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Expected next prime minister focuses on restoring faith in politics, cost of living and devolution in major speechWhat is Andy Burnham’s economic and political blueprint for Britain?Andy Burnham has s...
Report says once-in-a-generation changes needed to tackle why such children are lowest-performing large demographicHigh-performing primary and secondary schools in England should be encouraged to admi...
Plans include greater regional power, public ownership of utilities and the end of trickle-down economicsBurnham sets out vision to transform Britain and fix ‘broken’ systemAndy Burnham’s speech at th...
Pay will be 35.2% higher on average compared with four years ago after series of strikes that have cost NHS £1bnResident doctors in England have voted to accept a new government deal on pay and jobs,...
Christopher Harborne, who also gave Nigel Farage £5m ‘gift’, reported to have registered to vote in HampshireChristopher Harborne, the Thailand-based crypto investor who has given millions of pounds t...
Mark Rutte stressed need for military investment ahead of long-awaited UK funding announcement on TuesdayNato’s secretary general has said he is confident Andy Burnham will stick to the alliance’s lon...
Andy Burnham, the prime minister-in-waiting, has made his first major speech since becoming the MP for Makerfield. Speaking in Manchester, he said the Westminster system was ‘broken’ and that a ‘more...
Andy Burnham has set out his vision for the UK, in his first big policy speech since launching a bid to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister. The Makerfield MP confirmed he would set up ‘No 10 North...
Makerfield MP and hopeful prime minister says he will ‘bring about biggest rebalancing of power the country has ever seen’Andy Burnham vows to set up No 10 North as ‘nerve centre of rewired Britain’As...
Two independent reviewers of terrorism legislation call for safeguards for NGOs and journalists before bill becomes law this weekBritish foreign correspondents could be at risk of prosecution if they...
Information not reported through ‘appropriate channels’ and left DUP unable to formally respond, leader saysFormer and current members of the Democratic Unionist party (DUP) knew of allegations about...
Andy Burnham has set out his vision for the UK in his first big policy speech since launching a bid to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister. The Makerfield MP confirmed he would set up ‘No 10 North’...
Former parliamentary private secretary to Rishi Sunak admits offence relating to betting on date of 2024 electionA former Conservative MP who was Rishi Sunak’s closest parliamentary aide when he was p...
Described as Burnham’s ‘right-hand woman’, Caroline Simpson has been putting his vision of ‘Manchesterism’ into practice since 2024 UK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has asked the chief ex...
Rishi Sunak's former aide has pleaded guilty to a betting offence over the date of the 2024 general election.
UK’s likely next PM says Westminster system is ‘broken’ and he will oversee a devolution of power and resourcesUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham will set up No 10 North as the “nerve centr...
NAO inquiry follows suspension of payments after erroneous records that claimants had emigratedAn HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) anti-fraud crackdown that stripped 23,000 families of their child benefi...
Experts and activists back Mike Tapp’s proposal for care worker exclusion that led to row with Shabana MahmoodExtending the leave to remain timeframe for care workers to 15 years is “cruel and unconsc...
Exclusive: Sadiq Khan plans to use new powers after local council opposes city scheme for seasonal pedestrianisationThe mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, plans to override opposition to al fresco dining in...
Makerfield MP on course to be PM will argue for more decision-making in regions and communities as he sets out 10-year platform for governmentAndy Burnham will pledge to deliver “good growth in every...