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Labour's NEC bars Andy Burnham sparking bitter recrimination
In a controversial vote on Sunday 25 January 2026, Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) officers decisively rejected Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s application to seek selection as the...
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BREAKING: Suella Braverman has defected to Reform UK
Who would have guessed
Who would have guessed
January 26, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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Full list of Tories who have defected to Farage’s Reform
Full list of Tories who have defected to Farage’s Reform
Full list of Tories who have defected to Farage’s Reform
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Full list of Tories who have defected to Farage’s Reform
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A ferry with more than 350 people on board sinks near an island in the southern Philippines. Rescuers have saved at least 316 passengers and retrieved 15 bodies, officials say.
15 dead, hundreds rescued from ferry disaster in Philippines
The inter-island cargo and passenger ferry was sailing from the port city of Zamboanga to southern Jolo island in Sulu province with 332 passengers and 27 crew members.
nbcnews.to
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
A ferry with more than 350 people on board sinks near an island in the southern Philippines. Rescuers have saved at least 316 passengers and retrieved 15 bodies, officials say.
NEW: Andy Burnham barred! #Labour #AndyBurnham #UKPolitics
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Labour's NEC bars Andy Burnham sparking bitter recrimination
In a controversial vote on Sunday 25 January 2026, Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) officers decisively rejected Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s application to seek selection as the...
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
NEW: Andy Burnham barred! #Labour #AndyBurnham #UKPolitics
Read on Substack 👇🏻
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