Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP
Sir Keir Starmer has announced he is to stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, a move that will trigger a by-election in the London seat. In a…
UK looks to ‘refresh’ US special relationship as Trump reignites Falklands row
‘Just like in defence, the US is the UK’s most important economic partner’, John Healey insisted John Healey has suggested he wants to “refresh” the special relationship with the United…
Beveridge revisited: Simon Callow film celebrates the radical co-founder of Britain’s welfare state
A new film that addresses issues fundamental to the new prime minister’s declared mission will star Simon Callow as a historical British political figure. The hero of The Man With…
UK politics latest: Burnham to tell MPs he wants to ‘bring back hope’ in first PM speech in Commons
Priorities for his new government will include his pledge to bring more essential services back into public control, Mr Burnham will reportedly tell MPs in the Commons on Tuesday Andy…
Burnham warned running prison capacity near limit is ‘big risk’
Andy Burnham is taking a “big risk” by seeking to continue running prison capacity to the limit, according to the former justice secretary appointed by Keir Starmer to oversee a…
Burnham to seek greater public control of services in Commons debut as PM
He is expected to argue that essential services have not been run in the public interest and that they have become neither reliable nor affordable Andy Burnham will call for…
Conservative reshuffle: who’s who in Kemi Badenoch’s top team?
Kemi Badenoch has kicked off the return to parliament with a reshuffle of her top team in order to take on Andy Burnham and Reform UK. She has made sweeping…
Burnham’s bumpy ride ahead: PM’s in-tray full of dilemmas as parliament returns
After a relatively cheery summer in which he announced a range of eye-catching cost of living policies, Andy Burnham may find his return to parliament this week to be a…
More public control is the way to grow UK economy, Burnham to tell MPs
Andy Burnham will drive home his pledge to bring more essential services back into public control, telling MPs in the Commons on Tuesday that it will be the only way…
Rising microplastics in soil a threat to UK food security, MPs and campaigners say
The accumulation of microplastics in soil presents an emerging threat to the UK’s food security, according to scientists, MPs and campaigners who have called for legally binding targets to cut…