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2026-09-08 · Evening Standard

Miliband risks backlash from US and Israel as UK announces West Bank sanctions

🔮 Both Israel and the US have criticised the UK’s stance, which will see a ban on imports from illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and sanctions on individuals and firms providing services to settlers. assertive

2026-09-11 · Evening Standard

Badenoch warns of tourist tax ‘disaster’ for hospitality industry

🔮 But Mrs Badenoch warned tourists would simply stay away from the UK if the price of a holiday increased. assertive

2026-09-15 · Evening Standard

UK will ‘heed the warnings’ about AI risks, senior minister Louise Haigh to say

🔮 Ms Haigh, the de facto deputy prime minister, will acknowledge AI has the potential to transform public services, increase business growth and scientific progress. assertive

2026-09-15 · Evening Standard

Haigh warns of ‘huge risk’ from AI unless proper safety measures put in place

🔮 “AI will reshape our lives and the lives of our children, and we have a solemn duty to mitigate the risks and ensure it is for the benefit, not the detriment, of our society.” assertive

2026-09-18 · Evening Standard

Burnham vows to ‘deepen relationship’ with EU as he hosts Ireland’s Martin

🔮 Mr Burnham said: “Here in the North West, but across the UK, so many people have Irish connections and they will be so pleased to see you with us today. assertive

2026-09-18 · Evening Standard

Burnham vows to ‘deepen relationship’ with EU as he hosts Ireland’s Martin

🔮 Mr Burnham said: “Here in the North West, but across the UK, so many people have Irish connections and they will be so pleased to see you with us today. assertive

2026-09-18 · Evening Standard

Burnham vows to ‘deepen relationship’ with EU as he hosts Ireland’s Martin

🔮 Mr Burnham said: “Here in the North West, but across the UK, so many people have Irish connections and they will be so pleased to see you with us today. assertive

2026-09-18 · Evening Standard

Putin’s Russia threatens British targets in Ukraine over support for Kyiv

🔮 The senior diplomat was warned that Russia could take “retaliatory measures” in response. assertive

2026-09-18 · Evening Standard

Putin’s Russia threatens British targets in Ukraine over support for Kyiv

🔮 The senior diplomat was warned that Russia could take “retaliatory measures” in response. assertive

2026-09-18 · Evening Standard

Foreign Office dismisses Russian threats to British ‘facilities’ in Ukraine

🔮 The Foreign Office has hit back at the Kremlin after Vladimir Putin warned British facilities in Ukraine would be considered “legitimate targets” if they are used to support long-range strikes against Russia. assertive

2026-09-21 · Evening Standard

Andy Burnham heading to New York for talks with Donald Trump at UN summit

🔮 At the UN on Tuesday he will hold his first face-to-face talks with the US president and deliver a keynote speech. assertive

2026-09-21 · Evening Standard

Andy Burnham agrees to provide military support to Saudi Arabia against Houthis

🔮 He said he made the decision after discussions with Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband amid fears that the deepening Middle East crisis will add to cost pressures facing British households. assertive

2026-09-21 · Evening Standard

Andy Burnham to meet Donald Trump for first time as world leaders gather at UN

🔮 The Prime Minister and the US president will hold talks on Tuesday in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly meeting as the Ministry of Defence stepped up co-operation with American counterparts on the next generation of drones and autonomous systems. assertive

2026-09-22 · Evening Standard

Andy Burnham to tell United Nations that UK is not ‘on the slide’

🔮 Mr Burnham will say he has a “really upbeat message” about the UK, although he acknowledged there were long-term issues which needed to be addressed to improve living standards. assertive

2026-09-22 · Evening Standard

Andy Burnham to tell United Nations that UK is not ‘on the slide’

🔮 Mr Burnham will say he has a “really upbeat message” about the UK, although he acknowledged there were long-term issues which needed to be addressed to improve living standards. assertive

2026-09-22 · The Independent

UK supporting Saudi Arabia could help keep fuel prices down, minister claims

🔮 Should the Bab al-Mandab strait—the sole southern passage to the Suez Canal—also close, international crude supplies would face even greater strain. mixed

2026-09-22 · Evening Standard

Burnham and von der Leyen meet amid concerns over ‘Made in Europe’ plan

🔮 Ahead of the talks, the Prime Minister warned that the “Made in Europe” scheme, intended to protect clean technology firms and electric vehicle manufacturers from cheap Chinese competition, could hit British companies. assertive

2026-09-23 · Evening Standard

Burnham says AI safety should be an issue for governments and not left to chance

🔮 Andy Burnham said he wants the UK to lead the world in developing a set of rules to prevent the spread of rogue artificial intelligence (AI), putting him on a collision course with US President Donald Trump. But his speech at the United Nations General Assembly came just hours after Mr Trump told the same event that he would resist attempts to rein in what he called “super intelligence”. assertive

