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BBC Chairman Richard Sharp criticises Emily Maitlis for āliberal biasā. Sharp donated Ā£400,000 to the Conservative Party.
thetimes.co.uk/article/bbf40ā¦
Scott Funke retweeted
In terms of perceived fairness, the 2026 Budget is the best received since Rishi Sunak's March 2021 Budget
Oct 2026: +25 net fair
Nov 2025: -27
Oct 2024: Ā±0
Mar 2024: -5
Mar 2023: -2
Nov 2022: +1
Sep 2022: -38
Mar 2022: -21
Oct 2021: +9
Mar 2021: +39
Mar 2020: +40
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BREAK: 20m households will get a Ā£100 energy payment, directly into their bank accounts, to give people "breathing space on their energy bills this winter"
Ā£2.6bn scheme for council tax bands A-D
Burnham almost outperforming the Labour 2024 vote share
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šØ NEW from @Ipsos_in_the_UK: Labour lead the Conservatives by 8 pts šØ
Labour 32 (+5)
Conservative 24% (+3)
Reform 20% (-3)
Lib Dems 9% (+1)
Greens 8% (-5)
Restore 3% (nc)
Other 3% (-2)
1,109 GB adults interviewed online 15-22 October 2026
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šØLatest Opinium @ObserverUK pollšØ
Andy Burnham is most trusted on economic and financial matters while Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski are least trusted.
A week out from the budget, over a third are unsure if they trust Chancellor John Healey (37%).
#Budget2026
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Significant moment. Based on the latest aggregate of the polls, Labour is now on course for an overall majority.
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Labour under Burnham is almost the only party that can aspire to lead the country: @robertshrimsley ft.com/content/1ca7e612-9a1aā¦
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Support for potential Labour-led coalitions in the event of a future hung parliament has risen since the start of the year
Lab, with LDs: 42% support (+11 since Dec 2025)
Lab, with Grn: 38% (+5)
Con, with LDs: 26% (+2)
Con, with Ref: 25% (=)
Lab, with Con: 25% (+9)
Ref, with Con: 24% (-5)
Con, with Lab: 22% (+4)
Ref, with Lab: 16% (-1)
Lab, with Ref: 10% (+3)
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Comfortable win for Andy Burnham this week. Mistake by Kemi Badenoch to go on Jackdaw after Government approval today. Another mistake to have a dig over music on trains. People care about this stuff. Plus Truss book is a gift.
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The current Burnham strategy of making real change on smaller things fast, while setting out a prospectus for larger change in the coming years, makes total sense in this age of global populism - you donāt need an early election to make sense of this. Itās just common sense.
Every week, month and year is now part of a permanent campaign season; increasing or maintaining your support is core business for a party in government just as much as it is for an opposition; and the real art is weaving together Fast and Big change.
Mamdani is filling every pothole he can find at light speed, and removing sidewalk scaffolding that has been up for years. Heās also doing bigger things that take longer to be felt. The combination is where the magic happens. Building popular support is not a sign of shallow and irresponsible behaviour. Itās a central priority for any leader.
And ending the pensions triple lock and taking on the social care crisis in the UK arenāt easy-mode politics.
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Westminster Voting Intention:
Labour: 30% (+1)
Reform UK: 24% (-1)
Conservative: 22% (+3)
Greens: 8% (-1)
Liberal Democrats: 7% (-1)
SNP: 3% (-1)
Others: 3% (-1)
Plaid Cymru: 1% (=)
Via: Deltapoll
MOE: Ā±2.1%
Field Work: 16 - 19 Oct changes w/ 11-14 September
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EXCL: Andy Burnham has told officials to rip up their plans for how to fix Thames Water and present him with more radical options for what to do with the stricken company.
In an early test of his promise to bring āthe essentials of lifeā under public control, the PM is urging his advisers to go back to the drawing board and create a new list of policies for the utility.
One option being looked at is to convert about Ā£100m of outstanding fines into a government stake in the company, saving its creditors money but giving ministers some say in how it is run.
With @kiranstacey & @jessicaelgot
theguardian.com/politics/202ā¦
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Perceptions of Andy Burnham's political identity have strengthened since entering Number 10.
Prior to becoming PM only 37% thought it was clear what he stood for. However, since he's become Prime Minister this has jumped to 57%.
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NEW: France has dropped its opposition to the UK being included in the EUās āMade in Europeā legislation as long as the British government aligns with the blocās position over tariffs on Chinese EVs.
In a breakthrough for Andy Burnham, Paris on Thursday came round to backing Germany, which has always supported the UKās calls to be designated European for the purposes of the Industrial Accelerator Act.
The legislation, which is in its draft stage, is designed to protect domestic manufacturing from cheap Chinese competition.
According to a joint Franco-German paper seen by the Guardian, the two countries are now proposing that for the car industry specifically the UK could be included in the "Made in Europe" scheme. @lisaocarroll reports
theguardian.com/world/2026/oā¦
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Watch the Grand Theft Auto VI Launch Trailer, featuring the debut of āFlower in a Hurricane" from original score composers Justice feat. Tame Impala, SZA, and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.
Grand Theft Auto VI arrives November 19: rockstargames.com/VI/ps5
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Annualised UK GDP growth so far in 2026, with two-thirds of the year gone, is 2.7-2.8%
Is expected to slow in q4, but that was also expected in q3. And q2.
City economists (eg Pantheon) say āwe have to shift from describing UK growth as resilient to calling it strongā.
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Britain: a rising power? The IMF just released its latest economic data. The UK is set to overtake Japan next year in terms of GDP. The last time Britainās economy was larger than Japanās was in the 1960s. The UK is also gaining on Germany ā it could easily be No. 4 by 2040...
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Why do I think Labour's result in Holborn was good? Winning aside, Governing parties usually get hit hard in by-elections (not always Hartlepool was a clear exception). But the drop in Holborn was below the average for defending a seat of by-elections in any post-war parliament.
