“The residents nearby are just getting plagued with it.”
A new FIFA-standard Lisburn sports facility is being “plagued by boy racers” with a council set to look at night time closures.
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Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council recently invested £1.7m in the new Laurelhill Sports Zone with access provided to Laurelhill Community College and Killowen Primary School.
However, a local councillor has raised concerns of the adjoining car park being used for anti-social behaviour under the cover of darkness.
At this week’s communities and wellbeing committee, Killultagh DUP Alderman James Tinsley said:”At Laurelhill Sports Zone, there seems to be some issue around the evening time with people not playing sport, but causing a lot of hassle especially to local neighbours.
“Is there anything being done about this anti-social behaviour?”
A council officer responded: “We are aware of some anti-social behaviour occurring at night.
“There is a complex issue of access and we are working with two local schools and the Education Authority to find a solution.
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“I will provide a timescale as soon as I know.”
The council and school shared Laurelhill Sports Zone went through an extensive public consultation before planning was approved in late 2022.
The major development opened in mid 2025, next to Laurelhill Community College, which brought about a FIFA standard world class 3G sporting facility with soccer and training pitches including floodlighting and spectator areas.
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The sports zone widely used by both two local schools is also available for bookings from local clubs and the community.
Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service outside chambers, Alderman Tinsley added:”The council has recently invested in new pitches with a car park at Laurelhill.
“During the day people will use the pitches for their sports.
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“But what is happening is the area is being left open at night time and then all the little boy racers will turn up when it is dark making a pile of noise.
“The residents nearby are just getting plagued with it.
“So, we need to look at when the schools are closed and no one is using the pitches if we can close the area off.
“I welcome the joint up approach with the council, schools and police on what can be done.”
It is difficult to imagine how Andy Burnham failed to see it coming. But after blaming Britain’s travails on Margaret Thatcher‘s legacy, he is now being taught a harsh lesson in the political ideology named after her.
Against a backdrop of growing unease at the likely content of next month’s Budget, his obsolete Left-wing rhetoric proved deeply unnerving to financiers. Even Lord O’Neill, a distinguished economist and ally of the PM, described ‘the tone’ of his speech as ‘the last thing investors wanted to hear’.
The consequences will be felt by us all. With ten-year gilt yields reaching an 18-year peak at one point, the prospects of hefty tax increases and soaring mortgage rates are both significantly higher.
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Speaking yesterday, Mr Burnham again refused to rule out tax rises or borrowing increases. Instead we heard – yet again – about ‘growth in every postcode’, ‘bringing back hope’ and other platitudes that are already beginning to sound threadbare.
Andy Burnham again refused to rule out tax rises or borrowing increases. Instead we heard – yet again – about ‘growth in every postcode’, ‘bringing back hope’ and other platitudes that are already beginning to sound threadbare
His lack of a strategy to reduce the benefits bill in marked contrast to Kemi Badenoch, who today outlines a roadmap for delivering further welfare cuts on top of the £23 billion in potentially savings already identified.
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Of course, part of the problem is that Mr Burnham seems convinced that every long-term benefits claimant actually wants to do an honest day’s work. Even if he believes it himself, he is unlikely to win an argument against the vast majority of hard-working taxpayers on that score.
Nor, unless he drops the misty-eyed, 1970s-style dogma and joins the real world, has he any hope of persuading the money markets that he should be anywhere near No 10.
Following Mr Burnham’s bold show of support for Ukraine, the language emanating from the Kremlin has taken on a more sinister tone. Now it emerges that a smirking Putin remarked that it was ‘a military secret’ when asked if UK factories could be targeted by Russia.
Full credit is due to Mrs Badenoch for drawing up a detailed strategy to meet the 2030 deadline. It can only be hoped that her initiative will shame the PM into taking the appropriate action.
Unsisterly conduct
Throughout her long career, Labour grandee Harriet Harman has been a tireless champion of women’s rights.
Her published works include a pamphlet on sex discrimination and, famously, she once appeared in the Commons wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the slogan ‘This is what a feminist looks like’.
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Yet there was little in the way of sisterly solidarity when she remarked that Conservative frontbencher Claire Coutinho – who is pregnant and on maternity leave – had been promoted on ‘woke’ grounds.
