AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoLabour Leadership Shake-Up: Andy Burnham has been elected Labour leader and is set to become prime minister on Monday, using his first speech to attack Thatcher-era centralisation and promise more public control over essentials like housing, water, energy and transport. State Pension Update: Burnham says the DWP triple lock will stay, with the basic State Pension rising by at least 2.5% next April for new pensioners. Local Government Overhaul: England’s smallest county, Rutland, is set to lose its county council and be folded into a larger authority around Leicester, sparking a “Save Rutland” campaign. Visa Tightening: A Kenyan father’s UK visa refusal ahead of his son’s graduation highlights tougher “enhanced credibility checks” for applicants from 33 African countries. Heatwave Disruption: Network Rail has banned steam trains for a week across the UK due to wildfire risk. Sport & Culture: At Royal Birkdale, Ryan Fox matched the British Open major scoring record with a 62; Portsmouth Historic Dockyard hosted a free contemporary circus walk-through, “Circus in Motion.”
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