Andy Burnham is set to use a major Manchester speech to make devolution the centrepiece of his bid to become Britain’s next prime minister. He is expected to promise a 10-year mission to raise living standards while facing questions over fiscal rules, defence spending and his future cabinet.
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Police Scotland have charged a 36-year-old man after five men were injured in suspected anti-Muslim attacks across Edinburgh. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the suspect appeared to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred.
Keir Starmer is under intensifying pressure from Labour MPs and ministers after Andy Burnham’s decisive Makerfield by-election victory. Media reports say the prime minister could set out a resignation timetable as soon as Monday.
Britain’s Court of Appeal ruled that the government’s ban on Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was lawful, overturning a High Court decision. The group’s co-founder said she would seek to appeal, while the home secretary said the ruling does not affect lawful pro-Palestinian protest.
Hampshire’s police chief has apologised to Henry Nowak’s family after officers handcuffed and arrested the dying 18-year-old student. The case has prompted an IOPC review, political criticism and violent protests in Southampton.