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For Andy Burnham, tackling the crisis in social care is personal. His father Roy has Alzheimer’s, is in a care home and – Mr Burnham has revealed – doesn’t know his son has become prime minister. Politics latest: France responds after warship ‘fires shots’ near Tory Speaking of the family’s …

Zack Polanski reported to police over guillotine post BBC News

Several X users then prompted Grok to create “sexualised, intimate, grossly offensive, degrading, threatening, humiliating and/or discriminatory non-consensual images” of Asato, which were shared online, the documents said. After attempts to report some posts, X refused to remove them, stating in March they did not violate its terms of service, …

Lucy Powell has said she wants to make sure the student loans system is “fair” and that the issue is at the top of her in-tray as the new education secretary. Labour’s deputy leader told the BBC she stood by comments she made in February that the interest rates graduates …

<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-andy-burnham-keir-starmer-labour-12593360?postid=12140171#liveblog-body'>Reform UK reports Zack Polanski to police over social media post</a> Source link

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed Bridget Phillipson as Labour Party chair. A Labour spokesperson said Phillipson, who is also minister for women and equalities, will work closely with deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell to modernise the party ready for the next general election. Phillipson and Powell went head to …

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called for Prime Minister Andy Burnham to bring in emergency legislation in order to stop the early release of hundreds of prisoners. Burnham announced last week that he was pausing the scheme, which would have seen about 700 prisoners freed in the first phase in …

<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-andy-burnham-keir-starmer-labour-12593360?postid=12138539#liveblog-body'>Police 'conducting enquiries' after Polanski shared post appearing to threaten Farage</a> Source link

A former advisor to a Labour MP has admitted claiming fraudulent expenses on the Parliamentary travel booking system. Matthew Torbitt worked for Bury South MP Christian Wakeford when, between August 2022 and September 2024, he claimed rail tickets that were “not for Parliamentary purposes”, Thames Magistrates’ Court heard. He also …

Reform UK say they are reporting Green Party leader Zack Polanski to the police after he shared a post to his Instagram which included a photo of a man wearing a top featuring the name “Nigel” alongside an image of a guillotine. Polanski accepted a request to collaborate with another …

Voters across Greater Manchester will head to the polls on Thursday to elect a new mayor for the city region. It is a very important role – only the prime minister and the mayor of London have more power in English politics. After Andy Burnham was elected in the Makerfield …

Despite its age, continuous upgrades have kept the Lovell telescope at the cutting edge of astronomical research. It is the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world, and its science was supercharged when it was connected to six other telescopes across central England, to create the e-MERLIN network. Joined …

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham told Laura Kuenssberg his dog Axel will be staying in Greater Manchester and will not be moving to No 10 Downing Street. Burnham revealed he does not think his poodle-mix would get along with Larry the cat, who has lived at the residence for 15 …

Andy Burnham has pledged to continue the UK’s “unwavering” support for Ukraine ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday. Zelensky will become the prime minister’s first international visitor since he took office a week ago, which No 10 said “illustrates the strength of the relationship between the …

Burnham first proposed a universal system of social care in England in 2009 when he was health secretary under Gordon Brown. He has vowed to spend political capital on the issue as prime minister. However, he is not the first leader in recent years to pledge to address the issue …

In an exclusive interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, Andy Burnham explicitly dismissed the idea of an early general election, saying “I’m going to rule it out… I don’t think people want it.” Explaining his decision, the new prime minister suggested the majority of the electorate “voted for a manifesto” …

The source said: “He has the courage to fix the most difficult issues that have been ignored for years and seen as impossible to resolve. He doesn’t accept that they are. They can’t be ignored any longer. “The prime minister is determined to show that governments can make people’s lives …

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has just completed his first week as prime minister, with new policy decisions being made and the much discussed No 10 North taking centre stage. The BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg met Burnham for his first sit-down interview since taking charge and got an exclusive behind the scenes …

The government has asked prison staff to make them aware of any “stability issues” that may develop inside jails after delays to prisoners’ early release dates, Sky News understands.  It comes after Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a “pause” to the first tranche of releases, which were due to start …

According to the Home Office, immigration enforcement teams carried out 2,715 illegal working visits and raids in London during 2025, resulting in 2,172 arrests. The previous year there were 2,008 raids. Greens councillor Hau-Yu Tam, who had proposed the motion, said in January 2026 there had been immigration raids at …