak murder

Exclusive: Greater Lincolnshire mayor walks out on cabinet minister after row over social media role in community tensions

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4

Bloomberg expands his support of mayors globally to help save democracy. And improve trash pickup

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The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025

Steel workers face ‘huge uncertainty’ after Government takeover – union

Charlotte Brumpton-Childs, GMB national officer, told the BBC that workers have dealt with a ‘yo-yo’ while the matter went through the courts.

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2025

Abuse of suspected migrants not an ‘innocent mistake’, says UK equality campaigner

Shabna Begum of Runnymede Trust says toxic rhetoric could lead to more vigilantism and violence

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025

Teen Who Stabbed Harvey Willgoose is Guilty Of Murder — What Is The UK Doing About Knife Crime?

A 15-year-old has been found guilty of murdering fellow pupil Harvey Willgoose in a Sheffield school stabbing, reigniting urgent questions about knife crime in the UK and what's being done to stop it.

International Business Times UK · Aug 8, 2025

Inquiry into Orgreave violence during 1984 miners’ strike announced

The inquiry, expected to launch in the autumn, will investigate the events surrounding clashes at the Orgreave Coking Plant in 1984.

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2025

Blunkett outlines ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ plan to fix railways in Yorkshire

He said Yorkshire’s Plan for Rail would deliver a huge boost to jobs, growth and new housing.

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025

Starmer urged to change course, not go ‘further and faster’ after Reform gains

One Labour MP said the response from Downing Street was ‘nonsense’ while another said the party needs a ‘change of plan’.

Evening Standard · May 3, 2025