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The prime minister told his new cabinet in its first meeting that the government will be a 'cost-of-living government' and needs to examine 'all possible ways' to help families struggling with high co...
Diligent, popular, unexpected pick for the Treasury has been given a straitjacket – and the job of funding PM’s policy promisesOn the frequent occasions that John Healey would travel abroad as defence...
Former PM’s supporters question pledge to end factional infighting after more than half his cabinet removed or demotedAllies of Keir Starmer have questioned Andy Burnham’s pledge to end factional infi...
The potential contender to replace Keir Starmer is now back in the cabinet under Andy Burnham.
Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet, led by Louise Haigh, will oversee both No 10 in London and ManchesterBurnham’s first cabinet: who’s in and who’s out?Andy Burnham has created a powerful new prime...
New prime minister is implementing immediate tax cut to help ease cost of living pressures for British householdsAndy Burnham to cut VAT on electricity bills as first cost of living moveHousehold elec...
European leaders have made positive noises about the new UK PM, but he is likely to face the same restrictions as StarmerAndy Burnham is unknown in Brussels, but that will soon change. In his schedule...
From the Treasury to the Home Office, we look at who is heading up key departments in new PM’s governmentBurnham vows his arrival in power will be ‘circuit breaker’ moment for UKSix highlights from An...
Figure of £16bn from ONS comes after Andy Burnham revealed plans to cut VAT on electricity billsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government borrowed less than expected in June, in a boost for Andy...
Beyond the diplomatic platitudes global media focuses on the ‘immense’ scale of the challenge he faces in the jobUK politics live – latest updatesWorld leaders have warmly congratulated Andy Burnham o...
Babcock and BAE Systems benefit as markets hope former defence secretary will increase spending on sectorBusiness live – latest updatesShares in defence companies have risen sharply after Andy Burnham...
Sir Keir Starmer's former right hand man Darren Jones says Andy Burnham's VAT cut is unfunded.
“The bottom line is that my job in the live music world is to [ensure] people that come have the best time they possibly can” The post Mick Jagger on leaving politics out of gigs: “Your job is to mak...
Unemployment holds steady at 4.9%, underlining the challenge facing the new prime ministerBusiness live – latest updatesEmployers cut the number of job vacancies in June, according to official figures...
Richard Tice, the deputy leader of Reform, has repeated a demand for Thames Water to be placed into a temporary form of public ownership and said he feels "gut-wrenching fury" over the seven-figure re...
Newly appointed chancellor John Healey says reduction will be funded by cancelling digital ID schemeElectricity bills will be reduced by an average of £45 a year from October, after Andy Burnham annou...
Higher taxes on sector could threaten plan for £3bn headquarters in London, says Jamie DimonBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, has warned Andy Burnham against raising ta...
Tories, Reform, fossil fuel industry and some in his party lined up against decarbonisation target as energy secretary“Whenever the Labour party feels a bit sad,” according to one close observer of th...
Vertical Aerospace says government has given £10m backing, taking its total investment in the project to £48mBritish flying taxi startup Vertical Aerospace has said the UK government has expressed int...
Senior political correspondent Peter Walker and former No 10 press secretary Paul Harrison analyse Andy Burnham’s first day as PMOn Monday, Andy Burnham finally realised his long-held ambition to beco...