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“Burnham has already cleared the threshold (81 Labour MPs) required to trigger a contest, I gather”
“Andy Burnham is going to be the next prime minister, he would win.”
“He wants this through second reading before we go home. He does not want to come back in September and watch the Conservatives turn the whole summer into a privacy-and-surveillance attack ad.”
“Trump's threat to raise tariffs on Canadian vehicles from 25% to 50% from 1 January 2027”
“more than 100 objections have reportedly been submitted against the latest proposal.”
“He was among six individuals granted clemency because they 'displayed positive changes in their lives and will dedicate themselves to bettering their communities,' Hochul said in a statement.”
“The Trump administration proposes a $103,265 tax on all petitions subject to the H-1B annual limit.”
“Burnham plans to present Starmer with over 200 names, including those of front benchers who would resign”
“Jones suggested more than 100 MPs had asked him to stand in a leadership contest or were worried about the lack of focus on economic policies.”
“If the government holds the floor for the rest of the week, MPs will sit until 10pm Thursday on extended hours, with a vote on second reading expected around 8pm.”
“a 25% import tax on certain American vehicles has been in place since last year”
“They got planning permission in 2013, and they haven't built it to that plan.”
“the Trump administration imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods on Saturday following the collapse of trade talks”
“Anna Turley, chair of the Labour Party, wrote privately to cabinet ministers this week asking them to submit detailed reports of what their department has done to “improve the lives of working people”, due today (Friday).”
“Black cab drivers already urged that the government must close this tax loophole used by Uber and Bolt, writing to the Chancellor last November asking her to make the tech ride-hailing apps pay the same level of VAT as cabbies.”
“Senate sources say the upper chamber is prepared to take up the bill in the autumn rather than rush it through before the recess.”
“Canada has now matched US rates on the metals at 50%”
“Tarun Chugh said that if members are allowed to raise issues not on the agenda, then he would like the committee to take up the alleged glorification of a Sikh-riots convict, a reference to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar who died last wee…”
“threatened 50% tariffs on cars, trucks and auto parts starting in the new year”
“The Prime Minister was on TV this morning confirming he will stand if there is a contest”
“has spent 21 of the past 25 years on Labour’s front bench”
“The Alberta government is aiming for the pipeline application comes as Albertans prepare to vote on 10 referendum questions in October, including one on whether to remain in Canada or hold another referendum on separation at a later date.”
“In 2024 the US imported $23bn (C$32bn, £17bn) worth of wood products, with almost half from Canada, according to a US Congress report”
“BJP has accused Congress MP Deepender Hooda of being laudatory in his tribute to Kumar. Hooda has rejected the charge.”
“would go into effect Sept. 8”
“used a lunchtime call with Labour staff members to warn Andy Burnham against “plunging our party and our country into chaos””
“Thursday sees the Makerfield by-election”
“Albertans are set to vote in a referendum in October on whether the province should remain a part of Canada or pursue a future ballot question on separation”
“the American wine and spirits industry saying exports to the country dropped more than 70%”
“Agrawal managed to restore order while ruling out a discussion on issues not on the agenda, even as he added that the committee would take up at a later date the issue of SOPs for the use of force against protesters.”
“moved the 30-day window for negotiations back three days to Aug. 21”
“The Prime Minister’s allies have been arguing to party members and MPs that ousting him would be playing into the hands of the right-wing press and parties who have wanted to see Starmer brought down from day one. … Starmer … said the part…”
“Despite romping home to victory in the Makerfield by-election on Friday, Andy Burnham still has hurdles to clear before he achieves his long-held ambition of the Labour leadership and the keys to Downing Street. Burnham may have won over m…”
“Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s office has promised a 'major announcement' on Thursday to share new details about the province’s submission for the pipeline project to the federal major projects office”
“Saskatchewan ... announced its own 50% charge on US imported booze, set to kick in on 8 September”
“Jai Prakash, who said the issue was not relevant at all.”
“Trump had announced 50% tariffs on certain Canadian goods in July”
“Most civil servants, said another minister, are not interested in delivery. They like to be involved in policy-making, but delivery and measuring the success of the policies are seen to be lower-grade activities.”
“Burnham’s quest for the Labour leadership stretches back to the New Labour years, when he first made a tilt for the top job in 2010 before losing out to Ed Miliband.”
“John Iselin, associate director at the Budget Lab at Yale, estimates the cost will only be about $3 per American household on average, but when taking into account Trump's wider trade war with the rest of the world, and particularly China,…”
“The completed 11.4-mile trail will give runners, walkers and cyclists a new regional route while also connecting with the planned 75-mile Paradise Coast Trail.”
“Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes”
“For the top 3,000 civil servants, said one influential adviser, policy development is all that matters. Implementation of policy is for the second-raters.”
“He then later lost to Jeremy Corbyn in the 2015 leadership race.”
“Canada's forest industry employs almost 200,000 people”
“The Florida Gulf Coast Trail, a planned 400-mile route linking communities from Naples towards the Tampa Bay area.”
“five of these six seats rated toss ups by Cook Political Report are held by the GOP”
“Those civil servants who are sent to the social security offices in Newcastle and Glasgow are regarded like the not very bright younger sons of families in Victorian England who were sent off to run a sheep farm in Australia.”
“While Makerfield was dominated by Reform UK in the recent local election, Burnham inflicted a rout on the party and secured over half of the vote.”
“Both Canada and Mexico have said they want the USMCA extended for another 16 years, but the US has said it will not renew in its current form”
“The transaction is expected to be completed in October.”
