Home Office blocking evacuation of dozens of women and children from Gaza
The Home Office is blocking the evacuation of dozens of women and children from Gaza, despite the Foreign Office saying it is ready to get people out of the war-torn…
PM urged to uphold climate pledges made as mayor and ban new North Sea oil drilling
Leading climate scientists who created Greater Manchester’s carbon neutral by 2038 commitment are urging Andy Burnham to unequivocally reject new drilling in the North Sea. In a letter to the…
Why Brexit is back on the table under Burnham
Political editor David Maddox looks at the implication of European affairs minister Hamish Falconer suggesting rejoin could be part of a future Labour manifesto Andy Burnham’s new European affairs minister…
Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm
A US private equity firm will take control of NHS patient records in a deal experts say should “ring alarm bells” amid concerns sensitive health data is increasingly being handed…
Burnham could pledge to rejoin the EU in Labour’s next manifesto, minister says
‘What we do in our next manifesto will be a question for the Labour Party’, a government minister said A government minister has failed to rule out putting a promise…
UK preparing for wildfires similar to those that have torn through France and Spain, minister confirms
Fires have wrought destruction in mainland Europe this week, with 220,000 forced out of their homes in south-west France and 116,000 evacuated in Spain The government is preparing for wildfires…
Andy Burnham to make it harder for people to claim benefits as he vows to ‘get serious’ about cutting welfare bill
New prime minister has also warned that ‘the NHS will collapse’ unless he fixes social care Andy Burnham will look to crack down on the welfare bill in a move…
Why Burnham can succeed on slashing the welfare bill where Starmer failed
As Andy Burnham admits he is preparing to make some benefits ‘conditional’, political editor David Maddox looks at the politics of the Labour Party and when the new PM is…
Reform UK levy on employing overseas staff ‘would harm NHS and social care’
Reform UK’s plan to make employers pay an annual levy for overseas staff would harm the NHS and social care, cause a shortage of schoolteachers, and could push some universities…
Andy Burnham vows to use his ‘political capital’ to fix social care system
Andy Burnham has pledged to use “whatever political capital I have” to finally fix the crumbling social care system in England, saying that without rapid action the NHS could effectively…