Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has outlined a series of proposals including electoral reform and a new manifesto for the Labour Party. The intervention follows his defence of the New Labour legacy while calling for structural changes to the UK political system.

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The Prime Minister has confirmed the Court of Appeal will review the non-custodial sentences given to two 15-year-old boys for the rape of a teenage girl. The intervention follows a public referral under the unduly lenient sentence scheme after the defendants were spared prison at Manchester Crown Court.

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The Scottish National Party’s executive committee voted unanimously to pursue a compensation order to recover over £400,000 embezzled by former chief executive Peter Murrell. This legal action follows Murrell’s recent guilty plea and aims to recoup party funds used for personal luxury purchases while addressing intense public scrutiny over the organization’s financial management.

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