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James Roscoe had served as deputy ambassador to US since 2022 and stood in after Peter Mandelson’s departure Britain’s second most senior diplomat in Washington, who stood in as interim ambassador aft...
Union says emphasis on academic goals conflicts with proposed measures on special educational needs provisionChanges to special educational needs provision in England could be thwarted by “academic at...
Researchers also question whether UK’s impartiality rules allow for proper scrutiny in era of multiparty politicsBroadcasters are letting down voters by relying on so-called vox pop interviews and fai...
Retail sources rebuff government proposal as ‘unjustified’ and likely to push costs up across boardUK supermarkets have been asked by the government to consider freezing the prices of some essential f...
National Audit Office says potential benefits are ‘considerable but uncertain’ while risks are ‘immediate and substantial’The cost of the government’s £38bn nuclear plant in Suffolk is subject to “sig...
Outcome of contest for seat just outside Wigan could change the course of British politics for years to come Andy Burnham will face Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon in next month’s crucial Makerfield byelect...
As campaigners take to the streets for what could be the most significant byelection for decades, the Reform leader’s absence remains a mysteryIt has been six days since Nigel Farage cancelled a sched...
Roots of idea for ‘ending neoliberalism’ have been growing over many months – with many different influencesManchesterism is “the end of neoliberalism”. That was the claim made by Andy Burnham in his...
Defence secretary say party has turned in on itself in thinly veiled criticism of Andy Burnham and Wes StreetingJohn Healey has criticised Labour figures jockeying to become prime minister in a politi...
PM’s chief secretary Darren Jones defends decision and says next release will not be until next monthUK politics live – latest updatesMinisters have been accused of a cover-up after admitting they hav...
Government announces a near tenfold increase but forces fear it will not cover anticipated cost of dedicated teamsKeir Starmer’s government has announced a near tenfold increase in funding for detecti...
Darren Jones says release will be ‘one of the largest government publications ever laid in this house’On Friday parliament’s intelligence and security committee issued a damning statement about the go...
Elbow’s anthem ‘One Day Like This’ also features in the clip, which sees the Manchester Mayor begin his bid to return to Westminster The post Oasis grant Andy Burnham permission to use ‘Some Might Sa...
Frank Cottrell-Boyce tells MPs to focus on early-years reading, with more support for parents and nursery workersThe children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce has urged the government to prioritise ple...
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander blames Conservative government for ‘obscene increase in times and costs’The HS2 high-speed railway will now cost up to £102.7bn and trains will not start running be...
Reform UK has named plumber Robert Kenyon as its candidate in the Makerfield by-election.
Party says nobody else has been shortlisted for contest in Greater Manchester, expected to take place on 18 JuneUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has been confirmed as the candidate for th...
£1.2million of the £6million raised by the levy has been taken by "stealth" VAT charges The post UK government accused of “swelling the coffers of the Treasury” in raising money from LIVE Trust’s gra...
Pay growth eases to 3.4% as businesses face pressure from soaring energy costsAnalysis: No feelgood factor for ReevesUnemployment in the UK has unexpectedly risen to 5% while wage growth has slowed, a...
Rise in unemployment and weak pay growth underline how tough this year will be for UK householdsUK unemployment unexpectedly rises to 5%News that the UK unemployment rate jumped back to 5% in March ap...