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Andy Burnham may already be facing a tricky obstacle in his push to return to Westminster. Past comments about rejoining the EU have come back to haunt him, particularly given that the Makerfield constituency voted overwhelmingly to leave in the Brexit referendum. Plus, Wes Stree ...  Show more

The US supreme court demolished the 1965 Voting Rights Act when they ruled in Louisiana v Callais in April that states can’t consider race in redistricting. Southern states from Tennessee to Alabama have rushed to erase majority Black districts, sparking chaos for the midterm ele ...  Show more

Today, we look at an intervention from the ex-PM over UK arms sales to Israel.Boris Johnson has said it’s "shameful" to call for the UK to stop sending weapons, and called out Foreign Secretary David Cameron for not being more outspoken on the subject.And, Laura’s been talking to ...  Show more

Do MPs say one thing in public, and another in private? This week, Beth Rigby, Harriet Harman and Ruth Davidson ask what’s been going on with the two MPs suspended from the Labour party over WhatsApps messages containing offensive comments.  

Andrew Gwynne and Oliver R ...  Show more

The BBC’s director-general and head of news have resigned amid accusations of institutional bias. Can the broadcaster recover its reputation? Ukrainian prisoners-of-war speak of torture and beatings in Russian detention. And celebrating the life of Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviv ...  Show more

Mike Robinson, Charles Malet, Vanessa Beeley and Sandi Adams with Wednesday's UK Column News.Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-30th-april-2025If you would like to support our independent journalism, please join the community: https://community.ukcolumn.org/00:00 ...  Show more