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I don't know how you beat reform by being reform lite but here we're. Really sad.

He should be investing more into science, tech and the country.

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One in five Clacton voters backing Count Binface over Nigel Farage

https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/02/farage-s ... -29280328/

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Burnham criticised for EV and North Sea approach amid climate crisis

Fri 14 Aug 2026 19.51 BST

Andy Burnham has been criticised for moving to cut electric vehicle (EV) sales targets and accept North Sea drilling at a time of devastating wildfires caused by the climate emergency.

The prime minister for the first time acknowledged on Friday that the climate crisis was behind hundreds of wildfires that have ripped across the parts of the UK.

The scale of the disaster has prompted the government to bring in the military, ban the sale of disposable barbecues and activate the national alert system to issue safety advice to people across England and Wales in areas at risk on Friday night.

However, Burnham was also accused of failing to take the push for net zero seriously enough, as the government took steps towards watering down EV targets on the same day.

The government on Friday launched a consultation on cutting the target for new EVs to as little as 50% of all new cars in 2030, down from 80% under existing rules, in proposals that could add millions of tonnes a year to the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... es-targets

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bbc is dead

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Introduction of London's ultra low emission zone linked to improved lung growth in children

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08- ... -zone.html

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Scottish Government publishes draft Bill for second independence referendum

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politic ... 94986.html

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Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor

29 August 2026, 16:22 BST

Conservative MP Sir James Cleverly has said he is resigning from the shadow cabinet to run for London mayor.

"I am putting myself forward to be the Conservative candidate for mayor of London, because our capital needs more than an administrator," he wrote in the Times.

Sir James said he has told Tory leader Kemi Badenoch he is stepping down as shadow housing secretary, saying: "I must be free to speak about every aspect of London's future and concentrate fully on winning this race."

The capital is not set to vote on a new mayor until May 2028. Labour incumbent Sir Sadiq Khan is yet to confirm whether he will seek an unprecedented fourth term.

A source close to Badenoch said Cleverly "is a formidable politician and will out-campaign Khan".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ye8p8xpg4o

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US considers new ultimatum to UK over Falklands

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h ... 41416.html

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Starmer resigned as MP

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