Wigan Today David Lynch, Press Association Political Correspondent https://www.wigantoday.net/author/david-lynch-press-association-political-correspondent/rss Visit now for the latest news direct from Wigan Today David Lynch, Press Association Political Correspondent and updated throughout the day en-gb Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:07:57 GMT 2026-11-08T16:07:57Z en-gb Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026 <![CDATA[Lisa Nandy acknowledges ‘trade-offs’ for Britain if it gets closer to EU]]> https://www.wigantoday.net/news/lisa-nandy-britain-eu-trade-offs-9337591 Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has acknowledged there will be trade-offs for Britain as it seeks to get closer to the EU again, but signalled that she continues in her stated position that Britain should not rejoin the EU.

]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:30:00 GMT 9337591 BBC 2026-11-08T15:30:00+00:00 <![CDATA[Andy Burnham vows specific support to help homeless veterans off the streets]]> https://www.wigantoday.net/news/andy-burnham-veterans-support-homeless-funding-9337580 The Prime Minister has announced an additional £874m of funding to help tackle rough sleeping since coming to office, with £8.7m now being allocated to support homeless veterans.

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