Imagine the self-righteous uproar if a veteran Tory had made a similar comment about a woman on the opposite side of the House? But we shouldn’t be surprised – it’s one set of rules for the Left, another set for everyone else…
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two people were killed and the suspect is dead after a shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
Three Minneapolis police officers were also injured, including two of them from gunshot wounds, police Sgt. Garrett Parten said at a press conference on Wednesday evening. All three officers are in stable condition, according to Hennepin County Medical Center.
A 911 call about shots fired at the building came in just after 4:30 p.m. and within three minutes officers entered the high-rise and found victims, Parten said.
They then heard more gunshots and followed them to a higher floor, where they found “a haze that significantly limited their visibility,” he said. Parten did not provide additional details about the haze.
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One officer was shot in the leg and taken to the hospital, along with the two other injured officers, he said. One of the officers was in surgery, he said.
“This is a tremendously tragic event and our thoughts and prayers are with the families, the loved ones of those who lost their lives, those who were injured and with the injured officers and their families,” Parten said.
One of the victims was fatally shot at the scene, and one died after arriving at the hospital, he said.
Parten said it was not immediately clear how the shooter died.
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Hennepin County Medical Center said it received seven patients but didn’t share additional information about the conditions of those wounded.
Julius Bailey was sitting outside of his apartment building when he heard gun shots and saw a man he recognized as a resident of the building holding a pistol. Bailey said he heard a woman screaming and immediately started running away. He said he counted eight shots.
Bailey said that he recognized the man holding the gun because he was someone who was known for showing off his weapon. Bailey said he has tried to avoid the man since moving into the building in June.
“I could tell he was trouble,” he said.
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Chris Miller, who also lives in the apartment building, said he heard a rapid succession of gunshots and quickly ran outside for safety. He said he believed he knew who carried out the shooting and that he encountered someone in the hallway with a handgun earlier this week and reported that person to management.
Video posted to social media showed police aiming rifles upward at an apartment tower near the Minneapolis Convention Center. Officials warned residents to avoid the densely populated Loring Park neighborhood nearby.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said in a post on social media that state officials are on the ground helping local law enforcement respond to the shooting.
“Grateful to law enforcement actively working to ensure the safety of our neighbors in Downtown Minneapolis this afternoon,” Walz said. “Minnesota is praying for our first responders.”
The FBI is responding to the shooting and “will offer any and all resources necessary to assist local authorities,” Director Kash Patel said in a post on the social platform X.
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Associated Press journalists Hallie Golden in Seattle, Safiyah Riddle in Los Angeles and Josh Kelety in Phoenix contributed to this report.
Eyewitnesses described seeing the pursuit in Cardenden with the red Volkswagen being chased by multiple police cars.
21:23, 02 Sep 2026Updated 22:06, 02 Sep 2026
A car has smashed into a garden following a dramatic police chase through several towns in Fife.
The Volkswagen Golf was pursued by officers after it allegedly failed to stop in the Templehall area of Kirkcaldy at around 11.20am on Wednesday. The chase continued for around four miles towards Cardenden before the car crashed into a garden on Woodend Park.
Footage from the scene showed the vehicle smashed into a fence and hedge, with broken garden furniture strewn across the grass. Tyre marks could also be seen cutting across the lawn where the car came to a stop.
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Eyewitnesses described seeing the pursuit in Cardenden with the red Volkswagen being chased by at least three police cars. Police Scotland confirmed there were no injuries in the crash. Officers say that enquiries established that the car had been stolen and they have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection.
A spokesperson said: “At around 11.20am on Wednesday, September 2, a Volkswagen Golf failed to stop for police in the Templehall area of Kirkcaldy. A pursuit took place until the car crashed into a garden on Woodend Park, Cardenden. There were no injuries.
“Enquiries established that the car had been stolen, and the 22-year-old male driver was arrested and charged in connection with a number of offences. He is expected to appear at court on Thursday, September 3.”
