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Starting on Monday, June 29, 2026, England’s education system will see a landmark shift under sweeping new government legislation. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 will come into force, requiring all state-funded schools to establish a completely phone-free environment throughout the school day. For some time, the Department for Education has advised schools to place restrictions on mobile device ...

The Home Office has vowed to introduce new “capped safe and legal” routes for refugees to come to the UK from later this year. The department said it would allow organisations like universities, community groups and businesses to sponsor refugees who applied to come to the UK, a model based on Canada’s asylum system. The government also said it would ...

Andy Burnham is poised to become Britain’s next prime minister following Keir Starmer’s resignation, but analysts say he could find it difficult to quickly break away from the policies of his predecessor. Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, was sworn back into Parliament just hours after Starmer announced he would step down on Monday. If no other candidate joins ...

Labour’s ruling body has set out the timetable for electing a new party leader which could see Sir Keir Starmer’s replacement installed as early as 17 July. The schedule means Andy Burnham could take over as prime minister from Sir Keir in less than a month, if he continues to be the only MP to enter the race. Potential candidates ...

A row has broken out between Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over the future of the Immigration Minister Mike Tapp. Tapp had written for the Times newspaper calling for foreign care workers to be exempt from Mahmood’s plans to change visa rules for migrants already living in the UK. It is understood that the first ...

The United Kingdom met office on Wednesday, July 24, 2026, declares a Red weather warning as the country braces for extreme heat that may also lead to transport delay. The warning will be effected from Thursday 21:00 British Standard Time, reports BBC. It covers parts of southern England, as well as the Midlands and south Wales, with people in those ...

US President Donald Trump criticized outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday after the Labour leader announced he would resign, saying he had “really hurt himself” over energy, immigration and his handling of relations with Washington. “I think he’s a lovely man,” Trump told reporters at an Oval Office event, before accusing Starmer of mishandling Britain’s energy policy by ...

Keir Starmer announced his intention to resign as Britain’s prime minister in a short speech on Monday morning. Apart from the rain which poured down on his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, the scene was reminiscent of that which unfolded just under two years ago when the Conservative prime minister resigned. Starmer’s speech was a short one, delivered minutes after the lectern ...

Keir Starmer has finally bowed to intense pressure to stand down as British prime minister as he conceded that he was no longer the right man to lead the country, leaving Andy Burnham all but certain to succeed him. In an extraordinary day at Westminster, Starmer announced a timetable for his departure after months of growing discontent among Labour MPs ...

Andy Burnham’s supporters are divided over who should be his chancellor, with a briefing war breaking out between advocates of the former health secretary Wes Streeting and those close to the energy secretary Ed Miliband. Some of those advising the Makerfield MP are urging him to choose Streeting if he becomes prime minister, in a bid to reassure the business ...