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Next week in view 26/09/2026 – 02/10/2026
UK Report:
The Labour party will hold its annual conference in Liverpool, beginning Sunday, 27 September. It will be the first for Andy Burnham as Prime Minister, and he will deliver the leader’s speech on 29 September. The party deputy leader, Lucy Powell, will open the event with the Chancellor John Healey delivering his speech on Monday 28 September.
A reviewed version of the early prisoner release scheme is due to begin next month. About 700 prisoners are expected to be freed on 1 October under revised plans aimed to reduce overcrowding. According to the latest reports, prisons in England and Wales are running at 98.5% capacity with just over 1,200 spaces remaining across the adult male estate with a total population of around 83,400.
The Green Party also holds its autumn conference, in Brighton beginning on 2 October. It is anticipated to be the party’s largest to date and comes as the leader, Zack Polanski, is ramping up his campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, on 8 October. The party is also facing an internal battle over its stance on Israel after grassroots activists tabled a motion calling for the party to formally reject Israel’s right to exist as a state.
World Report:
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Spain from 29 – 30 September. He’ll be welcomed by Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, while a banquet will be held in Macron’s honour with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. The visit has been pending for some time, but suffered various postponements, including the lack of definitive ratification of the Treaty of Friendship between Spain and France.
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen travels to the Western Balkans from 30 September – 2 October. She will be in Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia for talks with heads of state and government, and to visit EU-funded projects. The trip comes as the Commission is due to present its latest enlargement report on 30 September.
The Norwegian parliament hold hearings on 29 – 30 September for the investigation into political ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been summoned to testify on the first day of the hearings, while the current Foreign Minister, Espen Barth Eide, and former Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt are scheduled to testify a day later.
Entertainment Report:
American actor Gaten Matarazzo makes his West End debut in a new production of Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” at The Tom Stoppard Theatre, London on 26 September. The production, directed by Luke Sheppard, is currently due to close on 27 March 2027.
Sean Bean, Golda Rosheuvel, Miranda Richardson, Tamzin Merchant, Kate Phillips, Ewan Horrocks, Olivia Popica and Alma Boiangiu are among the guests due to attend the UK premiere of “The Yellow Tie” at the Odeon Leicester Square, London on 30 September.
The Henley Literary Festival begins on 2 October. Guests taking part in the festival, which runs until 11 October 2026, include Nigella Lawson, Julia Donaldson, Celia Imrie, Prue Leith, Mary Berry, Lorraine Kelly, Mike Tindall, James Haskell, Alex Payne and Lucian Msamati.
Other News & Events
Saturday 26 September
Labour national women’s conference held amidst protest over trans exclusion policy
Auction of Playmobil collectibles in Paris
Noah Schnapp opens in “Affluenza” world premiere at the Riverside Studios
Sunday 27 September
Amazon pay increase for frontline staff kicks in
Pope Leo marks World Day of Migrants and Refugees with Mass at Vatican
Stage Debut Awards take place
Monday 28 September
Passport will be required for UK-Ireland ferry passengers from today
UN Security Council debates Middle East
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Kane Parsons introduce “Backrooms” screening at BFI Southbank
Tuesday 29 September
New Lord Mayor of the City of London chosen
Winner of Fat Bear Week announced in Alaska
“The Social Reckoning” gala screening
Wednesday 30 September
Applications for FCA authorisation open ahead of new crypto-assets regulation regime
Anniversary of Russian president Vladimir Putin signing accession treaties for occupied Ukrainian regions
Madness members attend “Take It or Leave It” restoration world premiere
Thursday 01 October
New tax on vaping products come into force
Greece takes over presidency of UN Security Council
Jake Bhardwaj hosts British Podcast Awards
Friday 02 October
Man in court charged over Doncaster to London King’s Cross train stabbings
Helsinki Security Forum opens
Katherine Jenkins begins her “25 Year Anniversary Tour” in Manchester
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