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@theobserveruk.bsky.socialReposted by @rachelsylvester.bsky.socialGreens facing ‘existential threat’ as membership plummets after anti-Zionist motion
Polls reveal support for the party has plunged after it was accused of endorsing an antisemitic policy and leader Zack Polanski lost the key byelection
@theobserveruk.bsky.socialReposted by @rachelsylvester.bsky.socialVirtual courts will tackle backlog of cases in England and Wales
Ministry of Justice pilots use of technology that allows hearings to take place remotely, as MPs debate bill on defendants’ right to a jury
@rachelsylvester.bsky.socialSupport for the Greens is now at its lowest level since Zack Polanski became leader and has halved among the young - latest @opiniumresearch.bsky.social poll for @theobserveruk.bsky.social
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@rachelsylvester.bsky.socialAndy Burnham says UK authorities are “clear” there was Russian interference in the Brexit referendum as @catneilan.bsky.social reports in today’s @theobserveruk.bsky.social
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@rachelsylvester.bsky.socialWhy the Tory leader’s Kemistry might end up being Kamikaze - my latest newsletter column for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/politic...
@theobserveruk.bsky.socialReposted by @rachelsylvester.bsky.social‘Nobody was expecting this’: Burnham U-turn on road back to Europe leaves Whitehall reeling
The PM’s conference speech advocating a closer relationship with the EU was a volte-face that took officials by surprise and has divided his top team
@theobserveruk.bsky.socialReposted by @rachelsylvester.bsky.socialBurnham facing calls to introduce lifetime cap on adult social care costs
Commission will urge PM to impose a limit on residential home bills in England to stop people with dementia losing their savings
@rachelsylvester.bsky.socialWhen Andy Burnham met Donald Trump in New York the President asked whether it was still “50-50” on Brexit. “It’s actually changing,” the PM replied. How “rejoin” went from fringe campaign to option on the table. My piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social
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@rachelsylvester.bsky.socialAndy Burnham’s ‘grand bargain’ approach to politics poses a dilemma for Kemi Badenoch - my newsletter piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social
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@rachelsylvester.bsky.social“You can be nice and ordinary but also have an inner core of absolute steel” - my profile of @andyburnham.bsky.social the contradictory PM as Labour conference begins @theobserveruk.bsky.social
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@rachelsylvester.bsky.social“When Andy appointed me he said - ‘we’ve got all the North West emotion, we need your Sheffield steel’.” I spoke to Burnham’s right hand woman Louise Haigh for this week’s @theobserveruk.bsky.social Walk
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@theobserveruk.bsky.socialReposted by @rachelsylvester.bsky.socialExclusive: PM’s wife Marie-France van Heel quits job to focus on being ‘first lady’
Andy Burnham’s spouse is resigning from her position at an EV charging company, and has already held meetings with her counterparts around the world, reports @rachelsylvester.bsky.social
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@rachelsylvester.bsky.socialHe has long eyelashes rather than kohl eyeliner but like Princess Diana @andyburnham.bsky.social has an ability to connect - my newsletter for @theobserveruk.bsky.social
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@rachelsylvester.bsky.socialElon Musk is a bigger threat to British democracy than crypto billionaires - my latest newsletter piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social
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@theobserveruk.bsky.socialReposted by @rachelsylvester.bsky.social‘Something’s got to give’: TUC boss calls for windfall tax on tech giants to fund public services
TUC general secretary Paul Nowak says the annual congress will vote on a motion for a 6% levy on global technology businesses
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@theobserveruk.bsky.socialReposted by @rachelsylvester.bsky.social‘Justice delayed is justice denied’: Burnham warned not to drop plans to cut jury trials
Public safety will be put at risk if No 10 fails to press ahead with reforms to clear backlog of cases in crown courts, the victims’ commissioner for England warns
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@rachelsylvester.bsky.socialReform’s £72 million donations could be illegal after ministers make new legislation retrospective - my report for @theobserveruk.bsky.social
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@rachelsylvester.bsky.socialEd Miliband is divisive but - like Michael Gove - he is a minister who gets things done - my latest newsletter piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/politic...
@theobserveruk.bsky.socialReposted by @rachelsylvester.bsky.socialCelebrate England’s school rankings, but Estonia teaches a better lesson
While Michael Gove is cheering new Pisa figures as a win for traditionalists, Baltic creativity is putting the exam-factory approach in the shade
@rachelsylvester.bsky.socialWhat England can learn from Estonia, which has the best education system in Europe according to the Pisa report observer.co.uk/news/nationa...