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All eyes on Greater Manchester ahead of mayoral election

BBC News - Politics

Voters in Greater Manchester will go to the polls on Thursday to choose Andy Burnham's successor as mayor.

Andy Burnham rules out early election in exclusive BBC interview

BBC News - Politics

The new prime minister told Laura Kuenssberg that people "voted for a manifesto" that he would honour, when pressed on whether there will be an early ...

Angela Rayner rules out rent controls in England

BBC News - Politics

The housing secretary tells the BBC that the Renters Rights' Act is already having a significant impact on the market.

Australian court rejects racial discrimination appeal by Pauline Hanson

Al Jazeera - Politics

⁠Court upholds earlier ruling ⁠that a post directed at Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi was unlawful.

Badenoch says PM must rule out tax rises to fund social care reform

BBC News - Politics

In a letter to the PM, the Conservative leader offers to work with him on adult social care reform.

Biden ghostwriter tapes to be released

NPR Politics

Former President Joe Biden is declining to appeal a court ruling that allows the Justice Department to publicize recordings of conversations between h...

Burnham acting like he's still a mayor, says Badenoch

BBC News - Politics

The Tory leader says the new prime minister needs to "lift his sights" to fix broader issues with the UK.

Burnham pauses early prison release scheme

BBC News - Politics

The prime minister says no prisoners will be released until a review has been conducted.

Burnham says 20% business rates cut for English pubs 'a first step'

BBC News - Politics

Some hospitality firms will get a discount from next April but hotels and restaurants won't get a cut.

Burnham says he is prepared to call out Trump 'if right for Britain'

BBC News - Politics

Speaking exclusively to the BBC, the prime minister says he had a good first conversation with the US president and insists "you have to defend your o...

Burnham to address social care, youth unemployment and devolution

BBC News - Politics

A No 10 source says it is an attempt by the prime minister to show he is "hitting the ground running".

Chancellor joins PM on first day working from No 10 North

BBC News - Politics

Various ministers are also set to work regularly from the northern branch of Downing Street.

Chris Mason: What his first week in power tells us about Andy Burnham

BBC News - Politics

The fledgling Burnham administration has been seeking to find its feet and make a decent first impression at the same time, the BBC's political editor...

Dutch pair banned from Bali after run club ‘excludes locals’

Al Jazeera - Politics

Two Dutch men have been banned from re-entering Indonesia over alleged violations and discrimination.

Five decades of Israeli covert strategy to push US, Iran into confrontation

Al Jazeera - Politics

Successive Israeli governments have undermined diplomatic efforts and stoked tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Five years after Saied’s power grab, Tunisians are no better off

Al Jazeera - Politics

Tunisia has seen no economic benefit from power consolidation, while liberties have dwindled.

Former Honduras president returns home after Trump pardon

Al Jazeera - Politics

Former Honduras president returns home after Trump pardon

Gaza student tops national exams despite war and displacement

Al Jazeera - Politics

Gaza’s Saba Rabah ranked first in Palestine's national high school exams amid Israel’s genocidal war.

Green-led council 'won't assist immigration raids'

BBC News - Politics

Lewisham has become the first council in the UK to refuse to assist Home Office immigration raids.

Honduras’s Hernandez returns home after Trump pardon: How it happened

Al Jazeera - Politics

Sentenced to 45 years in the US, Hernandez returns home to his family, party and supporters after Trump pardons him.