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The Death of Robin Hood follows a severely wounded Robin Hood as he finds himself in the care of a mysterious woman
The Death of Robin Hood, the highly anticipated new take on the legendary outlaw filmed in Northern Ireland, landed in cinemas on Wednesday,
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Directed by Michael Sarnoski, the film stars Hugh Jackman as an older, battle-worn Robin Hood confronting the consequences of a life marked by violence.
Production was based at Belfast Harbour Studios, with filming taking place across Northern Ireland and supported by Northern Ireland Screen. The production completed its Belfast shoot in March 2025.
The film also stars Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgard, Noah Jupe and Murray Bartlett
A darker and more introspective reimagining of the familiar legend, The Death of Robin Hood follows a severely wounded Robin Hood as he finds himself in the care of a mysterious woman who may offer him a chance at redemption.
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Here are the NI filming locations used in The Death of Robin Hood according to Northern Ireland Screen:
Belfast Harbour Studios
Belfast Harbour Studios, an 8-acre site located within the 340-acre Giants Park, are the newest purpose-built studios in Belfast.
The new studios incorporate high-performance acoustic fabric, high-level walkways and rigging gantries with power, lighting and internal environment options to suit the full spectrum of film production uses.
Ringed by mountains, ‘The Valley’, is located within the Mourne Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, houses beautiful parkland, lakes and a pond. It attracts around 50,000 visitors per year most of whom come to enjoy the peace and solitude of this mountain area with its unique landscapes and varied wildlife.
The Silent Valley Reservoir was built to gather water from the Mourne Mountains and is still today the main water supply source for most of County Down and a large part of Belfast.
This 17th century castle on the Causeway Coastal Route is set on a hilltop with glorious views of the ocean. The ancestral seat of the McDonnell family, Earls of Antrim, since it was built in 1636.
Glenarm Castle is one of few country estates that remains privately owned but open to the public. It is steeped in a wealth of history, culture and heritage and attracts over 100,000 visitors annually from all over the world.
In November 2023, Glenarm Castle Walled Garden won the Historic Houses 2023 Garden of the Year Award, sponsored by Christie’s. This was the first time a garden from Northern Ireland was shortlisted and subsequently crowned winner of this prestigious national UK award.
Myra, Strangford, Co Down
Myra Castle is a historic 19th-century estate in County Down, Northern Ireland, located on the shores of Strangford Lough near Downpatrick.
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It is another location that was used to create the world of the HBO hit Game of Thrones. It was used to portray Ashford in the first series of the spin-off A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and the exterior of the Dreadfort in the original series.
Murlough Bay & Fairhead, Co Antrim
Murlough Bay is a bay on the Antrim coast between Fair Head and Torr Head near Ballycastle.
Known for its remote location, the area overlooks Rathlin Island and has views across the Irish Sea to the Mull of Kintyre, Islay, Jura and other Scottish islands making it a very scenic location to imagine the ‘isle of Berk’.
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White Park Bay, Co Antrim
The spectacular sandy beach forms a white arc between two headlands on the North Antrim Coast. Its secluded location means that even on a busy day there is plenty of room for quiet relaxation.
The beach is also backed by ancient sand dunes that provide a range of rich habitats for bird and animal life.
Tollymore Forest Park, Co Down
Located at Bryansford, near Newcastle, at the foot of the Mourne mountains, it was listed as the first state forest park in Northern Ireland in 1955.
It has proven immensely popular with large film and TV productions, featuring in Game of Thrones, Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves, Dublin Murders, Philomena, and many more.
Shane’s Castle, Co Antrim
Shane’s Castle on the shore of Lough Neagh is the family seat of the O’Neills of Clanaboy. The Demesne is one of the most beautiful and well-maintained on the island of Ireland.
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Although the Castle has been in ruins since a fire in 1816, the remaining structure, including a unique Camellia House, is a striking feature on the landscape.
The Death of Robin Hood is in UK and Irish cinemas now
“We should challenge this type of behaviour, but we should never give up on the young people behind this activity.”
Broadway Interface Antisocial Behaviour
An interface community in Belfast is working alongside police to take practical steps to reduce disorder at a flashpoint.
The Broadway roundabout area has been a regular site for interface anti-social behaviour, and police alongside community groups are urging young people to be aware that their actions can have long-lasting consequences.
