Burnham commits to net zero, Bank of England holds rates, and Reform UK councillors defect
The House of Lords admitted a former civil service head who received an £860,000 payout, while housing department staff plan to strike.
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Families demand Andy Burnham launch inquiry into online suicide-grooming forum
Bereaved families have asked Prime Minister Andy Burnham for a public inquiry into an online forum they claim groomed vulnerable people into suicide.
John Healey seeks UK entry into EU 'Made in Europe' industrial programme
Finance Minister John Healey is reportedly seeking the UK's entry into the EU's 'Made in Europe' industrial programme to avoid trade barriers.
MPs reject assisted dying bill by 16 votes, reversing last year's Commons decision
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill fell at second reading by 286 votes to 270, 14 months after MPs backed a near-identical measure.
Miliband apologises to Palestinians and admits Britain was 'too slow to act' on ICJ ruling
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told UK Fact Check Britain owed Palestinians an apology, but rejected calls to sanction the Israeli state.
Labour picks Camden leader Sagal Abdi-Wali to fight Starmer's old seat
Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali will contest the Holborn and St Pancras by-election on 8 October, with Zack Polanski seeking to stand for the Greens.
Met launches criminal inquiry into £32,500 polls funded for Reform UK; Farage calls it entrapment
The Metropolitan Police says it is investigating potential party funding offences after a Channel 4 News sting; Reform UK denies any wrongdoing.
Polanski demands Burnham publish unredacted intelligence report on ecosystem collapse
Green Party leader Zack Polanski urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to release in full the redacted national security assessment on global ecosystem collapse.
Israel closes UK consulate in Jerusalem after Miliband bans settlement goods
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced an import ban on Israeli settlement goods and new sanctions; Israel ordered the closure of the UK consulate in Jerusalem.
England's 15-year-olds beat OECD averages in PISA, but maths still trails 2018
England scored 516 in science, 497 in reading and 492 in maths against OECD averages of 482, 461 and 463, the national report says.
Man denies plotting to spray 'Palestine' on lawn at Boris Johnson's wedding party estate
Tim Speers, 41, denies having an article with intent to damage property over an alleged plan to paint 'Palestine' on a lawn at Daylesford Estate.
Police injured at Portsmouth asylum protest, Miliband to ban settlement trade, Rayner halts council shake-up
Matt Clifford quit as ARIA chair over his Anthropic role, Jaguar Land Rover confirmed 4,000 job cuts, and Healey declined to rule out Budget tax rises.