Labour MP: 'Ridiculous' to say taxes cannot be raised
Labour MP Chris Hinchliff says it is 'ridiculous' to claim taxes cannot rise, backing higher taxes to fund Andy Burnham's national care service despite record tax burden.
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Mahmood pledges safe asylum routes after Channel deaths
Shabana Mahmood announced plans to expand legal asylum routes, saying three Channel deaths show urgent need to act against smuggling gangs.
Migrant care workers demand Shabana Mahmood migration U-turn
Hundreds of migrant care workers protested outside the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, demanding Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood scrap plans to extend their settlement qualification period.
Afghan teen refugee feels 'unwelcome' as Australia debates migration
Shamsullah Sadey, 19, who fled Afghanistan, says the immigration debate has made him feel unwelcome in Australia for the first time.
Rohingya youth demand justice after nine years in exile
Ajas Khan, a Rohingya genocide survivor and climate activist, reflects on nine years in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar camps, urging that Rohingya representatives lead decisions on their future.
Angela Rayner faces backlash over migrant housing question
Angela Rayner faced backlash after appearing to dodge a Sky News question on housing for 90,000 migrants while 9,000 Britons remain homeless.
Putin stutters in address, sparking fresh body double claims
Fresh body double claims have emerged after Putin stuttered and lost his train of thought while discussing Ukraine's largest drone attack on Moscow, which hit the Moscow Oil Refinery.
Heathrow expansion 'important for our future', says minister
Paymaster General James Murray says a third Heathrow runway will boost jobs and growth, after Prime Minister Andy Burnham declined to publicly back the scheme.
Streeting mocked by GMB viewers over RAF bomb plot answer
Wes Streeting faced ridicule on Good Morning Britain after being questioned about the RAF Fairford bomb plot, with viewers branding him 'clueless'.
Burnham plan could be 'beginning of the end' for PM
Susanna Reid warns Andy Burnham's social care plan could mark the 'beginning of the end' for the PM if it targets pensioners, likening it to Starmer's winter fuel allowance removal.
Blanche: White House media access a privilege, not a right
US Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the ban on CNN, MS Now and Politico from White House events, saying press access is a privilege, not a right.
Tory hopeful proposes police at Tube gates to fight fare dodging
Businessman Alex Challoner has entered the race for the Conservative mayoral nomination, proposing uniformed police at Tube ticket gates to crack down on fare dodging.
Trump tells MS Now reporter to 'be quiet' amid press ban
President Donald Trump told MS Now correspondent Akayla Gardner to 'be quiet' as she questioned him about his attempt to ban CNN and MS Now from the White House press pool.
Trump allies could use midterm counting window to disrupt results
Experts warn Trump allies could exploit the post-midterm counting window to amplify false claims and disrupt results, with control of Congress at stake.
Readers Suggest Leaders the World Needs Now
Readers propose leaders from history or current figures like Attenborough and Ardern to address climate crisis, nationalism, and geopolitical tumult, citing their ethical astuteness and capability.
Channel deaths outstrip Gulf War toll, veterans say
More than 180 migrants have died in the Channel this year, exceeding the 179 British personnel killed in Operation TELIC, the Second Gulf War.
Burnham urges calm amid Northern Ireland parade tensions
Prime Minister Andy Burnham appeals for calm as an Orange Order parade passes through a nationalist area of Portadown for the first time in decades, following a court ruling.
Rayner denies Cabinet split over migration reforms
Angela Rayner insists there is no Cabinet split over migration reforms she previously called 'un-British', as the changes would extend permanent residence waits for care workers.
Wales Live Blog: Sunday September 27 News, Weather and Traffic
WalesOnline's live blog for Sunday, September 27 brings the latest news from Wales and beyond, plus weather and traffic updates throughout the day.
Tories vow to deport 40,000 foreign criminals a year
Conservatives pledge to deport every foreign criminal convicted of all but the most minor offences, with 40,000 offenders ejected from Britain each year.
Farage hits out at 'broken' Britain over Heathrow runway delay
Nigel Farage has criticised "broken" Britain after Heathrow's third runway was delayed by four years until 2039, blaming planning red tape.
Burnham urged to copy Reeves' rail fare freeze idea
Andy Burnham should copy Rachel Reeves' rail fare freeze to win support and stay in power as pressure mounts on the new Prime Minister, an opinion piece argues.
Border chief who failed to smash gangs got £52k pay-off
Martin Hewitt, the Border Security Commander who oversaw a rise in Channel crossings, left with a £52,000 payoff and a £310,000 package for the year.
US sanctions threat to ICC could disrupt its work, UN told
A coalition of countries heard at the UN that US sanctions on the ICC as an institution could fundamentally disrupt its operations and must be resisted.
Can you be English and non-white? The question that won't go away
Rishi Sunak and Jacob Rees-Mogg push back on ethnic definitions of Englishness, but the discourse persists, troubling many ethnic minorities.
Diplomatic Gifts: From Statue of Liberty to Pandas
France's Statue of Liberty to the US was a colossal diplomatic gift. Today, leaders exchange tokens, from pandas to eagles, in a complex art of statecraft.
Labour warned not to use alert system as 'nanny state megaphone'
Britain's emergency alert system must not become a 'nanny state megaphone', Labour is warned, as concerns grow over its multi-million pound taxpayer cost and recent barbecue and fireworks warnings.
Lisa Nandy rules out direct taxation for BBC licence fee
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says the BBC licence fee is not finished but rules out direct taxation, as 23.3 million licences mark a yearly drop of 539,000.
French police told not to stop migrants in shallow waters
France's interior minister says police cannot intervene in shallow waters to stop migrant dinghies, citing two frameworks for action.
Nandy Defends Migration Plans as Not 'Un-British'
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has rejected Angela Rayner's claim that Labour's proposed migration rule changes are 'un-British', defending the plans on the Today Programme.
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