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‘It’s about persistence’: Cornish devolution no longer a pipe dream as its champion bows out

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From politicians on TikTok to fetching a ping-pong ball: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon
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Burnham urged to launch inquiry into unequal health impacts of air pollution
Letter from 150 scientists, MPs and activists calls for action to protect lower-income and minority-ethnic communities The government must hold an inquiry into the unequal impacts of air pollution, 150 scientists, MPs and activists have urged. Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows that across England, lower-income areas have persistently higher levels of air pollution than wealthier areas. Continue reading...

Britain cannot deal effectively with geopolitical crises without rejoining EU, says thinktank
‘Sovereignty without the ability to act on it is not autonomy,’ paper by Institute for Public Policy Research says Britain cannot deal effectively with geopolitical crises such as Russian aggression and political turmoil in the US without rejoining the EU, according to an influential thinktank. The Institute for Public Policy Research has become the latest organisation with ties to the Labour party to call for the UK to re-enter the bloc, after Andy Burnham said he wanted to examine all possible options. Continue reading...

What does a White House press secretary do?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Adm. John Kirby, who had spokesperson roles in the Obama and Biden administrations, about the utility of the role of the White House Press Secretary.

Burnham says youth employment and training crisis is a 'moral failure'
The UK faces "economic catastrophe" with one million young people not in work or training, the prime minister says.
Congress reacts to executive order exempting Russia from economic sanctions
NPR's Eric McDaniel reports on how Congress has reacted to President Trump's executive order exempting Russia from economic sanctions.