“a University of Texas/Texas Politics Project survey released Tuesday showing Talarico leading Paxton by three percentage points (42%-39%), while 3% of respondents prefer Libertarian Ted Brown and 14% had no preference.”
“the half-hearted attempt by the Home Office to keep some polling stations open for seven days during the local elections”
“He first set nerves jangling when he told the New Statesman that Labour had been too 'in hock to the bond markets'. These six words – ‘in hock to the bond markets’ — have defined Burnham for at least nine months...”
“Nigel Farage loses one in 10 of his voters to the Restore Britain party”
“Design work for the first paved sections in central Bonita Springs is expected to begin soon after the purchase is finalised.”
“The last time Alaska elected a Democrat as senator was in 2008”
“a 47-page internal Home Office report”
“In that piece, he called on Westminster to embrace Manchesterism – an economic vision with tangled public-private partnership roots.”
“the true cost of Brexit to British trade being £11.7bn in the red”
“cancel the business and travel visas of up to 2,00,000 foreign nationals who have applied for or are actively pursuing asylum within the US.”
“the state has voted for a Republican in every presidential election since 1968.”
“Sir Michael Bichard, the Permanent Secretary at the Department of Education and one of the Blairites’ favourite civil servants, proposed that potential high-fliers should spend two or three years in service delivery.”
“Speaking on Friday morning, Starmer congratulated the former Manchester mayor after he won an emphatic victory over Reform UK”
“renting a £10,000-a-week house in the Home Counties”
“The report says that the measure focuses on B1 (business) and B2 (tourism, family visits, or medical treatment) visas granted between 2016 and 2026 to individuals who subsequently requested asylum.”
“she beat Republicans, former Gov. Sarah Palin, and Rep. Nick Begich III, in the 2022 special election”
“Its £26m yearly budget was higher than that provided for the national parks.”
“Burnham has publicly said he would enter a leadership contest though it now remains to be seen how a race may be triggered. Speaking after his election victory, Burnham warned that Labour was facing its 'last chance' to win any election.”
“On Ukraine's 35th anniversary of independence, the Ukrainian people should be in no doubt: the UK is behind you today and for as long as it takes”
“State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott confirmed to AP that federal agencies are coordinating to identify nonimmigrant visitors who entered as temporary travelers before seeking permanent asylum status, noting that cancellations will o…”
“then was defeated by Begich in 2024.”
“More than 60 of these briefings were held during the next three years and they became a key element of a new and vibrant arrangement for the government’s sponsorship of this essential industry.”
“Challengers to Starmer must get the backing of at least 81 MPs in order to trigger a contest”
“Carney noted on Saturday that Canada supplies the vast majority of US natural gas and electricity imports and about 60% of crude oil imports.”
“having a visitor visa cancelled does not immediately trigger rapid deportation; instead, individuals with open asylum petitions will see their legal classification adjusted while permanently losing their temporary business or leisure statu…”
“Iowa voted for Trump in the past three presidential elections”
“Streeting has said he has the necessary backing of 81 MPs needed to trigger a contest”
“He briefly floated a 25% surcharge in 2025 on all electricity exports to the United States, which his government estimated would have impacted 1.5 million homes and businesses in Michigan, Minnesota and New York.”
“The planned revocations follow a string of tighter immigration controls introduced since President Donald Trump began his second term last year, including mandatory disclosures of social media activity, hefty financial bond requirements, a…”
“voted for former President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012.”
“I’m not going to walk away from that,” he told broadcasters, referring to the mandate he won in 2024.”
“A weekend poll from Angus Reid indicated that some 76% of Canadians support Ottawa's decision to walk away from trade negotiations even as they worry for their own job security.”
“Addressing the issue on X on Monday, deputy secretary of state Christopher Landau argued that public sentiment globally and domestically rejects abusive asylum maneuvers, describing the system as an exploited shortcut around regular immigr…”
“Maine is the only state of the six toss ups that Trump lost in 2024.”
“The tide is turning on Reform,” he added. “They can’t now win by-elections, they’ve probably reached the peak of their support, it’s going down.”
“Currently, prospective B1 and B2 applicants must explicitly declare they will not file for asylum once inside the country while providing verified documentation demonstrating their intent to return home.”
“A survey by Susquehanna Polling and Research released earlier this month shows El-Sayed leading by seven points.”
“She also compared his “betrayal” to when he stood against his brother David Miliband in the Labour leadership election in 2010, saying: “It’s not the first time he’s betrayed someone close to him, is it?”
“I've fought 8 elections so far.”
“Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, who lost to Trump-backed Sen. Bernie Moreno in 2024”
“You are a 1st term MP, nominated by your party in Rajya Sabha”
“senior citizen Giriraj Singhbjp has been reduced to calling himself a 74-year-old “new baby born”.”
“the 25th round of special representatives talks on the India-China boundary question between Doval and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi later on Tuesday.”
“On 25 August, NSA and Special Representative on the India-China Boundary Question, Ajit Doval called on Han Zheng, Vice President of the People's Republic of China.”
“The mechanism was established in 2003 to address the India-China boundary dispute, which stretches across roughly 3,488 km.”
“The 24th round of talks was held in August last year”
“A stable relationship and cooperation between India and China and their 2.8 billion peoples on the basis of mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity are necessary for the growth and development of the two countries, as well a…”
“Xi's expected visit to New Delhi for the BRICS summit on September 12-13”
“new measures targeting 60 individuals, entities and vessels”
