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British Labour politician who serves as Mayor of Greater Manchester, previously a Member of Parliament and UK cabinet minister.
Airbus chief Guillaume Faury is understood to have written to the prime minister over the £2.4bn Skynet 6 contract, the Guardian reports. Lockheed Martin's rival bid includes a Durham factory that north-east politicians back.
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The National Farmers' Union says its analysis of HMRC data shows UK agri-food exports to the EU are down more than a third since 2019. Every figure is set against 2019, so the data shows the size of the gap and leaves its recent direction open.
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Croydon's Lion Green Road scheme won the RIBA Stirling prize after its architects fitted 157 flats onto a site briefed for 80. Half the flats are private rentals, the Guardian reported, and the affordable half is not true social housing.
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British Chambers of Commerce says more than half the bosses it surveyed think the post-Brexit deal is not helping. Its director general told the Guardian that Burnham should put repair first as he reconsiders Labour's EU red lines.
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UK hospitality employers pledged up to 100,000 placements of up to four weeks for Neets aged 18 to 24 over three years. It follows a retail pledge of the same size last month, so ministers now hold two matching commitments from separate sectors.
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Scotland secretary Douglas Alexander says closer EU trading ties would be a bigger prize for Britain than separate trade deals, the Guardian reported. He endorsed no route, and the dated item is next month's EU summit, where Burnham hopes to sign deals on emissions, electricity and farm products.
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Chancellor John Healey is reportedly set to make online marketplaces collect VAT at source for sellers turning over more than £90,000, the Times reported. The Treasury has not confirmed it. Amazon puts the yield, earmarked for business rates cuts, at about £700m against the £1bn reported.
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Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds says the UK will not follow Brussels in putting tariffs on Chinese vehicles, citing an export-led car industry. He left tariffs open as a future option, so the stance stays under review ahead of the 20 November summit in Brussels.
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Thomas Woldbye, Heathrow's chief executive, has asked the government to state its position on a third runway estimated to cost £33bn. Prime Minister Andy Burnham declined to say whether he backs it. The BBC reported that Woldbye's remarks suggest a decision in the new year.
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Andy Burnham said the government will legislate to curb non-competes and lengthy notice periods. An Addleshaw Goddard partner expects employers to lean on gardening leave instead.
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Independent Football Regulator chief David Kogan says he will resign if ministers interfere with any sanction on Manchester City's owners. He is also ready to ask government for extra money if Abu Dhabi launches a legal challenge.
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Prime minister Andy Burnham told MPs he will seek food and drink, youth mobility and emissions trading deals at the EU summit on 20 November. He argues that being open to a longer-term rethink of the relationship improves his chances of success.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has not yet ruled on the Rosebank and Jackdaw North Sea fields, a decision officials have been expected to make since August. Campaigners want refusal, while the opposition, industry and Trump cite jobs, bills and energy security.
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Bellway chief executive Jason Honeyman says Your First Home, a 20% equity loan on a 2.5% deposit, could slow the housing market until it launches. The Guardian reported he also sees a volume gain of around 10%, with full terms due in the 28 October budget.
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Kanishka Narayan, the UK's AI minister, will say technology companies cannot be left entirely to police their own models, the Guardian reported. He will announce stronger cyber defences in the same speech, the first on AI since Andy Burnham took the brief into cabinet.
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Freshwater Strategy polling for City AM finds 44% back Labour's triple lock change and 55% back the Tory inheritance tax pledge. Both are party pledges for the next election, and the 1,235-voter poll was fielded on 9 to 11 October 2026.
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M&S and John Lewis bosses are pressing Chancellor John Healey to cut retail's tax burden, with the Budget less than three weeks away. Most of what they want is protection from new charges, so their campaign is a fight to stop retail bills rising further.
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French finance minister Roland Lescure invited Britain to "come all the way" back to the EU after Andy Burnham called a second Brexit referendum possible. For UK-EU supply chains the nearer exposure is the bloc's planned Made in Europe procurement scheme, since any referendum waits on a future Labour manifesto.
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Alan Milburn will urge a national pre-apprenticeship route for England, where as few as one in five apprenticeship starts go to 16- to 18-year-olds. Employers who recruit school-leavers face the readiness gap he describes now, while his remedy is still only a recommendation.
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Number 10 has privately assured aviation executives it still backs Heathrow's third runway, three industry figures told City AM. For firms with money riding on the runway, the vote on its policy framework is still the firmer signal.
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