'I don't know what the future holds': Burnham refuses to rule out Starmer challenge

Alert says Beijing trying to recruit British sources in parliament, even if potential gains may be unclear An unexpected connection on LinkedIn. An offer of work from a headhunter, most likely a young woman, based in China. The chance to earn perhaps £20,000 part-time writing a handful of geopolitical reports for a Chinese company peppered with “non-public” or “insider” insights. Payment in cryptocurrency or cash preferred. It may seem obvious, on this telling, that something about this approach would be amiss. Nevertheless, China’s powerful ministry of state security (MSS) still considers it worthwhile to deploy recruitment consultants to try…

Burnham says he is focused on his current role as Manchester mayor but could not say what the future holds. Source link

Shabana Mahmood says becoming part of the UK is “not a right but a privilege – and one that must be earned”. Source link