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Burnham considers second Brexit referendum as France and Spain urge Britain to rejoin bloc

Athena Stavrou and Millie Cooke — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:17:03 GMT

Britain would be welcomed back into the EU ‘with open arms’, Spain’s prime minister says

Burnham vows to resist potential talks with UAE government over Man City verdict appeal

George Lithgow — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:01:02 GMT

The Premier League announced on Tuesday that Manchester City had been found guilty of the majority of the 115 charges brought against them

Polling guru Sir John Curtice favourite to lead PM’s first-past-the-post voting review

David Maddox — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:58:08 GMT

The polling guru is Britain’s best known an most trusted polling expert

Mapped: The UK areas to be hardest hit by scrapping pensions triple lock

Alex Ross — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:02:28 GMT

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood’s Birmingham Ladywood constituency is among the areas where pensioners would feel the radical pledge the most

Burnham’s Brexit pledge means an early election is now far more likely

David Maddox — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:58:28 GMT

The prime minister’s pledge to stick to the restrictive red lines of Sir Keir Starmer’s manifesto is simply not sustainable until 2029 – however strongly Andy Burnham denies there will be an early general election, writes political editor David Maddox

Putin thinks he’s winning the Ukraine war – and I think he’s right, warns ex-Nato official

Athena Stavrou — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:34:12 GMT

Head of foreign policy at the New Eurasian Strategies Centre called on the government to ‘step up’ its response to Russia

Does Britain want to rejoin the EU? Here’s what the polls say

Mike Taylor — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:23:06 GMT

Andy Burnham has said he is open to reversing Brexit, insisting he could go ‘all the way’ in proposing to rejoin the European Union

Would Labour win under a new voting system?

Albert Toth — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:45:38 GMT

Labour could lose hundreds of seats under a new voting system, projections show

How Osborne’s Independent interview persuaded Burnham to reconsider customs union

David Maddox — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:19:37 GMT

The prime minister quoted the former chancellor’s interview with The Independent’s editor-in-chief Geordie Greig when he explained his options to fix Brexit

Half of Reform voters think Britain should have closer ties to the EU, poll shows

Millie Cooke — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:17:15 GMT

The polling comes after Andy Burnham admitted he is open to reversing Brexit, insisting he could go ‘all the way’ in proposing to rejoin the European Union

UK economy grew ‘slightly larger’ than expected in pre-Budget boost to John Healey

Holly Williams — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:37:51 GMT

Experts are predicting a tougher end to the year thanks to soaring energy and fuel prices caused by the Iran war

Yvette Cooper to create national maternity plan after Lucy Letby scandal

David Maddox — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:25 GMT

The health secretary is said to be ‘shocked’ that no maternity services plan has been in place since 2012 and hospitals do not track the deaths of babies and children