Delivering in local government: How Labour is building a better Britain everywhere

Week in, week out, Labour councils, working in partnership with the NHS, Homes England and the Labour Government, are getting things done for their local communities on the things that matter to local people. Every week…

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How Spain’s snap election could blow up Brussels

On today’s show, Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart break down the potential impact of the Madrid tumult — from the EU long-term budget to the potential puncturing of Ursula von der Leyen’s fragile majority in Parliament.…

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Der erste Machtbeweis der AfD in Magdeburg

Mit dem Kandidaten Tobias Rausch und den entscheidenden Stimmen des BSW könnte dieser Plan aufgehen. POLITICO-Expertin Pauline von Pezold analysiert, warum diese Wahl die CDU zu Zuschauern degradiert. Im…

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Spanish election threatens to blow up Brussels’ political balance

She faces a leadership vote on Oct. 21, though she is broadly expected to keep her post. Should Sánchez lose his election, all the S&D’s largest national delegations — from Italy, Romania and France — would be in…

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Tories want to duck Burnham’s social care fight

The Conservative strategy right now is to downplay the purported savings Burnham reckons can be found by the triple lock tinkering — and instead insist they can find many more billions by reducing the working age welfare…

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France’s debt troubles stir memories of the euro crisis

In case of accelerated sales — or even worse, forced sales — the risk of contagion to other eurozone member countries rises further. Who ya gonna call? Spread-busters! The widening so-called spreads between national…

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France’s Mélenchon doubles down on student protests despite violent clashes

That was a mistake on their part,” he wrote. “It earned us a significant surge in popularity in high schools, where we were already well-received.” A Cluster17 poll shared exclusively with POLITICO before the unrest…

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MPs call for investigation after Lutnick-Epstein whistleblower dies

Earlier this year, Andriesz raised concerns with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the FBI and other watchdogs about evidence he had uncovered of business links between Epstein and Lutnick. It cast doubt on…

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Jeffrey Archer, former Conservative politician and novelist, dies aged 86

Archer, who was a Conservative MP for five years before serving as the party's deputy chair, died "suddenly and peacefully" at his home "between writing sessions" on Monday, his publisher HarperCollins said. He had a…

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Conservatives propose £10bn ‘Britannia Shield’ inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome

The shadow defence secretary, James Cartlidge, will say Britain needs to be ready to defend itself from potential aerial attacks and that new investment was needed in advanced radar and interceptor missiles. Claiming it…

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