Posted by The Guardian | Aug 13, 2026 | Andy Burnham, England, Labour, Politics, Prisons and probation, Society, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news, Wales |
Former prison governor Judith Feline on the reality of our overcrowded prisons and Peter Walker on why it’s causing a headache for Andy BurnhamAt the last count, two weeks ago, there were almost 86,500 people in prison in...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 13, 2026 | Count Binface, Nigel Farage, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Leader of Reform UK on course to defeat Count Binface and an assortment of fringe candidates as polls close in Essex Voting has closed in one of the UK’s more unusual and least tense byelections, with Nigel Farage set for a...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 13, 2026 | Byelections, Clacton byelection August 2026, Count Binface, Essex, Nigel Farage, Politics, Reform UK, The Guardian, UK news |
Longest ballot in UK voting history features likes of Count Binface and Howling Laud Hope alongside Reform leader Polls have closed in Clacton, where thousands of residents in the Essex seat voted in a ballot featuring Nigel...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 13, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Immigration and asylum, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Greater use of private rental properties would form part of PM’s plan to spread accommodation more evenly across UKMinisters are considering paying higher prices for housing asylum seekers in private rental properties as part of...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 13, 2026 | A-levels, Admissions, Education, Exams, Higher education, Home Office, International students, Labour, Politics, Students, The Guardian, UK news, Universities, University funding |
Higher education figures call on Labour to reverse tax on fees and warn institutions at risk of ‘going under’University leaders are warning of financial turmoil in British higher education, after new figures suggest a collapse...
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