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UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting Hails Strength of UK-US Alliance
Streeting addressed delegates at Labour's party conference on the state of the UK-US relationship.
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Burnham opens debate on social care reform, BBC editor writes
Chris Mason writes that Andy Burnham's pitch is a willingness to address issues politicians typically avoid.
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Northern Ireland Talks Fail to Resolve Standoff Over Contentious Orange Order Parade
The UK's Northern Ireland minister said talks had so far failed to overcome a dispute about a Protestant parade through a mainly Catholic area, France 24 reports.
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Andy Burnham's long journey toward the top of UK politics
The former mayor of Greater Manchester has sought the Labour leadership since 2010, according to the BBC.
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Starmer to unveil public body to invest in Britain's electricity grid
The prime minister will use his first conference speech as Labour leader to announce a new public body aimed at investing in the electricity grid and reducing energy costs.
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Miliband Says Gaza Suffering Is 'Stain on Conscience of the World'
The UK foreign secretary says Labour opposes threats to Israel's existence but calls the suffering in Gaza and the West Bank unjustifiable.
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Healey Pledges Labour Will Hold to Fiscal Rules in First Speech as Chancellor
John Healey used his first address as chancellor to commit to existing fiscal rules while unveiling a new local apprenticeship service, as separate tensions over a unionist parade near Drumcree continued.
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New NHS-Style Social Care System Could Take Decades, Dilnot Warns
Sir Andrew Dilnot, who proposed social care reforms 15 years ago, says the cost of such a scheme would be 'very substantial'.
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Miliband Says UK Must Help 'Rebuild' World Order as Democratic Norms Face Threat
The foreign secretary told Labour's party conference that 'democratic norms are under threat' and that international rule of law is being 'brazenly flouted.'
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Palestine Action Protesters Confront UK Foreign Secretary Over Gaza, Group's Ban
Activists urged UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to speak with demonstrators being arrested outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Anadolu Agency reported.
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Why the Prime Minister Could Drop the Triple Lock Pension Pledge
Andy Burnham says tough decisions will be needed to fund a new national care service, fueling speculation the government could abandon its triple lock pension commitment.
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Expert Warns Burnham's Social Care Plan Could Cost Far More Than Claimed
Statistician Andrew Dilnot says bringing social care funding in line with health care could cost 'well in excess of £18bn' and take decades to implement.
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Chancellor Healey to promise 'new age of industrialisation' in Labour conference speech
John Healey is expected to unveil new facilities to maintain nuclear submarines on the Clyde as he addresses the Labour conference, ahead of a budget in four weeks.
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Guardian opinion: UK's palliative care system needs urgent reform, nurse argues
Sue Ryder chief nurse Jane Turner writes that MPs from across the assisted dying debate agreed that palliative care in the UK is failing many patients.
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Ed Miliband to Acknowledge Labour's Past Stance on Palestine 'Fell Short'
The UK foreign secretary will tell the Labour conference the party is imposing sanctions on Israeli settlements as it adopts a more explicitly progressive foreign policy.
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Andy Burnham to Give First Speech as Prime Minister at Labour Conference
Ahead of his address, Burnham discussed his motivations and plans in an interview featured on The Guardian's Politics Weekly UK podcast.
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UK Foreign Secretary Confronted by Activists Over Palestine Action Ban
Ed Miliband was approached by protesters at a restaurant who challenged him over the government's proscription of the group.
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Free Speech Concerns Could Cost Labour Votes, Rights Group Warns
Polling commissioned by Liberty suggests many voters view the government's recent approach to free speech negatively.
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Can Labour Hold Onto the 'Burnham Bounce' After Leadership Change?
Delegates at Labour's Liverpool conference welcome Andy Burnham's rise as leader, but fiscal challenges could test the party's renewed optimism.
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Andy Burnham to campaign for NHS-style social care service funded by all taxpayers
The Greater Manchester mayor says he is prepared to spend political capital pushing a universal, tax-funded care system as Labour's conference opens in Liverpool, the Guardian reports.
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