2026-09-23 · Evening Standard

Burnham: Labour conference will show it is ‘time for Britain to believe again’

🔮 The Labour leader said he would be “drawing a line” under the country’s turbulent last 10 years since the Brexit vote and vowed to face down a challenge from the left over his Government’s stance on the Gaza conflict. assertive

2026-09-24 · Evening Standard

Burnham wants ban on alcohol in the stands at football matches to be repealed

🔮 But police chiefs warned it would be “incredibly rash” to make changes without proper consultation with forces. assertive

2026-09-26 · Evening Standard

Andy Burnham pledges to set UK on ‘new course’ a decade on from Brexit vote

🔮 He said his vision would leave “people able to have hope again that things will improve, that life will get better – and it will”. assertive

2026-09-26 · Evening Standard

Andy Burnham pledges to set UK on ‘new course’ a decade on from Brexit vote

🔮 He said his vision would leave “people able to have hope again that things will improve, that life will get better – and it will”. assertive

2026-09-26 · Evening Standard

Andy Burnham pledges to set UK on ‘new course’ a decade on from Brexit vote

🔮 He said his vision would leave “people able to have hope again that things will improve, that life will get better – and it will”. assertive

2026-09-27 · Evening Standard

Burnham commits to social care reform even if it means unpopular tax hikes

🔮 He said nothing was off the table to pay for the reforms, which would be put to the public at the next general election. assertive

2026-09-28 · Evening Standard

Heathrow expansion ‘important for our future’, says Treasury minister

🔮 Asked why the Prime Minister could not give his full backing to the project, Mr Murray said: “Well, he was saying that it’s important to listen to what Londoners have to say and there’s been a consultation. assertive

2026-09-28 · Evening Standard

Healey sets out plan for ‘new age of industrialisation’ to boost economy

🔮 The Chancellor announced a new £100 million fund for local mayors to boost apprenticeships, set out a £300 million investment by Rolls-Royce in British factories and confirmed support for British shipbuilding. assertive

2026-09-28 · Evening Standard

Healey sets out plan for ‘new age of industrialisation’ to boost economy

2026-09-28 · Evening Standard

Burnham under pressure over refusal to say if he backs Heathrow third runway

🔮 Despite other ministers having thrown their weight behind the plan, Mr Burnham insisted he could not prejudice any potential planning decision. assertive

2026-09-29 · Evening Standard

Rayner: Pensioners may be willing to back triple lock reform to fund social care

🔮 The senior Cabinet minister praised Prime Minister Andy Burnham for being willing to stake his political reputation on fixing a social care system in England which leaves people facing a “lottery” at the end of their lives. mixed

2026-09-29 · Evening Standard

Burnham says UK not where it should be as he vows to set country on new course

🔮 And Mr Burnham said councils will be given the power to take over poor quality homes if landlords refuse to improve them. assertive

2026-09-29 · Evening Standard

Burnham says UK not where it should be as he vows to set country on new course

🔮 And Mr Burnham said councils will be given the power to take over poor quality homes if landlords refuse to improve them. assertive

2026-09-30 · Evening Standard

Cooper pledges revival of ‘one of Labour’s greatest achievements’ – Sure Start

🔮 Meanwhile Prime Minister Andy Burnham will continue efforts to set out his radical programme for government, with the current triple lock on pensions set to be dropped to pay for a national social care service, the promise of a change in the electoral system and the potential for Labour to campaign to rejoin the European Union. assertive

2026-09-30 · Evening Standard

Burnham not ruling out going ‘all the way’ and rejoining European Union

🔮 “We could stay as we are. mixed

2026-10-05 · Evening Standard

Chief rabbi condemns Green anti-Zionist motion as ‘poisonous antisemitism’

🔮 The chief rabbi said he was “appalled” by the motion, claiming the Green Party had resurrected a “discredited and dangerous slander” first promoted by the Soviet Union. “All decent people will see this for what it is: poisonous antisemitism, a threat to British Jews and to Britain,” he said. assertive

2026-10-05 · Evening Standard

Two men dead after attempting small boat English Channel crossing

🔮 “Migrants will be transported to short term holding facilities in Kent where they will be processed as normal and undergo stringent health, security and biometric checks.” assertive

2026-10-05 · Evening Standard

Two men dead after attempting small boat English Channel crossing

🔮 “Migrants will be transported to short term holding facilities in Kent where they will be processed as normal and undergo stringent health, security and biometric checks.” assertive

2026-10-09 · Evening Standard

Polanski insists he will carry on as Green leader despite by-election defeat

🔮 Mr Polanski said “of course I can carry on” as party leader but acknowledged that ultimately Green members would decide his fate. assertive

