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UK politics: Andy Burnham warns of ‘winter of greater flooding’ – as it happened
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As we approach 4pm, here’s a roundup of todays news. Andy Burnham has warned of a “winter of greater flooding” as the country prepares for a second storm to hit the UK at the weekend. South west England is recovering from the effects of Storm Austen on Thursday and Friday. Burnham told reporters on…
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As the government continues to talk about the importance of building up supplies at home in case of an emergency, Andy Burnham has told BBC Radio 5 Live what would be in his essentials. According to the prime minister it’s baked beans, soup and twiglets making up his crisis store. In fact Burnham s…
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The Scottish Greens remain open to joining the SNP in government again, the party’s co-leader has said. Speaking in Inverness ahead of his party’s conference, Ross Greer, asked if the Greens would join an SNP government again, told PA: “The short answer to that is yes. The Greens believe that the p…
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Andy Burnham has rather light-heartedly defended the length of his answers at PMQs when presented with statistics suggesting he takes much longer the predecessors to make his points. PA reports that after being told by BBC Radio 5 Live’s Matt Chorley that his answers were “up to 50%” longer than th…
Political correspondent Lexy Topping has taken a step back to look at Andy Burnham’s approach to governing since entering No 10. The key, it seems, is ‘everyday fixes’ to win public support. In the past week Andy Burnham has vowed to clamp down on social pariahs blaring out TikTok videos on public…
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Ahead of next week’s budget the Guardian is giving you the chance to step into John Healey’s shoes and see what measures you would put into his red box next week. Our ‘You be the Chancellor’ game allows you to make a series of decisions, and see how it would affect the government’s fiscal headroom…
Kemi Badenoch has waded into the preparedness debate and said ministers should “look after us” rather than just giving advice. She told the Press Association during a visit to Cheshire constabulary headquarters that many people in rural areas already take precautions because they have no shops near…
In a comment piece, Polly Toynbee has said London Assembly member Andrew Boff, who resigned from the Conservative party this week, is a sign of where the party’s future should be. The chair of the London Assembly, Andrew Boff, resigned this week from the Conservative party after 53 years of members…
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Andy Burnham has said the final decision on the Rosebank oil field will be “done properly” when asked about the potential for an approval to be overturned by the courts. It comes after ministers gave the go-ahead to the Jackdaw gasfield, 150 miles east of Aberdeen in Scotland, after years of uncert…
A DUP minister has said he is confident MP Carla Lockhart will stay in the party despite leaving its main decision-making body amid a row with party leadership over the future of Stormont. Lockhart is at odds with DUP leader, fellow MP Gavin Robinson, over whether the party should withdraw deputy f…
There has been a few lighthearted moments from Andy Burnham’s comments to the press today. Burnham will appear on Channel 4’s Gogglebox tonight as part of a Stand Up to Cancer fundraiser. According to the Press Association, when asked about his views on the Celebrity Traitors so far, the prime mini…
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Burnham: 'Winter of great flooding' could be on its way
As south west England deals with the aftermath of Storm Austen, Andy Burnham said the United Kingdom could face “a winter of greater flooding”. The prime minister was asked if the Government was playing catch-up with civil preparedness as he attended a summit organised to learn from the summer’s re…
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Britain needs to be on 'front foot' on wildfires
Andy Burnham is addressing the wildfire summit in north west England after a summer which saw homes destroyed by fires during the record-breaking heat. Burnham visited Stourbridge, in the West Midlands, days after fires wreaked havoc in streets on the edge of the Black Country town in August. He sa…
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Andy Burnham has said he believes indefinite leave to remain needs to be “earned through contribution”, but stopped short of committing to all of home secretary Shabana Mahmood’s immigration and citizenship reforms. There has been speculation that Mahmood’s plans to double the amount of time care w…
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Foreign secretary Ed Miliband is in Turkey today as he is set to join talks on the strait of Hormuz and the situation in Saudi Arabia. Ministers from Britain, France and Germany as well as Italy, will meet in Turkey to discuss issues in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine. Turkey, Saudi Arabia,…
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Andy Burnham is “determined” to introduce the tourist tax across the country and could overrule councils and elected mayors, the Times has reported. Burnham told an online meeting of mayors he wanted to counter the “negative” atmosphere around the overnight visitor levy. It has received some opposi…
As Wes Streeting and James Murray have been recommending in the last 24 hours, the Government is advising people to stockpile supplies for three days. Have you been persuaded to follow this advice? The Guardian would like to speak to you about what you have in your cupboard, and what other items yo…
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Andy Burnham has been meeting armed forces veterans and Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal collectors to mark the start of the year’s campaign. Burnham welcomed them to Number 10 North’s office in central Manchester, contrary to the usual convention of making a donation to the cause on the steps of…
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Good morning from London, where we’re less than a week from Andy Burnham and John Healey’s first budget, and the Government has been telling people to build up 72 hours of supplies in case of a disaster. We’ll be bringing you updates throughout the day. I’m Harry Taylor. The Government has said tha…
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