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PM admits cost of living help is not enough and hints at further support

The PM has announced a rake of measures to help people since taking office three weeks ago.

BBC Politics · 12 Aug 2026
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Police chiefs call for PM to prevent early release of PC Harper's killers

The intervention comes after Andy Burnham said he was "confident" the early release of PC Harper's killers could be prevented.

BBC Politics · 11 Aug 2026
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Wealthy areas must play their part in housing asylum seekers, Burnham suggests

The prime minister was asked about protests over plans to use a former military base to house asylum seekers.

BBC Politics · 11 Aug 2026
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Man guilty of harassing MP Stella Creasy on Tube train

The man was "abusive and aggressive" towards the Walthamstow Labour MP on a Victoria line train.

BBC Politics · 11 Aug 2026
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Burnham faces unpopularity test over prisons dilemma

The early release conundrum has given the new PM his first taste of tricky political decision-making.

BBC Politics · 11 Aug 2026
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Burnham 'confident' early release of PC Harper's killers can be halted

The PM says the justice secretary will present a plan in September to prevent more early releases.

BBC Politics · 11 Aug 2026
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Primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota pit progressives against moderates

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report about battles between moderate and progressive candidates in Tuesday's Democratic primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

NPR Politics · 11 Aug 2026
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After redrawing congressional map, Alabama voters head to the polls -- again

Some voters in Alabama will be casting ballots for a second time in their congressional primary Tuesday. It's the result of a redistricting effort that followed a Supreme Court ruling.

NPR Politics · 11 Aug 2026
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A year in, thousands of armed troops have quietly become a fixture of D.C. life

President Trump's deployment of the National Guard hits the one year mark next week. The presence of armed, uniformed troops on the street has become increasingly normalized in the capital.

NPR Politics · 11 Aug 2026
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PM asks justice secretary to find way to keep PC Harper's killers in jail

Andy Burnham is confident a solution can be found to exclude two of PC Harper's killers from an early release scheme, the BBC understands.

BBC Politics · 11 Aug 2026
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Alabama heads into a special election after redistricting

Alabama voters are again selecting candidates for four Congressional districts after the state changed the district map to favor Republicans. The redistricting is causing confusion among voters.

NPR Politics · 10 Aug 2026
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Councils to get more powers to stop vape and betting shops, PM announces

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said town centres had been "hollowed out" by decades of decline.

BBC Politics · 10 Aug 2026
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Trump and RFK Jr. try again to upend vaccines for kids

President Trump expected to sign executive order that once again tries to upend the vaccines children receive to protect them against measles, mumps, tetanus, whooping cough and other dangerous diseas

NPR Politics · 10 Aug 2026
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MSP apologises for hurt caused by rape 'demonisation' comments

Scottish Green MSP Q Manivannan is facing criticism from rape survivors groups and politicians over a podcast interview.

BBC Politics · 10 Aug 2026
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Send foreign prisoners abroad to end early releases, says Reform

The party also plans to create additional capacity in the system by building 'Nightingale' prisons.

BBC Politics · 10 Aug 2026
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Record 230 people cross Channel in one small boat

The Home Office says it shows the "reckless and dangerous tactics" used by gangs "cramming ever greater numbers on to unseaworthy vessels".

BBC Politics · 10 Aug 2026
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Faith is a centerpiece of Texas Senate candidate James Talarico's campaign

James Talarico, Texas' Democratic Senate nominee, is putting faith at the center of his campaign. Republicans are pushing back. Control over the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance.

NPR Politics · 10 Aug 2026
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Risk of patient safety 'bonfire' with Health Bill changes, Lib Dems say

The party says the government's plans to modernise the NHS risk another major hospital scandal.

BBC Politics · 10 Aug 2026
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