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18.05.26 - 19:48
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Halifax could disappear from UK high streets as Lloyds assesses branding strategy (The Guardian)
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Bank founded 174 years ago could be phased out as early as 1 July as part of group's reviewBosses at Lloyds Banking Group are considering axing the Halifax as a standalone brand, as part of a sweeping review that could result in the historic 174-year-old lender disappearing from Britain's high streets.Lloyds has been assessing the future of its branding strategy and whether it will continue to operate everyday banking under three different brands – Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland – after government-backed rescue efforts at the height of the 2008 financial crisis. Continue reading......
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18.05.26 - 18:18
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Andy Burnham says he will not try to return UK to EU (The Guardian)
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Burnham vows to have 'relentless domestic focus' in Makerfield in first speech since announcing byelection runUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said he will not try to return the UK to the EU, saying Britain would be stuck in “a permanent rut if we're just constantly arguing”.Burnham said Labour's offer in general to voters had “simply not been good enough”, in his most explicit comments yet that he intends to stand to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister, should he win the Makerfield byelection. “If I get to stand, a vote for me will be a vote to change Labour, because Labour needs to change if we are to regain people's trust.” Continue reading......
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18.05.26 - 18:18
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It′s byelection bingo! Get ready for the Brexit arguments you heard 10 years ago, only louder | Zoe Williams (The Guardian)
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Makerfield will be a test of what Labour would have to look like to beat Reform – so prepare yourself for regrets, broken promises and baffling assertions about 'red wall' votersIt is a gruesome shock and yet was entirely predictable: we stand on the brink of a byelection that is three things at once. First, a straight popularity contest for Andy Burnham, which itself is a worry, because there must be a limit to how many times you can be called “King of the North” without it boiling your brain, and if that limit exists at all, it must surely have been reached. Second, it's a limbering-up round for the coming Labour leadership challenge. Third, and most importantly, Makerfield is a test of what Labour would have to look like to beat Reform when it matters. So what could be more helpful than for everyone involved – every cabinet minister, every backbencher, every commentator – to reach back into their memory and find the stupidest thing that was ever said about Brexit, and say it again in a mor...
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18.05.26 - 18:06
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IMF urges UK to ′stay the course′ on borrowing amid Starmer uncertainty (The Guardian)
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Washington-based fund praises Rachel Reeves for aiming to cut budget deficit as it upgrades growth forecastsBusiness live – latest updatesThe International Monetary Fund has urged Britain to “stay the course” to cut government borrowing amid growing bond market concerns over a Labour leadership challenge.As Keir Starmer battles to cling on to power, the Washington-based fund said it was important to continue reducing the budget deficit “given market pressures and elevated implementation risks”. Continue reading......
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18.05.26 - 17:06
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A house for £1? What a day at a property auction taught me about the UK housing crisis (The Guardian)
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Some of the homes have been repossessed, while others are being sold off by debt-laden housing associations. Who buys them – and who will end up living there?Amid the high-stakes bustle of numbered paddles shooting up and gavels banging down, an unexpected voice calls desperately from the corner of the auction room. “That's my house,” shouts the woman, watching her home of 20 years up for sale.“I live there. You can tell the people who are bidding I'm not coming out of my house,” she continues. Continue reading......
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18.05.26 - 16:18
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Champions League final will not be free to watch in UK for first time in modern era (The Guardian)
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Three European finals restricted to TNT Sport customersUefa understood to be unhappy with the decisionThe Champions League final will not be available to watch for free in the UK for the first time since the competition's modern rebrand 34 years ago when Arsenal face Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest.The rights holder, TNT Sports, is understood to have irritated Uefa by opting to charge fans to watch all three European finals despite English clubs chasing a clean sweep of titles. Continue reading......
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18.05.26 - 15:36
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Rejoin, reset or go Swiss-style? How the UK could try to unpick Brexit (The Guardian)
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Wes Streeting has suggested he wants to see the UK 'back in the EU' one day – but the bloc might take some convincingUK politics live – latest updatesIs it too soon? Is it even doable? Few expected that, 10 years after the Brexit referendum and barely six years after its exit from the European Union, the UK would be talking about rejoining.Over the weekend, the former health secretary and posible Labour leadership contender Wes Streeting claimed Keir Starmer's government needed “a new special relationship with the EU” and that one day the best answer was to be “back in the EU”. Continue reading......
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18.05.26 - 15:36
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London tube strikes called off at last minute (The Guardian)
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RMT union says two 24-hour stoppages from midday on Tuesday have been suspendedBusiness live – latest updatesPlanned strikes by drivers on the London Underground this week have been called off, the RMT union has announced.The union said that the two 24-hour stoppages from midday on Tuesday, which were set to disrupt travel over four days this week, had been suspended. Continue reading......
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