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European Edition Thursday, 08 October 2026
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Politics

Politics

European politics: the EU, Brussels, elections, governments and policy.

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Incoming UK PM Burnham leaves door open to wealth tax

Andy Burnham, due to become UK prime minister on Monday, has refused to rule out a wealth tax, signalling potential fiscal shifts that investors and high-net-worth indivi

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UK MPs warn regional accent bias restricts labour market

British lawmakers have highlighted how employer prejudice against regional accents limits working-class social mobility, a debate

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Ex-Hungary minister Szijjártó joins BYD after securing factory

Péter Szijjártó, the architect of Hungary’s pro-Beijing investment strategy, has joined Chinese automaker BYD just months after lo

India to access EU's €93.5bn Horizon fund from 2027

Flawed UK devolution model stalls regional economic growth

Burnham to become UK prime minister as unions demand wealth tax

Missile shortage forces Russia to strip defences from sub base

Weimers report threatens EU court power to police captured judges

MoD secrecy blamed for missing nuclear veterans' records

EU's secret Taliban deportation talks leave rights monitoring void

Bristol backs harm reduction to push UK toward drug consumption rooms

Man arrested over threatening to shoot Farage in social media post

€1.6bn Albanian resort row clouds EU accession talks

UK's Starmer exits, citing economic gains as Burnham takes over

Reform UK proposes £100m MP security plan after Widdecombe killing

Watch Starmer sign off final PMQs to standing ovation

Farm lobby allies with pesticide firms to weaken EU rules

UK peers face expulsion under new age and attendance rules

England risks becoming Europe's 'bargain basement' on nature laws

UK workplace heat limits gain political momentum despite government resistance

OECD urges UK to drop triple-lock pensions to fix public finances

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