Cost-of-living push: UK PM Andy Burnham is set to announce fresh pro-consumer measures as he kicks off a nationwide “listening mode” tour, with Downing Street promising action on hidden pricing and “rip-off” discounts while major spending waits for the October Budget. Asylum fast-tracking row: Campaigners warn Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s streamlined interview process (since Aug 3) risks wrongly sending torture and trafficking survivors back to danger, arguing traumatised people need more than one chance and may lack legal advice. Migrant deal uncertainty: The “one-in, one-out” France returns scheme could end within weeks, with negotiations not yet started and critics pointing to low return rates and repeat returns to the UK. Scottish Labour leadership: Anas Sarwar says leading Scottish Labour is the “hardest job in British politics,” while Monica Lennon’s campaign gains trade-union backing amid claims she’s being squeezed out of nominations. Veterans pensions error: Armed Forces pensioners face repayment demands after a long-running administrative mistake, with letters landing now and ministers stressing the government must recover the money. Clacton by-election theatre: Count Binface’s campaign continues to mock Nigel Farage’s PM ambitions, while voters and local activists frame the contest as a protest over real services. State surveillance scandal (Switzerland): Swiss police secretly monitored dozens of ministers for decades, renewing debate about oversight and civil liberties.