NEW: The plan to overhaul SEND faces delays caused by the change in PM. The govt’s response to a major consultation and new laws outlining the changes were planned for November, but risk slipping as far as the new year. Story with @cazjwheeler inews.co.uk/news/politics/se…

The barrister who prepared the report is no stranger to the Guardian @OneFinanceGuy

NEW: Brentford FC co-owner bankrolled Andy Burnham’s leadership campaign. As the Prime Minister comes under pressure over potential UAE links, more details of his funding arrangements emerge. Burnham’s position is becoming increasingly untenable. Here’s what I’ve discovered:🧵

healey, aided by gormless lobby, cultivated a persona of a serious honest politician for decades. for some reason he showed his true self serving nature for andy burnham. fund it now or resign! that’s the position he took then and it should be the position he takes today.

When I was in government, we were having serious conversations about AI risks. The challenge is separating what’s real from what’s hype. That’s why we need independent testing, better evidence and international cooperation to understand what’s really happening with AI.

🔴NEW: As Man City found guilty of breaking 100+ financial rules, Democracy for Sale can reveal the chair of a lobbying firm paid by the UAE – whose vice-president owns City – is advising the UK government on sport and foreign policy... FULL STORY: democracyforsale.substack.co…

What this parliament would look like if we had had proportional representation in 2024, from Peter Kellner kellnerp.substack.com/p/how-…

The barrister who cleared Reform of wrongdoing used to be Secretary of UKIP reclaimec1.wordpress.com/202… @OneFinanceGuy

BREAKING: Chris Anderson, Head of Regulatory Affairs at Manchester City’s parent company City Football Group, claims his attendance at Labour Party Conference was ‘purely in a personal capacity’, despite his central role in handling the case (via @CityAM) cityam.com/exclusive-city-fo…

I keep raising the alarm bell about AI removing jobs, instead of enhancing them; and companies improving profits but workers losing their wages. I’m often told: there’s no evidence of AI disrupting the labour market. We have to shape AI in the interests of workers and the UK economy and not just wait to see what happens - these changes are coming whether we like it or not. We need to be both pro-tech and pro-worker. If too many workers lose their jobs and are unable to find alternative work to maintain their lifestyles we’ll have very serious societal problems to deal with.

🚨BURNHAM DONOR TIED TO SECOND FOOTBALL CLUB AS DOCUMENTS SURFACE Journalist Jody McIntyre says he has received documents linking a major donor to Prime Minister Andy Burnham with another English football club, on top of earlier reports that Labour peer Lord David Blunkett funded Burnham's Makerfield campaign while serving as vice-chair of the United Arab Emirates All-Party Parliamentary Group. Burnham, who has already praised Manchester City's Abu Dhabi owners as a “huge partner" and said he would be "really concerned" to lose them after the club was found guilty of financial breaches, now faces fresh questions over how many foreign-linked wallets helped put him in Number 10. The government will no doubt insist everything is perfectly proper and above board, which is exactly what governments say right before the paperwork gets interesting.

this lot are up to their necks in it - TLDR Nandy suppressing a report (and ignoring FOI requests) involving the same guy behind Man City trying to buy large parts of UK press. archive.ph/2026.10.05-150915…