Lisa Nandy
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- 6d ago
Ipswich, Middlesbrough and Portsmouth miss out on UK City of Culture 2029 shortlist
Ipswich, Middlesbrough and Portsmouth were among nine longlisted places that failed to reach the shortlist. Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham will now compete for the title and a £10m prize, with the winner due in early 2027.
- Oct 5
BT acquires TalkTalk out of administration for £400M as UK government opens security review
BT Group agreed to take over TalkTalk's 2.5 million retail and wholesale customer accounts in a debt-free transaction, leaving lenders owed £1.5 billion with heavy losses.
- Jul 3
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy and her department quit X, blaming a platform that 'favours abuse and misinformation'
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announced on 2 July that she and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will leave Elon Musk's X, accusing the platform of prioritising abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate.
- Jun 20
Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election, opening door to Labour leadership challenge against Keir Starmer
Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, won a decisive by-election in Makerfield, returning to Parliament and clearing the way to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour Party leadership and the UK premiership.
- Jun 14
Nigel Farage vows to evict foreign nationals from social housing, deport those who don't leave
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage proposed evicting all foreign nationals from social housing within three months or face deportation, in a Substack essay that also attacked anti-white discrimination claims ahead of a by-election.
