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Chris Wormald received unprecedented payment after serving as cabinet secretary for just 14 monthsThe former head of the civil service Chris Wormald received a record payout, in the region of £500,000, when he was forced out of...

Disabled people in England to get 24-hour free bus travel – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Aug 18, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Conservatives, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Nigel Farage, Politics, Reform UK, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Burnham has announced a range of policies aimed at relieving pressure on financially squeezed households and businessesDisabled bus pass holders in England will be able to travel for free at all hours from April next year, the...

Russia warns UK of ‘consequences’ over reports Ukraine using British drones in attacks

by The Guardian | Aug 18, 2026 | Defence policy, Europe, Ministry of Defence, Politics, Russia, The Guardian, UK news, Ukraine, World News | 0 |

Ministry of Defence rebuffs threats, saying UK ‘committed to providing equipment Ukraine needs to defend itself against Putin’s illegal invasion’Moscow has threatened the UK with “consequences” after reports that British drones...

Democracy v the machine: the birth of the digital age and the warnings that were ignored

by The Guardian | Aug 18, 2026 | Computing, Digital media, Internet, Silicon Valley, Social media, Technology, The Guardian, World News | 0 |

Many hoped that the march of technology would usher in an egalitarian utopia – but some foresaw the threat it would pose to liberal society. Why did nobody listen?One of the stranger things about this dizzying, headlong moment...

I was abused as a child – and thought I had healed. Then I began drinking in lockdown

by The Guardian | Aug 18, 2026 | Alcohol, Alcoholism, Autobiography and memoir, Biography books, Books, Child protection, Children, Health, Health, mind and body books, Mental health, Rape and sexual assault, Social care, Society, The Guardian | 0 |

Decades after being sexually abused, the author and doctor Frank Spinelli believed he had moved on emotionally. But alcohol destroyed his sense of security. He describes how he confronted his shameNot so long ago, Frank Spinelli...

Top economists urge Burnham to sign UK up to UN initiative on global inequality

by The Guardian | Aug 18, 2026 | Aid, Andy Burnham, Business, Economics, Inequality, Labour, Politics, Society, The Guardian, UK news, United Nations, World News | 0 |

Open letter signed by 40 academics including Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level Forty prominent progressive academics are urging Andy Burnham’s government to join a new global push to...

Burnham scraps restrictions on disabled people’s bus passes in England

by The Guardian | Aug 17, 2026 | Bus fares, Consumer affairs, Labour, Money, Politics, Road transport, The Guardian, Transport, Transport policy, UK news | 0 |

Move means holders will be able to travel free on local services at any time of day or night from April next yearDisabled people across England will be able to use their free bus passes at any time of day from next April, as...

Huge number of children would fall into poverty under Reform’s benefits plans, say campaigners

by The Guardian | Aug 17, 2026 | Benefits, Charities, Disability, Local government, Nigel Farage, Politics, Reform UK, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Unemployment, Universal credit, Welfare | 0 |

Party wants to cut £50bn from UK welfare bill but charity says proposals would cause ‘horrific levels of destitution’ Hundreds of thousands of children would be tipped into poverty and destitution under plans unveiled by Reform...

Cabinet ministers’ mobile numbers found online after Burnham targeted

by The Guardian | Aug 17, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Foreign policy, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, Trump administration, UK news, US news, US politics, World News | 0 |

Revelation about security leak follows person pretending to be senior White House aide contacting prime ministerAt least three UK cabinet ministers have had their personal mobile phone numbers published online, amid mounting...

Reform’s Tice accused of misinformation after urging people to enjoy heatwaves

by The Guardian | Aug 17, 2026 | Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme heat, Politics, Reform UK, Richard Tice, The Guardian, UK news, UK weather, Wildfires | 0 |

Backlash from nurses, medical experts and green campaigners in response to deputy leader dismissing efforts to reach net zeroReform’s deputy leader has been accused of spreading misinformation after he dismissed efforts to...

Ministers drop plan to relax affordable housing rules after rural homes backlash

by The Guardian | Aug 17, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner, Construction industry, Housing, Labour, Politics, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Government concedes ‘significant opposition’ requires new approach on quotas for medium-sized development sitesMinisters have dropped plans to relax affordable housing rules for developers in England after a backlash from...

Labour MP under investigation by party over Covid loans to his businesses

by The Guardian | Aug 17, 2026 | Labour, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Southend East & Rochford’s Bayo Alaba has been suspended while inquiry looks at bounceback loansA Labour MP has been suspended after being questioned about government Covid loans taken out by his businesses.Bayo Alaba, the...

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