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Peter Mandelson scandal: the key questions that remain unanswered

The foreign affairs select committee meets this week to discuss next steps and there are concerns any conclusions reached at this stage may be prematureThe parliamentary inquiry into Peter Mandelson’s...

Free up fertiliser supplies to avert global food crisis, Yvette Cooper urges

UK foreign secretary says urgent pressure needed to get strait of Hormuz reopened and fertiliser and fuel movingGlobal fertiliser supplies must be freed up within weeks to avoid disaster, with harvest...

‘Dodgy’ shops handling criminal cash targeted by new specialist unit

Estimated £1bn per year is laundered through vape stores, barbers, mini-marts and sweet shops, officials say“Dodgy” retail outlets such as vape stores, barbers, mini-marts and sweet shops suspected of...

No ‘tailor-made’ deal for UK if it wants to rejoin bloc, say former EU Brexit officials

Britain likely to face ‘warm, welcoming stance’ if it seeks re-entry but also a ‘hard-headed one’ – with no special dealsBritain would not be able to rejoin the EU on the special terms it enjoyed in t...

Andy Burnham vows to ‘change Labour’ in direct challenge to Keir Starmer

Expected candidate in Makerfield byelection says party ‘needs to change if we are to regain people’s trust’Andy Burnham drew the battle lines for the future of the Labour party on Monday as the Greate...

Makerfield byelection is about more than Andy Burnham

If most popular Labour politician cannot win this seat then party’s electoral problems run deeper than Keir StarmerThe Makerfield byelection is bigger than Andy Burnham. Of the Labour MPs who were bac...

Farage claim he bought £1.4m house with I’m a Celebrity fee under scrutiny

Accounts for Reform UK leader’s media company suggest money was not withdrawn at time of property purchase Nigel Farage is facing fresh scrutiny over his claim that he paid for his £1.4m house from a...

Greens split over how hard to challenge Burnham in Makerfield byelection

Some in party fear all-out campaign could boost Reform’s chances but others say it is not Greens’ job to help LabourThe Greens are locked in an internal debate about how hard to challenge Andy Burnham...

Avanti West Coast to cut one in seven trains on its busiest intercity routes

Train operator says passenger demand will still be met as it trims summer timetable at government’s behestAvanti West Coast is to cut about one in seven trains on its busiest intercity routes this sum...

Andy Burnham’s first election hurdle: Brexit – podcast

Andy Burnham may already be facing a tricky obstacle in his push to return to Westminster. Past comments about rejoining the EU have come back to haunt him, particularly given that the Makerfield cons...

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Burnham pledges not to 're-run' Brexit arguments

The potential leadership challenger says he is not proposing the UK considers rejoining the EU.

I warned that putting post offices into WH Smith branches would put them at risk | Letters

Liz McInnes says her fears about the move back in 2019 are coming true as towns such as Middleton will lose access to postal services with TG Jones closingIn 2019, I warned the Conservative government...

‘I am not going to walk away’, says Starmer as Burnham pitches debate on ’how politics needs to change’ – as it happened

The prime minister said he wouldn’t be setting out a timetable to stand down if Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield byelectionJakub Krupa writes the Guardian’s Europe live blog.The European Commission ha...

Andy Burnham’s change in tack on fiscal rules and bond markets is understandable

Bookies’ favourite to replace Keir Starmer tones down stance on government borrowing to assuage City investorsAndy Burnham has always faced a narrow path to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister: a t...

HS2: Heidi Alexander to set out true cost of rail project – and when trains will begin to run

Transport secretary to give budget details of troubled high-speed line, which backers hope will stay well below £100bnThe latest estimate of the cost of HS2 and a timetable to complete construction of...

Andy Burnham says he will not try to return UK to EU

Burnham vows to have ‘relentless domestic focus’ in Makerfield in first speech since announcing byelection runAndy Burnham has said he will not try to return the UK to the EU, saying Britain would be...

Rejoin, reset or go Swiss-style? How the UK could try to unpick Brexit

Wes Streeting has suggested he wants to see the UK ‘back in the EU’ one day – but the bloc might take some convincingIs it too soon? Is it even doable? Few expected that, 10 years after the Brexit ref...

Starmer is not setting out timetable for his departure, says David Lammy

Deputy PM’s comments come as Starmer says he will back Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate ‘100%’UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer is not about to set a timetable for his departure fr...

IMF urges UK to ‘stay the course’ on borrowing amid Starmer uncertainty

Washington-based fund praises Rachel Reeves for aiming to cut budget deficit as it upgrades growth forecastsBusiness live – latest updatesThe International Monetary Fund has urged Britain to “stay the...