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Protesters disperse after blocking route for loyalist march in Portadown
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Failure to protect free speech could cost Labour votes at next election, says Liberty
Polling for rights group shows issue is concern for voters and many feel recent policies have had negative effect Free speech will be a big concern for voters at the next general election, with the government’s current approach on the issue perceived by many to be bad for Britain, polling suggests. Three in five people said a political party’s position on free speech would affect how they voted at a general election. The human rights organisation Liberty, which commissioned the polling from More in Common, claimed the results showed that Labour’s failure to protect free speech could cost it votes. Continue reading...
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More than 50 arrested at Palestine Action support rally
Police have arrested protesters at a Palestine Action demonstration in Liverpool, ahead of the Labour Party conference.
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Andy Burnham to fight next election with plan for NHS-style care service
PM says he is willing to expend political capital to bring in universal service for England funded by ‘everybody’ Analysis: can Labour hang on to Burnham bounce? Andy Burnham will fight the next election with a pledge to finally fix the broken social care system, acknowledging he is willing to expend political capital by asking taxpayers to cover the cost. As Labour’s party conference began in Liverpool, he pledged to “rip the plaster off” to radically transform care, setting out a vision for a universal service that would be free at the point of use for everyone in England. Continue reading...
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‘Don’t squander it’: Can Labour hang on to the Burnham bounce?
Conference delegates grateful ousting Starmer has paid off, but relief tempered by fiscal headwinds ahead UK politics live – latest updates Even Andy Burnham’s closest allies accept that deposing Keir Starmer to install their man as leader was a huge political gamble. But if the mood at the Labour party conference in Liverpool is anything to go by, it is one that – so far – has paid off. The contrast with last year, when Starmer retained his grip on the party and Burnham slunk away from Liverpool early, could not be more stark. Their relief at their turn of fortune is tempered only by the fiscal headwinds ahead. Continue reading...
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UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians
Exclusive: Move by Shabana Mahmood comes after closure of Afghan scheme last year but experts say numbers too small to deter Channel crossings UK politics live – latest updates Shabana Mahmood will announce a new legal route for refugees that prioritises Afghan women and girls and Palestinians, unfreezing a scheme that will put the most vulnerable refugees on a faster path to permanent status. The change marks a shift in Mahmood’s approach to asylum seekers after the abrupt closure of the Afghan resettlement scheme last year and changes that will keep refugee status under constant review for two decades. Continue reading...
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UK politics live: Pat McFadden tells Labour activists they should not defend benefits system ‘status quo’ because it ‘writes off’ claimants
Work and pensions secretary says the current system is flawed because it consigns too many people to a life on benefits when they would be better off working ‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges radical change on eve of Labour conference Kuenssberg puts it to Burnham that, according to the Health Foundation, a system offering adult social care free at the point of delivery (like healthcare delivered by the NHS) would cost £18bn. Burnham says the cost is “not that high” (ie, not as high as £18bn). Not that high. But can I directly deal with this issue of the costs? Louise Casey is still doing an official review for us, so I will set out the vision, if you like, on Tuesday [in his speech to the conference]. Louise will then help us with the how. How do we make this happen? When can we make it happen? Continue reading...