The PSNI have released a video created with St Peter’s Immaculata Youth Club in West Belfast and Greater Village Regeneration Trust in South Belfast, to highlight the cross-community approach being taken to tackle anti-social behaviour in the area.
Practical steps taken to prevent disorder in the Broadway area include cameras placed at the interface, alongside police patrols, and partnership activity with local groups.
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West Belfast Superintendent Mark Conway said: “Police have dealt with interface anti-social behaviour at Broadway for a considerable period of time. This has caused distress to residents in the area and for those involved and apprehended by police, resulted in criminal convictions and detrimental impacts on future plans.
“Anti-social behaviour is sometimes described as low-level crime. For the people living in communities, there is nothing low-level about its impact. It can leave people frightened, damage communities and place enormous pressure on police resources.
“This is why we have relaunched our video aimed at reaching young people in these communities to remind them of the consequences of their actions.
“Through the wider partnership under the Broadway action plan, we have invested in prevention and taken practical steps to make this area safer. That has included additional measures such as cameras placed at the interface alongside policing engagement and sustained partnership activity.
“Cameras and police patrols alone are not the deterrent to help build communities. When a young person engages in anti-social behaviour, whether that’s throwing masonry or other forms of criminality, they potentially damage something in their own community or caught up in disorder.
“They can hurt another person, harm the community their own family lives in and more importantly damage their own future. This can impact on travel plans, career aspirations or future endeavours due to reckless activity having a negative impact on their communities.”
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Stephen Hughes, from St Peter’s Immaculata Youth Club in West Belfast said: “Our partnership with police is about securing the best outcome for young people, preventing their participation in the justice system and reducing crime and anti-social behaviour in our communities”
Zara Gregg, from Greater Village Regeneration Trust added: “Through strong partnerships, we can reduce harm, protect our communities and ensure our young people have safer opportunities beyond anti-social behaviour.”
Superintendent Conway added: “We should challenge this type of behaviour, but we should never give up on the young people behind this activity. We want them to recognise the power they have not to damage their communities.
“This is not just a policing matter. This belongs to all of us including families, youth workers, community leaders, statutory partners and most importantly young people themselves.
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“The work of the last year has shown what partnership can achieve. The next step is bigger than reducing incidents. It is about creating communities where people feel safe, where young people feel they belong and where they can see a future worth protecting.”
“The Marathon delivers significant benefits to London, including supporting charities, boosting local economies and promoting physical activity. I am keen to ensure these benefits are shared widely, including through community engagement, volunteering opportunities and local participation, so that Londoners continue to feel proud of and connected to this world-leading event.”
Charles, Camilla, Emmanuel Macron and Andy Burnham walked the length of the 70-metre masterpiece at the British Museum in London on Wednesday evening
The King quoted Shakespeare saying “what is past is prologue” after touring the Bayeux Tapestry with the French president and the Prime Minister.
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In a public display of warm Anglo-French relations, Charles, Camilla, Emmanuel Macron and Andy Burnham walked the length of the 70-metre masterpiece at the British Museum in London on Wednesday evening. They were joined by France’s first lady Brigitte Macron and Mr Burnham’s wife Marie-France van Heel.
The tapestry – the woven record of the Norman conquest – has returned to the UK for the first time in almost 1,000 years, on loan until September 2027 as part of a special trilateral agreement between the UK, France and the museum.
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At the end of their walk, it was pointed out to Mr Burnham, Mr Macron and the King that a further 1,000 years of history is not included in the work.
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The Prime Minister joked to the French president, who was stood beside Charles: “Made in England, they couldn’t bear to show the end… too difficult.”
The French president smiled and replied “happy end, we’re here”, prompting a laugh from Charles.
In his speech after the tour, at a podium backed by European Union, French and Union flags, the King told the French president: “I well remember our discussing this possibility during our state visit to France in 2023. It is a particular joy, therefore, to see the hope become reality.
“Indeed, it is thanks to the certainty you have always had – and which I very much share – that we are here this evening in order that the tapestry should be seen, in London, for the benefit of the peoples of both our countries: the best possible symbol of that ‘entente amicale’, of which we have both spoken so fondly.”