2026-10-12 · Evening Standard

Details of PM Andy Burnham’s meetings with Man City released

🔮 A Greater Manchester Combined Authority spokesman said: “In October 2021 Andy Burnham, in his role as mayor of Greater Manchester, had a formal meeting with Khaldoon Al Mubarak at the UK Government’s Global Investment Summit arranged by the Department for International Trade. assertive

2026-10-13 · Evening Standard

Foreign Secretary Miliband urges support for Ukraine’s Zelensky

🔮 Mr Miliband will warn that Russian actions already pose an “immediate and urgent” threat to the British way of life as he appears alongside European counterparts at a security summit in Poland. assertive

2026-10-14 · Evening Standard

Heathrow boss calls for Burnham to get behind third runway scheme

🔮 Heathrow boss calls for Burnham to get behind third runway scheme He warned that investment could be lost overseas without a firm commitment to the construction of a new runway. assertive

2026-10-14 · Evening Standard

Heathrow boss calls for Burnham to get behind third runway scheme

🔮 He warned that investment could be lost overseas without a firm commitment to the construction of a new runway. assertive

2026-10-15 · Evening Standard

Heathrow boss calls for Burnham to get behind third runway scheme

🔮 Heathrow boss calls for Burnham to get behind third runway scheme He warned that investment could be lost overseas without a firm commitment to the construction of a new runway. assertive

2026-10-16 · Evening Standard

Robert Jenrick denies Sarah Pochin claim about ‘chauvinistic’ Reform UK

🔮 ITV’s Undercover: A Year In Reform will be broadcast on Sunday at 10.20pm. assertive

2026-10-19 · Evening Standard

Burnham vows to tackle ‘moral failure’ of young Britons not in work or training

🔮 Every young person will be guaranteed a “high-quality technical pathway, work placements, apprenticeships and the skills and experience they need to secure a good job” with “timely, high-quality mental health support” available. assertive

2026-10-23 · Evening Standard

Burnham defends stockpiling advice as ‘unexpected events’ become more common

🔮 Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has previously joked that her emergency survival kit would include a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc wine. assertive

2026-10-23 · Evening Standard

Burnham defends stockpiling advice as ‘unexpected events’ become more common

🔮 So some tins of food, some bottled water, I think maybe. assertive

2026-10-23 · Evening Standard

Burnham defends stockpiling advice as ‘unexpected events’ become more common

🔮 So some tins of food, some bottled water, I think maybe. assertive

2026-10-24 · Evening Standard

Tech tycoons must not be allowed to ‘let rip’ with AI, minister warns

🔮 A new “biosecurity lab” will seek to use AI to protect against potential future pandemics as part of a package of investment, the Chancellor said, The lab is part of wider efforts to harness AI to protect Britain’s interests and bolster homegrown capability amid growing warnings about the dangers of allowing the technology to advance unchecked. Frontier AI development is largely being led by firms based in the US and China. AI minister Mr Narayan told BBC Radio 4’s Today: “To me, I think the central political fault line is not whether you’re pro-AI or anti-AI. “ assertive

2026-10-24 · Evening Standard

Burnham: Time for ‘honest discussion’ about freedom of movement with EU

🔮 The Prime Minister wants to consider various options for a new relationship with Brussels, potentially including a return to full EU membership or joining the single market – which would require free movement. assertive

2026-10-24 · Evening Standard

Budget to increase cash for social housing and give England’s mayors more powers

🔮 The money will take funding for the 10-year social and affordable homes programme to more than £40 billion. assertive

2026-10-28 · Evening Standard

Healey promises Budget will help UK chart a course through global economic storm

🔮 Healey promises Budget will help UK chart a course through global economic storm The Chancellor said his financial package was aimed at supporting the “working people of Britain” as well as “business big and small”. Mr Healey said he was delivering his Budget “at a time when global uncertainties and pressures are swirling worldwide and hitting people here in Britain”. assertive

2026-10-28 · Evening Standard

Healey promises Budget will help UK chart a course through global economic storm

2026-10-28 · Evening Standard

Healey Budget offers help for families and firms hit by global economic storm

🔮 Healey Budget offers help for families and firms hit by global economic storm Millions of households will receive £100 to help with soaring energy bills and high street firms will get a tax break as John Healey sought to protect British workers and businesses from the economic impact of the Iran war. assertive

2026-10-28 · Evening Standard

Healey Budget offers help for families and firms hit by global economic storm

2026-10-28 · Evening Standard

Healey Budget offers help for families and firms hit by global economic storm

🔮 Millions of households will receive £100 to help with soaring energy bills and high street firms will get a tax break as John Healey sought to protect British workers and businesses from the economic impact of the Iran war. assertive

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