AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoBudget Battle: Kemi Badenoch says John Healey’s first Budget could do more damage than Rachel Reeves’ tax rises, arguing ministers cannot hide behind “nothing to see here” as borrowing rises. AI and Infrastructure: Microsoft has withdrawn from a planned UK data-centre deal with Nscale after grid delays and power constraints, exposing a major obstacle to the country’s AI ambitions. Migration Row: Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh has criticised plans to make migrants wait longer for settlement, deepening divisions in Andy Burnham’s Cabinet. Northern Ireland: MPs have criticised the rushed process for debating the Troubles legacy bill; Labour will resist extending it to cover the Omagh bombing, while Sinn Féin leaders are to be interviewed by police over the Garvaghy Road protest. Public Services: Unions have condemned the government’s proposed 2.4% nursing pay rise in England, warning of further NHS strikes. Reform UK: The party has suspended an aspiring MP after he said Muslims could not be British.
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