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Standing on the same podium, Mr Macron later echoed the “entente amicale” sentiment as he spoke of “advancing the UK reset” with the EU.
Addressing the Prime Minister, the French president said: “While we do not always see eye to eye, we respect one another, remain open to discussing everything, including advancing the UK reset with the European Union, always closer and together.
“And this is why I really do hope that the entente amicale he announced will inspire this new path forward.”
The tapestry’s journey across the Channel through British and French-built tunnels “is a reminder of what our two countries can achieve when they join forces”, he added.
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In the dark exhibition space, the three leaders and their wives shared laughter and peered down at the woven record of the Norman conquest, listening intently to curators.
Charles showed the French president his preferred section, turning around to tell Mr Macron “oh, this is my favourite bit” while pointing to a group of Normans pulling a cart.
The two men laughed as the King said “they’ve got an enormous amount of wine”.
The three men then gave their speeches watched by a crowd including school children in the museum’s Great Court.
The tapestry was “most likely to have been embroidered in Canterbury by English”, Charles said, before joking: “The Bayeux Tapestry – or the Canterbury embroidery as it might just have been called… recounts a conflict, yet here it is today, nearly a thousand years later, as a precious symbol of trust, at a time when trust seems sadly to be in short supply between nations.
“I cannot help but feel that its protagonists, on both sides of the Channel, would look with satisfaction on the Franco-British gathering here today, and be pleased that our two great nations, which share such fundamental values, have prospered together – across the tides of history.
“As Shakespeare said in The Tempest: ‘what is past is prologue’. We have defended our values together in times of peril. We continue do so today across the world.”
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Before their arrival, Great Russell Street was lined with members of the public waiting to catch a glimpse of the leaders.
Mr Burnham waved to a crowd of press as he and Mrs van Heel, wearing a white dress, exited their car shortly before 6pm to wait for their companions.
About 10 minutes later, to cheers from onlookers, the King and Mr Macron drove up in one car and Camilla and the first lady, both also in white dresses, in another.
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Director of the British Museum, Dr Nicholas Cullinan, and the museum’s chairman, George Osborne, welcomed them.
They all walked up the museum’s grand stairs and were greeted by Mr Burnham and his wife in its Western Great Hall.
The French president stayed close to the King’s side as they spoke to politicians from both sides of the Channel, while Mr Burnham hung back, chatting with other attendees.
Labour was accused of creating yet another quango as it announced a bid to ‘streamline’ the state.
First Secretary of State Louise Haigh said she had created three taskforces to deliver the Prime Minister’s promises.
But the Conservative deputy leader Alex Burghart said it was ‘unfortunate’ that she had also announced a ‘massive new quango’ to reform the civil service.
He said that the OneGov Delivery Agency was a ‘step in the wrong direction’ because it would leave ministers responsible but not in charge.
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Following her Commons statement on ‘rewiring’ the state, he questioned Ms Haigh on why she had created a new government body.
‘On quangos, we’ve seen over time that they have led to ministers having less agency over important decisions that affect our constituents’ lives,’ he told MPs.
‘So it is unfortunate that the [First Secretary of State] has today announced the creation of a massive new quango in OneGov delivery agency.
‘This is going to be in charge of government recruitment, civil service pensions, shared services, security vetting, and so on.
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Louise Haigh pictured alongside Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey at the opening of his new ‘No10 North’ in central Manchester
‘It will oversee considerable public money. It is a step in the wrong direction because ministers will retain responsibility for those services, but they will lose power over them.’
She said it would mean ‘fewer civil servants at the centre’ despite the Tories claiming that headcount had risen 11,000 since the general election.
She said that she wanted to ‘streamline the state’ and said there was a ‘serious commitment’ within Government to ‘tear away that red tape’.
‘We’ve already been very clear that the central civil service is expected to shrink, that we do want it to be more streamlined, more efficient, and that our commitment to devolution and to rewiring the state absolutely means fewer civil servants at the centre,’ she said.
‘And building the capacity and capability of regional and local government, which has been a huge, huge victim of the decade of austerity and has held back growth in our local economies.’
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During the Commons clash, Mr Burghart said he was disappointed that Ms Haigh – Mr Burnham’s Cabinet Office enforcer – had not tried to restrain the Treasury’s power.
