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Burnham's exchanges with Kemi Badenoch slipped into familiar territory of trading barbs, writes Alex Forsyth.

Their videos have proliferated on social media, but the payments are frequently hidden from viewers.

<p>Government revises plans to tackle prison overcrowding amid pressure from MPs and victims but domestic abusers and killers could still be released early</p><p>Prisoners serving time for some sexual or violent offences where the automatic release stage is set at two-thirds will become eligible for release at the halfway point, provided they have not committed serious breaches of prison rules, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/03/rapists-child-abusers-and-groomers-will-not-l

<p>IT wasn’t an ordinary day by any stretch of the imagination, even though it began rather ordinarily. There was little news to interest anyone (and Kashmir was a no-no for television channels).</p> <p>Initially, there came fleeting news about a press conference by the head of ISPR but it wasn’t meant to be. Those who had not been invited to the event thought the news was incorrect but later it transpired that the conference had been delayed to the next day, Friday.</p> <p>And then came the

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<p>Green party said it was ‘obvious from the start’ that Polanski had not committed an offence </p><p>Good morning. Reform UK are holding a press conference this morning. It is going to feature Robert Jenrick, the party’s Treasury spokesperson, and he wants to talk about Andy Burnham’s speech yesterday about social care reform. But we already know<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jul/29/andy-burnham-social-care-louise-casey-tories-kemi-badenoch-reform-nigel-farage-u

<p>Shadow minister says there was no warning and ‘it looked and sounded like deliberate intimidation’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/28/tory-mp-chris-philp-accuses-french-navy-of-firing-shots-in-channel-incident">Conservative MP accuses French navy of firing shots near him in Channel</a></p></li></ul><p>It is not just the Russians <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/16/russian-frigate-fires-warning-shots-at-british-yacht-in-channel-repor

<p>Businesses say legislation used to implement the tariffs is ‘arbitrary and capricious’ as Trump claims tariffs target countries engaging in forced labor</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/trump-tariffs-what-to-know">What to know about Trump’s new tariffs on more than 80 countries</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUI

<p>Burnham criticises ‘decades of neoliberalism’ and says he wants to give people ‘hope back’</p><p>When Andy Burnham first tried to return to the Commons, by applying to be Labour’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection, Labour’s national executive committee blocked him – in part because, they argued, Labour might find it hard to hold the Greater Manchester mayoralty in the byelection caused by his resignation.</p><p>When he next applied to be a candidate, for Makerfield,