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Sir Keir Starmer has been handed a scathing takedown by Andy Burnham’s former adviser, who claims the Prime Minister has “stabbed him [Mr Burnham] in the back”.Expressing his outrage at the decision to block the Mayor for Greater Manchester from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Sacha Lord told GB News that the Prime Minister is a “snake”.On Sunday, the National Executive Committee (NEC) denied Mr Burnham permission to stand in order to avoid “an unnecessary election for the position of Greater Manchester mayor”.Mr Burnham hit out at Sir Keir and his allies in control of the NEC, writing…

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Radio Manchester listeners have had their say about Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham being blocked from standing as Labour’s candidate in the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.Under his party’s rules, as a directly elected mayor, Burnham had to seek permission from Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) to put his name forward as a candidate.This was denied on Sunday, a move that could anger Labour MPs supportive of Burnham potentially challenging Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for the party leadership.Only MPs can become Labour’s leader.

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Hundreds of thousands of graduates are now claiming benefits, with new figures showing a sharp post‑pandemic rise in the number of people who say they are too sick to work.Analysis by the Centre for Social Justice found 707,000 people with a university degree were out of work and claiming one or more benefits at the end of last year — a 46 per cent increase compared with pre‑lockdown levels in 2019.The rise has been driven largely by a doubling in the number of graduates who say they cannot work because of a health condition. The number of degree‑holders out of…

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Around 50 Labour MPs have signed a letter objecting to the decision to block Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from standing in a forthcoming parliamentary by-election, News understands.They have written to Sir Keir Starmer to warn the decision is a “real gift” to Reform UK, as polling suggests Burnham may be Labour’s “very best chance at winning” the vacant Gorton and Denton seat.The signatories added there was “no legitimate reason” to block Burnham and asked for Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee to “re-evaluate” the decision.Defending the move, Sir Keir said allowing Burnham to contest the seat would have diverted Labour’s…

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At least 80 firefighters and 12 engines rushed to the scene of an inferno in a central London high street as flames licked the rooftop of a building.The capital’s fire bridage was out in force in the early hours of Monday morning to battle the blaze which struck a trendy spot on Kensington High Street. Pictures from the scene showed fire engines in the street with long ladders extended to the lofty roof of a building on the street. A London Fire Brigade spokesman said: “12 fire engines and around 80 firefighters tackled a fire at a commercial building on…

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Britain is being sued for millions of pounds by Rwanda after Labour scrapped the asylum deal between the two countries.The British taxpayer could be set to fork out more than £50million after the East African nation launched legal action.The Netherlands-based Permanent Court of Arbitration is handling the dispute.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer made scrapping the Rwanda bill one of his first acts upon taking office.His hasty decision was condemned by the outgoing Tories, who claimed the arrangement would have acted as a deterrent for migrants seeking to reach Britain via small boat.Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp told the Daily Mail…

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King’s ‘concerned’ message to Donald Trump key in securing U-turn but ‘further action could enrage President’`; const adSlotHtmlSkyRight = “; const targetParentSky = document.querySelector(‘.sky–ad__container’); if (targetParentSky) { targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyLeft); targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyRight); } } else { // console.log(“Inder 3 – skys not showing because user is member”); } `; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } `; return trendingDiv; }

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