He noted that she had previously described Number 11 as ‘imperial’ and said he had hoped that she’d lead the charge to ‘smash the barricades’.
But instead, he said that the ’empire has struck back’ and said the plans for Number 10 North to take charge of growth had been watered down.
‘The real power remains within Number 11 South,’ he added, referring to the Treasury which is under the control of Chancellor John Healey.
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‘The Treasury… was the behemoth created in its modern form by Gordon Brown, designed to control Whitehall, designed to reduce department ministers’ authority over their spend and over their decisions,’ he said.
‘So I was genuinely interested to hear (Ms Haigh) say over the summer that the Treasury was an ‘imperial finance department’, and I rather hoped that she was going to lead the charge to smash over the barricades and destroy this terrible imperial power.
‘But instead, it appears that the empire has struck back, because the briefing that we were given initially was that Number 10 North was going to take control of growth.
‘That seems to have been watered down.’
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He also demanded to know what ‘powers, levers and budget’ she would have as the head of Number 10 North to increase growth.
Ms Haigh said functions had been moved from the Treasury to Number 10 North, describing it as ‘a little bit of a chip in its empire’.
‘In terms of the new functions of Number 10, we have transferred a number of strategic functions into Number 10 North, including moving local economic growth and devolution strategy from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and local economic growth policy from HM Treasury,’ she said.
In response to Mr Burghart asking how much Number 10 North was costing, she said it had been ‘fully funded within existing Cabinet Office budgets’.
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Their exchange took place after Ms Haigh delivered a statement on ‘rewiring the state’, outlining the Government’s plans for devolution, economic growth and resilience.
She announced three taskforces to tackle the cost of living, control over essential services like housing, water, energy and transport, and community renewal.
There is expected to be a continued drive for devolution and she said she would work with regional mayors to deliver the changes.
Britain’s top civil servant has rejected Kemi Badenoch‘s request to hold pre-election access talks with Whitehall.
This weekend, the Mail on Sunday revealed that the Tory leader had written to Cabinet Secretary Antonia Romeo, requesting the talks to ensure civil servants are across her radical plans for change before any potential snap poll.
Ms Badenoch argued that she now believes Mr Burnham will call an election sooner rather than later.
She said civil servants must be ready to implement her policies, including quitting the European Convention on Human Rights, slashing benefits, hiking defence spending, and scrapping stamp duty.
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But on Wednesday Ms Romeo rejected her request, insisting that Mr Burnham has no intention of going to the country any time soon.
A senior Conservative Party source said that the Cabinet Secretary had set out that pre-election talks can only be approved by Mr Burnham himself, but because he says there is no election planned, the request would be denied.
Access talks traditionally take place about 12-16 months prior to the end of a parliament, and are used to help the civil service and opposition parties prepare for a possible change of government.
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Antonia Romeo (right) has rejected Kemi Badenoch’s request for access talks with civil servants
Kemi Badenoch believes Andy Burnham will now go for a snap election sooner rather than later
Access talks can only be granted by the Prime Minister, who continues to insist he will not call a snap general election
Speaking in Ukraine last week, Mr Burnham insisted that an early election is not ‘what people are looking for right now’.
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Asked by ITV News why he wouldn’t capitalise on Labour’s recent rise in the polls to overtake Reform UK, Mr Burnham said: ‘I will tell you why not – because I am focused on the needs of the country and not party-political interest. I am not going to call an election.
‘I said outside Downing Street that I would do politics differently, that I would try to bring people together and focus on problem solving rather than point scoring.
‘I am ruling it out right in front of you. I am going to try my best as we go through the Autumn to bring people together, to get some confidence going.
‘We have had some early signs that there is more confidence in the economy. I want to build that confidence through the budget, working with the Chancellor.
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‘That is what I think we should be doing in the best interests of Britain.’
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The third Test begins next Wednesday, with England heavy favourites to complete a series sweep over tourists who have slipped into meltdown in recent days. In remarkable scenes, the Pakistan Cricket Board sent seven players home, called up a raft of replacements and replaced red-ball head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed with his white-ball counterpart Mike Hesson.
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