4 d. ago Piers Morgan quizzed on whether he would run to become prime minister

Piers Morgan has revealed whether he would ever get into politics as he criticised “shockingly mediocre” MPs.

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5 d. ago SNP accused of 'kettling' asylum seekers into Glasgow's poorest areas

Several Scottish Labour MPs have criticised the SNP Scottish Government’s approach in recent days.

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3 w. ago Miliband vows to ban fracking, labels Reform ‘ideological extremists’ and tells Musk to ‘get the hell out of our politics’ – live

Environmental groups have welcomed the energy secretary’s fracking announcementAt the Labour conference Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, has just started his speech.Responding to the news that he will announce a total ban on fracking (see 9.19am), Asad Rehman, chief executive of Friends of the Earth, said:By providing a clear vision for our energy future based on helping people, not on ignoring the science, the energy secretary has sent an important message that the government is listening to communities.Fracking is and always has been unpopular, both with people facing it off locally and the wider public. The government must now translate its plans to ban fracking permanently into policy, alongside closing a loophole in planning law that still allows it to happen by the backdoor.Andy Burnham is doing a fantastic job as the mayor of Manchester. I actually worked closely with him. We’ve reset that relationship between Westminster and our mayors, and we’re working well together. So ...

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3 w. ago Ed Miliband vows to ban fracking and warns Reform would ‘trash our climate commitments’ – UK politics live

There is currently no permanent ban in law, just a temporary moratoriumAt the Labour conference Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, has just started his speech.Responding to the news that he will announce a total ban on fracking (see 9.19am), Asad Rehman, chief executive of Friends of the Earth, said:By providing a clear vision for our energy future based on helping people, not on ignoring the science, the energy secretary has sent an important message that the government is listening to communities.Fracking is and always has been unpopular, both with people facing it off locally and the wider public. The government must now translate its plans to ban fracking permanently into policy, alongside closing a loophole in planning law that still allows it to happen by the backdoor.Andy Burnham is doing a fantastic job as the mayor of Manchester. I actually worked closely with him. We’ve reset that relationship between Westminster and our mayors, and we’re working well together. So I’ve got...

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4 w. ago Prime Minister 'absolutely committed' to Northern Powerhouse Rail amid delay concerns and Andy Burnham comments

"I want to get it right," Sir Keir Starmer said

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4 w. ago Andy Burnham ‘committed’ to Manchester Mayor job as leadership coup rumours criticised by MPs

The former cabinet minister has claimed ‘wholesale change’ is needed in Labour to see off an ‘existential’ threat from Reform and left-wing parties

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4 w. ago Andy Burnham made commitment to serve full term as mayor, Cabinet minister says

Steve Reed dismissed talk of a leadership challenge facing Sir Keir Starmer as ‘tittle-tattle’.

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