UK Defence Secretary John Healey states on Sunday, November 1, 2026 that Britain will not pay financial reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, while London’s Metropolitan Police report 325 arrests at a Saturday protest outside the US embassy.
Tag: UK politics
Andy Burnham makes incorrect claim about Robert Jenrick’s small boats record
Full Fact checks UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s House of Commons claim regarding migrant small boat crossings during Robert Jenrick’s tenure as immigration minister, finding rolling 12-month totals actually fell.
UK Prime Minister Starmer Resignation Opens Policy Uncertainty for Sterling and Bond Markets
Andy Burnham’s expected succession to No. 10 Downing Street creates short-term political uncertainty though markets are reassured by his commitment to existing fiscal rules.
Andy Burnham distanced himself from UK Prime Minister Starmer, but may be stuck with his policies – ABC News
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham publicly disagreed with some of PM Keir Starmer’s municipal funding policies.
Fact check dispels Starmer £115k ‘pension’ claim amid shifting polls
Fact-checkers dispelled viral rumors regarding UK Labour leader Keir Starmer’s state-funded pension package.
Fact-check debunks viral claim on Starmer’s £115k ‘pension’
Independent fact-checkers disproved claims that UK politician Keir Starmer stands to receive a £115,000 annual pension.