AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoMakerfield By-Election: Labour’s Andy Burnham is set to face Reform’s Robert Kenyon on 18 June, with the contest already framed as “David versus Goliath” and Kenyon’s suspended X account drawing fresh scrutiny over inflammatory posts. Labour Leadership Fallout: Defence Secretary John Healey warned the party’s credibility is at stake as leadership jockeying turns political, while Wales First Minister Mark Drakeford publicly urged Keir Starmer to step down in a “planned” way. Parliamentary Scrutiny: MPs accused ministers of a cover-up over withheld Mandelson files from the intelligence and security committee, with documents now delayed until next month. Cost and Delivery: HS2 faces another major reset, with costs now put above £100bn and full opening pushed into the early 2040s. Community Cohesion: The Archbishop of Canterbury used the Lords to warn of worsening intercommunity hostility and hate crime, calling for “making strangers neighbours.” Safeguarding Shock: Channel 4 pulled Married at First Sight UK after sexual assault allegations, with ministers saying there must be consequences for wrongdoing.
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