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What Burnham told the FT

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Healey to shelve his own defence spending target of 3% of GDP by 2030

Sunak at 10 by Anthony Seldon — the reluctant prime minister

Plan to merge police forces falls foul of Burnham’s devolution agenda

Healey could suffer £4bn headroom hit because of lower immigration forecasts

Burnham’s devolution push delays police merger plans

Burnham retreats from call to return Parthenon sculptures to Greece

Burnham retreats from backing return of Parthenon sculptures to Greece

HMRC reports record capital gains tax haul after Reeves’ rate rise

HMRC records record capital gains tax haul after Reeves’ rate rise

UK asylum claims drop sharply as ministers curb hotel use

The political cost of Thames Water

Thames Water saga undermines case for more market solutions