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Burnhamâs plans to revive high street are âdelusionalâ, Mike Ashley says (opens the original)
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Billionaire businessman Mike Ashley has described Andy Burnhamâs high street recovery strategy as "delusional", insisting it will fail to help salvage British retail. The Frasers founder launched a strong critique of the Prime Minister, saying that shops will be "further devastated" unless business rates are reduced. In a letter to the Labour leader, he accused Mr Burnham of seeking media soundbites instead of confronting the countryâs fundamental economic challenges. Restoring Britainâs h
Burnham defends past remarks about Trump after branding US politics âpoisonousâ (opens the original)
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Andy Burnham has stood by his previous comments about Donald Trump, claiming that the US president has likewise "said things as well". The Prime Minister stressed he would seek to establish "common ground" with the US leader, despite having once described politics in America as "poisonous" and "polarised". In an interview with Channel 5 News, he noted a personal "habit of saying what I feel", promising to continue this approach as Prime Minister. Earlier this month, Trump stated he expects he an
School leavers urged to become train drivers to tackle shortages (opens the original)
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School leavers aged 18 are being encouraged to consider a career as a train driver, the Department for Transport (DfT) has said in a recruitment drive on GCSE results day. The step has been welcomed by train driving union Aslef, which stated that enabling younger applicants to enter the profession upon leaving education will "open the door to new talent". New regulations reducing the minimum age requirement to become a train driver from 20 to 18 came into effect in June. The DfT is urging young
Burnham to raise fines to £5,000 in major crackdown on illegal waste (opens the original)
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Andy Burnham has ordered a new crackdown on gangs profiting from illegal waste, promising to clean up three more of the countryâs âtoxic dumpsâ. The plan will see cash, cars and property seized from criminals, alongside expanded roles for police, the National Crime Agency, and frontline Environment Agency (EA) officers. Fines for waste offences will rise from £300 to £5,000, while drone deployment will also increase. Local mayors will lead efforts in their areas, while a reformed partner
Nigel Farage says police âmade some mistakesâ in firebomb investigation (opens the original)
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Nigel Farage says counter-terrorism officers have âmade some mistakesâ, but the Reform UK leader has insisted he still has confidence in the police after a probe into an alleged firebomb attack at his house was reopened. Farage claimed his party âhad been treated very differently to everybody elseâ before the death of former MP Ann Widdecombe. He argued that the Metropolitan Police and Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) referring themselves to the Independent Office of Police (Conduct) (IO
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