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Tony Diver Political Editor |
Andy Burnham has ripped up the last Labour manifesto, but still expects to govern with its mandate.
That was the inevitable logic of the Prime Minister’s first party conference speech as leader, which set a new trajectory for the Government and slaughtered several of the most sacred cows in British politics.
Burnham used his hour-long address to the party faithful in Liverpool to issue a “rallying call to the country” to “pull as one” and end “politics as usual”.
The most eye-catching announcement was a major reform to the triple lock, which would make pensioners poorer but give them free access to social care.
Burnham also pledged to outline the “different options” for Britain’s relationship with the EU. No 10 sources are not ruling out putting full membership back on the table.
The speech was one of the most radical reorientations of government policy for years, and will inevitably produce a backlash.
Experts are warning that the care system will need tax rises to work in the short term, and MPs fear changes to the triple lock could worsen pensioner poverty.
Whatever happens next, one thing is for sure: the next general election just got a lot closer.
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• One of the five men involved in the suspected plot on an RAF base reported the incident to police himself in the early hours of Sunday morning, it has been claimed.
• Britain’s “one in, one out” migrant deal with France is on the brink of collapse, with a senior French immigration official claiming: “It’s over.” The scheme is “set to end” by the end of October.
• Staff at a council have been told that the Virgin Mary “wore a hijab”. The claim was made in a talk about Islamophobia, in which North Yorkshire council staff were taught that Islam’s attitude to women did not conflict with Western values.
• Germany’s hard-Left Die Linke party has threatened to expropriate the owner of The Telegraph. The party may revive a 1960s movement that sought to seize control of Axel Springer over its political views.
• Czech Republic 0-2 England | Goals from Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane saw England return to winning ways last night, while Trent Alexander-Arnold impressed in his first appearance for the national side in 15 months.
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Manchester City could be expelled from the Premier League after their near-£1bn cheating scandal was laid bare. In a damning judgment yesterday, the 10-times champions of England were found guilty of more than 100 breaches of the rules between 2009 and 2018. While no punishment has been announced yet, David Bernstein, the former chairman of the club and later the Football Association, told Telegraph Sport: “I don’t think the club can remain in the Premier League.”
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Sam Wallace: Man City’s premeditated cheating like nothing we have ever known ➤ |
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Alice Cooper is telling me, somewhat improbably, that at 78, he has the body of a 41 year old, writes Mick Brown. The stories of his years of drink-and-drug excess are legendary, but as we spend the morning together in a Manchester music shop, it’s clear that sobriety and religion have brought him not just good health but clarity. “Alice Cooper is what I do for a living; I’m not him,” he says. As I watch him apply the signature blackened eye make-up, Cooper can certainly still inhabit the role with ease. Continue reading ➤ |
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Which morning brew should you reach for? From stronger bones and sharper concentration to better digestion and a lower risk of disease, your daily cuppa could have surprising health benefits. We asked Prof Tim Spector and a leading dietitian to compare the evidence and reveal whether one really comes out on top. Continue reading ➤ |
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Max Jones has a degree and a job in public relations in London, which makes him one of the lucky ones. What he doesn’t have is a realistic route to homeownership and financial security that his parents’ generation enjoyed. Instead, he is banking on risky investments to make him rich, a growing phenomenon among the young, who have given up on the idea that hard work pays off. Continue reading ➤ |
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I love alcohol, writes Diana Appleyard. I drink most nights and look forward to that first chilled glass of rosé. At 65, however, I know the habit is taking its toll on my weight, sleep and health. So I’m giving it up for Sober October. The question is: will I actually feel better?
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Camilla as a child with Ben and Matt, her brothers. She’s not sure why she is wearing a riding hat – she has never once ridden a horse... |
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Camilla Tominey Associate Editor |
My father was a GP in Harpenden, where I was born and raised, making our family quite recognisable – a distinction aided by our unusual surname.
My grandfather ran Tominey’s City Ices from a dairy in neighbouring St Albans, and it was sold around the surrounding area including Harpenden Common.
Patients would frequently corner Dad on the street to discuss things like their kidney stones.
My late mother recalled how, as newlyweds arriving in the well-heeled Hertfordshire town, another doctor’s wife sternly advised her that there was a “right” and a “wrong” side of the road on which to live.
Taking the advice to heart, my parents promptly migrated from the wrong side to a detached house in the most exclusive neighbourhood, setting the stage for my bucolic childhood (the property went on to be owned by the Arsenal footballer Lee Dixon).
We had two landlines at home: our personal family number and the designated “surgery phone,” which was rerouted to our house for after-hours emergencies.
Dad would regularly venture out into the middle of the night armed with his trusty black doctor’s bag.
Even now, decades after his retirement, strangers still approach me to share stories of how he delivered their baby or saved a relative’s life.
His patient list even included a few famous local residents, notably Stanley Kubrick and Eric Morecambe.
Like many local teenagers, I secured a part time job at Waitrose – the absolute pinnacle of suburban Saturday employment – which you can read more about here.
We spent our adolescence drinking underage at The George and the Inn on the Green, or lingering around the local tennis and rugby clubs.
It was an upbringing – so quintessentially middle-class, I might as well have been dressed in Boden and riding a pony.
Have you ever been to Harpenden? If so, let us know your memories of the town here. |
Pace yourselvesEvery weekday, Orlando Bird, our loyal Reader Correspondent, shares an off-piste topic that has brought out the best of your opinions and stories. Orlando writes...
Well said, Princess Anne. As Hannah Furness reports, the Princess Royal recently suggested that there is no such thing as a “fun run”, describing the phrase as a “contradiction in terms”.
Whatever the Strava botherers and electrolyte obsessives might have you believe, she’s right. Yes, I go jogging, but only because I’m in my mid-30s and don’t really feel I have a choice in the matter.
Even though I’ve been doing it for a while now, I have never enjoyed it and suspect I never will. Claims of its liberating, life-enhancing qualities always strike me as having a touch of Stockholm syndrome about them.
In any case, Telegraph readers sided with the Princess. “I’m with you, Anne,” wrote Trish Bullock. “I love walking and playing racquet sports, but pounding the pavement and knackering my knees? No thanks.”
Philip Pound revealed: “I am a photographer and have taken lots of photos of runners ‘having fun’. Their expressions always suggest otherwise.”
James Ashworth added: “Princess Anne is so much the daughter of her late parents: honest, no nonsense, humorous and British to the core.”
There was a dissenting voice, however. “Running is delayed gratification,” another reader replied. “You feel wonderful afterwards.” My ankles the other weekend would have taken issue with that. Do you agree with Princess Anne? Send your responses here, and the best of the bunch will feature in a future edition of this newsletter.
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1939 | Britain first evacuates citizens in anticipation of war
1967 | BBC Radio 1 begins broadcasting at 7am
1971 | Ian Paisley and Desmond Boal launch the Democratic Unionist Party
2021 | Wayne Couzens, the former policeman, is given a life sentence for raping and killing Sarah Everard (see how we covered this on the following day’s front page)
Birthdays: Max Verstappen (29), Kieran Culkin (44), Alistair Petrie (56), Mel Stride (65)
Plus, in the news this week, a private members’ club is selling out-of-date food to customers, a former chef has claimed. Where did this occur?
1. The Groucho Club
2. Soho House
3. Ned’s Club
4. Soho Mews House
Click one of the options to reveal the answer...
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Thank you for reading. Have a fulfilling day and I hope to see you tomorrow. Chris Evans, Editor
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