Posted by The Guardian | Aug 19, 2026 | Nigel Farage, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Political stunt brings Reform UK leader full circle. Plus: Russia’s scramble for soldiers• Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home addressThe curtain came down last week on the summer sideshow of the Clacton byelection,...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 19, 2026 | Bridget Phillipson, Climate crisis, Emergency services, Environment, Environment policy, Extreme heat, Firefighters, Labour, Politics, Reform UK, Richard Tice, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Wildfires |
Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson’s comments show her party feels voters have been alienated by Reform net zero attacksRichard Tice should apologise to firefighters for his comments this week urging British people to “enjoy” this...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 19, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Homelessness, Housing, Labour, Politics, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, The Guardian, UK news |
The prime minister has announced a £442m plan to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas. It solidifies tackling homelessness as a central policy for Andy Burnham’s government, and gives voters a measure by which to...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 19, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Dale Vince, Homelessness, Housing, Oil, Politics, Poverty, Prisons and probation, Social exclusion, Society, The Guardian, UK news |
PM pledges to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas but issues ‘rallying call’ for community and voluntary organisations to help with plan Andy Burnham has admitted government funding “may not fully be enough” to achieve...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 19, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Homelessness, Housing, Politics, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, The Guardian, UK news |
PM says public money alone won’t solve problem but ‘we did it in the pandemic, we can do it again’UK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said government money alone may not be enough to get rough sleepers off the...
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