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Mornings with Ridge and Frost
Monday 26 October 2026 · 09:00 GMT · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 28 of 30 min on news stories (92%)
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham ruled out rejoining the EU within this Parliament, while saying it was something he would like to see within his lifetime. The programme discussed his comments ahead of a summit with EU leaders at the end of November; a cabinet minister said the government would wait for the summit outcome and set out options before deciding what to put in its next manifesto. A Lib Dem frontbencher said Burnham was taking their lines on Brexit and pointed to immigration, and the discussion also covered the possibility of an early election and the forthcoming Budget.
In Brazil, President Lula da Silva beat Flavio Bolsonaro in the presidential run-off, with 51.8% to 48.2%, after Bolsonaro had won the first round three weeks earlier. Lula supporters celebrated; Bolsonaro refused to concede and demanded the vote be annulled, claiming electoral interference after polls stayed open two extra hours due to transport issues. A second man died in the UK after weekend storms, following the death of a 60-year-old man hit by a tree in Dumfries; about 90,000 homes were still without power and flood warnings remained in Scotland and England. In France, Marine Le Pen launched her campaign the day after more than 400,000 people joined nationwide protests, calling for a new renaissance; a correspondent said she had momentum and was polling over 30%, ahead of Jean-Luc Melenchon, while protests were expected to continue. The programme also reported Chris Brown arriving at Southwark Crown Court for sentencing over a nightclub fight in London in February 2023, after pleading guilty following an attack on a music producer with a bottle in Mayfair.
Later, Conservative shadow energy secretary Andrew Bowie discussed proposals to cut green charges and levies from energy bills, saying this could reduce average bills by between 20 and 30% and industrial bills by about 20%, and said he welcomed Jackdaw's approval while calling for Rosebank to be approved. He also said a rough sleeping plan needed more detail and criticised Andy Burnham's record as Manchester mayor, and on the EU said another referendum would be needed to rejoin while arguing against refighting Brexit battles. In southern Ukraine, Ukrainian soldiers in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky used drones to deliver food aid and evacuate pets, with cages fixed to drones to bring animals out; one dog and one cat were returned in a cage, two cats escaped but were later rescued, and soldiers said they dream of liberating the city.
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Sally Jameson, cabinet minister
- 3:15
Andy Burnham, Prime Minister
- 5:52
Lula da Silva, President
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Flavio Bolsonaro, rival
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Dr Deborah Barros Leal-Farias, associate professor at the University of New South Wales
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Marine Le Pen, Right-wing leader
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Andrew Bowie, Shadow Energy Secretary
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Claim Burnham rules out EU rejoin this Parliament but wants it in his lifetime
Andy Burnham ruled out rejoining the EU in the current Parliament but said he wanted it within his lifetime, having previously described Brexit as damaging while saying re-running the arguments was not now a priority.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 26 October 2026, 1:05-1:22
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Contested quote Burnham rules out EU rejoin this Parliament but wants it in his lifetime
Yeah, that's the key. The key words are within this Parliament. And I think you're right, this isn't hugely surprising. But it is Andy Burnham reiterating the fact that he still stands by what he said before he was Prime Minister, which is, I want to rejoin the EU at some point in my lifetime. This all comes as he's gearing up for this summit at the end of November
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 26 October 2026, 1:39-1:43
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Claim Burnham rules out EU rejoin this Parliament but wants it in his lifetime
A UK-EU summit was due in Brussels, reported as 20 November or the end of November, where Burnham wanted a better deal and sought practical measures on farming, food manufacturing and immigration cooperation, with both sides talking up tweaks to the relationship.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 26 October 2026, 1:48-1:53
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Claim Burnham rules out EU rejoin this Parliament but wants it in his lifetime
Andy Burnham ruled out rejoining the EU in the current Parliament but said he wanted it within his lifetime, having previously described Brexit as damaging while saying re-running the arguments was not now a priority.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 26 October 2026, 3:15-3:22
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Claim Lula wins Brazil presidential election as Bolsonaro disputes result
Lula won re-election for a fourth term.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 26 October 2026, 5:27-5:33
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Claim Lula wins Brazil presidential election as Bolsonaro disputes result
Bolsonaro demanded the vote be annulled, alleging electoral interference after polling stations stayed open two extra hours because of transport issues.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 26 October 2026, 6:19-6:26
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Claim Lula wins Brazil presidential election as Bolsonaro disputes result
Lula won re-election for a fourth term.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 26 October 2026, 7:22-7:28
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Claim Second death and 90,000 without power as Storm Babet clean-up continues
A second man died in weekend storms after a tree fell on his car in North London.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 26 October 2026, 8:56-9:03
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Claim Second death and 90,000 without power as Storm Babet clean-up continues
Power cuts left more than 82,000 homes and businesses without electricity at lunchtime, while Northern Powergrid outages fell from 27,000 to about 7,000.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 26 October 2026, 9:08-9:11
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Claim Marine Le Pen launches presidential campaign amid French protests
Le Pen's campaign launch came the day after nationwide cost-of-living protests involving an estimated 400,000 people, with reports of violent unrest over public services, rising debt and failed budgets and more than 1,000 arrests.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 26 October 2026, 9:37-9:47
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Claim Marine Le Pen launches presidential campaign amid French protests
Polls put Marine Le Pen more than 15 points ahead of Jean-Luc Melenchon, with other candidates around 13 per cent, recent street violence boosting her momentum and a possible far-left versus far-right second round.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 26 October 2026, 11:20-11:25
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Claim Government doubles rough sleeping budget to £450 million
The government announced a plan aimed at ending rough sleeping by Christmas.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 26 October 2026, 20:52-20:57
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Charged quote Government doubles rough sleeping budget to £450 million
on the streets of this city and indeed other cities around the country. However, we need to see a bit more meat on the bones of what this plan is actually going to be. Just throwing money at devolved authorities and wishing for the best or hoping for the best is not a plan. Andy Burnham failed to get rough sleeping down
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 26 October 2026, 21:13-21:16
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Charged quote Government doubles rough sleeping budget to £450 million
However, we need to see a bit more meat on the bones of what this plan is actually going to be. Just throwing money at devolved authorities and wishing for the best or hoping for the best is not a plan. Andy Burnham failed to get rough sleeping down when he was mayor of Manchester as he went up under his time in charge of that city.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 26 October 2026, 21:16-21:20
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Charged quote Government doubles rough sleeping budget to £450 million
of what this plan is actually going to be. Just throwing money at devolved authorities and wishing for the best or hoping for the best is not a plan. Andy Burnham failed to get rough sleeping down when he was mayor of Manchester as he went up under his time in charge of that city. So let's hope that the idea is not just a copy of what he did
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 26 October 2026, 21:20-21:22
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