EU institutions, UK-EU relations, and Brexit aftermath
Reform UK wants to deploy the Royal Navy to turn back migrant boats in the English Channel, citing Australia’s Operation Sovereign Borders as a model. But defence and legal experts say the plan collides head-on with international maritime law and French reluctance to cooperate.
Britain’s fiscal rules have been rewritten five times in a decade, and economists say the new Chancellor has a genuine opportunity to fix them properly. But credibility, not just clever accounting, will be the real test.
Police are warning about rising reoffending linked to the early release scheme, while ‘le rip-off’ complaints from French-bound British tourists dominate Monday’s front pages. Andy Burnham’s small boats pledge is also turning heads.
Andy Burnham has never quite fit a political label, and that’s precisely what makes him so interesting to watch. From immigration controls to economic devolution, here’s where Greater Manchester’s mayor actually stands.
Ariana Grande is pulling out of a planned London musical and stepping back from public life after her world tour ends next month. Her rep cites the ‘endless’ scrutiny the pop star has faced as the reason behind her break.
Andy Burnham’s team is privately sounding the alarm over Greater Manchester’s finances, warning that ambition and austerity are on a collision course. The next spending review could determine whether the devolution experiment holds together.
The son of Wicker Man director Robin Hardy has died of a heart attack at 61, just weeks before his long-awaited sequel was due to premiere in Edinburgh. His family confirmed the news Friday, leaving the fate of the finished film uncertain.
Andy Burnham stood on the steps of Downing Street on Monday and told the country that ‘the era of managed decline is over.’ It was a speech long in the making and short on patience for the status quo.
Andy Burnham’s national blueprint combines radical devolution with public ownership — and it’s raising serious questions about the future direction of British politics. The Greater Manchester mayor is making his case piece by piece, and Westminster is paying attention.
Andy Burnham is backing a plan to give regional mayors a direct share of income tax revenues in what would be the most significant devolution of fiscal power in a generation. But critics say the government’s announcement is big on vision and dangerously light on detail.
