'Culture shift' needed in how UK does business, PM urges
Burnham says those who take risks should be backed by government, but his government has been criticised for increasing business costs.
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Will record donations to Reform go down as a moment of political change?
Andy Burnham is likely to face fresh pressure to further change the rules on party donations, writes Jack Fenwick.
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Russia hits Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson and top European officials leave station
The former UK PM said: "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning".
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Sunday Politics Northern Ireland
Mark Carruthers interviews SDLP leader Claire Hanna.
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'Slim chance' government will hit 1.5m new homes target, Rayner tells BBC
High construction costs and the Iran war are threatening the key manifesto pledge, the housing secretary says.
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Reform confident it won't need to repay any of £72m under proposed new donor rules
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner says rule changes on donations from UK expats would apply retrospectively and anyone not complying with them would have "to return that money".
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Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record
The party says the money will allow it to fight the next election on a "level playing field", while rivals have renewed calls for donations from individuals to be capped.
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Burnham and Badenoch revive red versus blue politics as Reform land 'gobsmacking' donations
As Reform slip back in the polls, Labour and the Conservatives rediscover a familiar political divide, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
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Reform receives record £36m donation from crypto billionaire
Ben Delo's donation, the biggest single sum ever given to a political party in the UK, comes amid scrutiny of Reform's finances.
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An extraordinary result - why did MPs reject assisted dying bill this time?
Although supporters say they will try again, for now the momentum has fallen away from a change in the law.
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Why are plans for Gloucestershire's 'super council' on hold?
Seven councils were to be merged into one in Gloucestershire but the government has paused its national plans over legal queries.
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MPs vote against fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying
The proposed law sought to introduce one of the biggest societal changes in recent years.
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Vets can diagnose bluetongue to cut test delays
The government announces the change in approach as the virus continues to spread in the UK.
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Police boss criticised for 127-date theatre tour
Colin Sutton says it will not impinge on his police and crime commissioner work.
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Polanski selected as Green Party candidate for Starmer's former seat
The Green Party leader said the party is the "underdog" in Holborn and St Pancras but "can win".
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Henry Zeffman: How Burnham got ready to govern with four key moments mapped out
As the prime minister looks ahead to autumn, Labour figures are asking whether his government represents continuity or change.
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Rayner defends pause to local council overhaul
The cabinet minister tells the BBC she wanted to ensure the plans could survive potential legal actions.
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Why are MPs voting on assisted dying again?
A Labour MP has brought forward an identical bill to the previous attempt, saying she wants peers to "finish the job".
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