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Poll: Should Andy Burnhamâs early prisoner release scheme go ahead? (opens the original)
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Andy Burnham has bowed to pressure over his early prisoner release scheme, barring rapists and serious child sex offenders â including those convicted of grooming offences â from qualifying. But the row is far from over. The prime minister said he understood the âanxiety and distressâ caused by the scheme and insisted he âwanted to go even further,â but warned that doing so risked the collapse of the entire prison system. Heâs promised tougher measures in exchange, including a âp
Is Burnhamâs opening blitz of policies enough to keep Labour ahead of Reform? (opens the original)
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Andy Burnham has barely had a week in Downing Street, and already the polls are moving. A Survation poll published on Tuesday put Labour top with 26 per cent, up one percentage point, with Nigel Farageâs party trailing with 24 per cent, down two percentage points. It follows a similar shift in polls from More in Common and YouGov â the first time in over a year Labour have led. The timing isnât an accident. Since becoming prime minister on 20 July, Mr Burnham has announced a new policy alm
Poll: Should Andy Burnham introduce a wealth tax on Britainâs richest people? (opens the original)
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Gary Lineker has joined more than 100 British-based millionaires in calling on Andy Burnham to tax their wealth more, telling the new prime minister: âWe can afford it.â The group, organised by Patriotic Millionaires UK, includes screenwriter Richard Curtis, novelist Val McDermid and ex-City trader Gary Stevenson. Their letter states: âWe want you to tax us. We can afford it. Weâre not talking about higher taxes on those who get up and go to work for their income every day, but on the ve
Poll: Should there be a bank holiday if England win the World Cup? (opens the original)
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With Sir Keir Starmer hinting at a day off for the country if the Three Lions go all the way, we're asking readers whether a bank holiday would be the right way to mark England's first World Cup win in 60 years Sir Keir Starmer is said to be lining up a bank holiday if England emerge victorious in the World Cup, with Friday 24 July reportedly the date under consideration. Speaking to reporters at the Nato summit, the prime minister refused to confirm anything outright. “I don't want to jinx it,
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