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Conservatives urge Burnham to rule out tax rises at Budget

Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith says UK taxes are forcing young people to "seek their fortune" elsewhere.

BBC Politics · 17 Sept 2026
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Big questions - and key logistical details - loom ahead of China-U.S. summit

Tension over state dinner guest list and other key details remain uncertain ahead of China's big U.S. visit.

NPR Politics · 17 Sept 2026
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Growing number of GOP candidates are using anti-Muslim rhetoric on the campaign trail

Anti-Muslim rhetoric has become increasingly common on the campaign trail at a moment when many Republicans are eager to shift attention away from the economy.

NPR Politics · 17 Sept 2026
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Interest rates hold expected but Bank of England facing tough choices

Forecasts of further rises in the inflation rate mean some analysts expect the Bank to act by the end of the year.

BBC Politics · 17 Sept 2026
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Plaid warned not to cut help for poorer children if it wants Labour to back budget

Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates makes early years programme Flying Start a red line in negotiations.

BBC Politics · 17 Sept 2026
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Police boss cancels 'ridiculous' theatre tour

Colin Sutton tells a meeting that he has pulled out of a 127-date tour due to residents' reaction.

BBC Politics · 16 Sept 2026
Politics

Reform Wales loses leader and MS within five minutes

Dan Thomas resigned as Welsh Reform leader and Sarah Cooper-Lesadd defected to Plaid.

BBC Politics · 16 Sept 2026
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More than £2m spent by government on influencers since July 2024

Departments are using influencers alongside campaigns in traditional media such as TV and newspapers.

BBC Politics · 16 Sept 2026
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Constituents react to Reform MS' defection to Plaid

Sarah Cooper-Lesadd, one of 34 Reform MSs elected in May's Senedd election, defected to Plaid on Tuesday.

BBC Politics · 16 Sept 2026
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Henry Zeffman: Andy Burnham and his chancellor have a battle on their hands

The Budget is only six weeks away and the economy is undoubtedly the biggest challenge facing the prime minister.

BBC Politics · 16 Sept 2026
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Call to raise tax thresholds among union demands ahead of Budget

Unions who donate to Labour will meet John Healey on Thursday to press home their demands ahead of next month's Budget.

BBC Politics · 16 Sept 2026
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Brexit to blame for small boat migrants, says Lib Dem leader

Sir Ed Davey says the Conservatives and Reform UK are to blame for the numbers of migrants crossing the Channel.

BBC Politics · 16 Sept 2026
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Burnham rejects 'tax and spend socialist' comments

The prime minister insists he is prepared to take "difficult decisions" at next month's Budget.

BBC Politics · 16 Sept 2026
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Andy Burnham thanks well-wishers after his father's death

BBC Politics · 16 Sept 2026
Politics

Rep. Thomas Massie moves to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war

Rep. Thomas Massie has moved to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Kentucky Republican alleges that Hegseth has waged the Iran war illegally, among other "high crimes and misdemeanors."

NPR Politics · 16 Sept 2026
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Petrol and diesel price rises push UK inflation higher

Summer holidays and disruption to global oil supplies by the Middle East conflict stoked price growth.

BBC Politics · 16 Sept 2026
Politics

Burnham thanks well-wishers following his father's death

All opposition leaders sent condolences to Burnham as he cancelled engagements earlier this week.

BBC Politics · 16 Sept 2026
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Vanity Fair feature profiles the political development of JD Vance at Yale

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with journalist Chris Whipple about his new Vanity Fair feature with revealing details about the political development of JD Vance.

NPR Politics · 16 Sept 2026
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