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Leaders claim scaremongering from business figures may cause key legislation to become ‘meaningless’Trades unions are warning Andy Burnham that Labour’s policy on cutting zero-hours contracts risks failing to live up to the party’s manifesto.Union lead…

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August 18, 2026 Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Burnham urged to intervene over ‘zero-hours’ custody officers in private prison

Exclusive: Prison officers’ union strongly opposes HMP Millsike offering flexible work escorting prisoners amid staff shortagesAndy Burnham is under pressure to intervene in a privately run prison that is seeking to recruit custody officers on zero-hou…

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August 16, 2026 Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent

Burnham urged to crack down on gig economy firms to protect 4m workers

Exclusive: Campaigners say millions are missing out on key rights including sick pay and protection against unfair dismissalAndy Burnham is being urged to protect 4 million gig economy workers by prosecuting companies that use widespread “bogus” self-e…

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August 13, 2026 Andrew Sparrow

Polls open in Clacton, where Farage spent more than £10,000 in byelection against Count Binface – as it happened

The Reform UK leader resigned as the MP for Clacton at the start of July and forced a byelectionThe number of patients in England being cared for in hospital corridors or makeshift areas has remained above 3,000 a day for the second month in a row, as …

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August 12, 2026 Andrew Sparrow

UK politics: Burnham urges retailers to stop selling disposable barbecues after emergency Cobra meeting – as it happened

PM warns extreme heat conditions ‘could be with us fo some time yet’Just 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the part of government tasked with protecting the environment and maintai…