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At receptions at Labour conference, Burnham played a series of regionally specific tracks – but did he hit the right notes?Freshly minted as prime minister, Andy Burnham has been holding a series of r...
Students at Edinburgh, Dundee and Nottingham face a term without any teaching as sector struggles with rising financial uncertaintyWelcome classes for students at the University of Edinburgh this year...
Councils collectively spent record 71.9% of core spending on adult and children’s care last year, analysis showsSixteen English councils spent more than 80% of their core funding on adult and children...
Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weatherHalf a million trees will be planted across England in the next three years to protect...
The PM said Brexit has ‘done more harm than good’ and wants an assessment before the next UK-EU summitAndy Burnham has said Brexit has “done more harm than good” and pledged to launch a major review o...
Exclusive: Culture secretary says UK will crack down further and be ‘pioneer of tech as a force for good’Lisa Nandy has warned technology firms that the government’s online safety crackdown is not fin...
Scheme will follow principles of Sure Start, helping families with infant feeding, mental health and bonding with babiesThe government is rolling out a Healthy Babies programme to every local authorit...
The prime minister says he wants other parties to take part in a national commission on electoral reform.
PM accepts some of his plan could be difficult and admits he ‘may pay a political price’Analysis: PM’s promises will take time to come goodKey takeaways from Burnham’s conference speechAndy Burnham ha...
Original triple lock was designed to lift pensioners out of poverty but OBR says it contributes to unsustainability of public financesThe prime minister has announced that the pensions triple lock wil...
PM, in first speech to party conference as leader, insists his plans are a ‘good deal’ for older peopleBurnham to signal willingness to look at scrapping pension triple lock to fund social careAngela...
Her appointment by the king makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.
PM’s speech, written almost entirely alone, was full of radicalism but his biggest plans will have to wait until after the next electionKey takeaways from Andy Burnham’s conference speechHope Again is...
Andy Burnham has delivered a powerful and emotional speech to the Labour conference. He announced policies on pensions, social care and electoral reform. He said he was willing to talk about the thing...
Ending the pensions triple lock, creating a national care service and making changes to leaseholds were all announced by the PM in LiverpoolUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham’s first speech...
Big policy announcements and emotional moments as the prime minister delivers a speech to Labour's conference.
District judge orders record fine for region and says incidents of pollution cannot be toleratedA water company has been ordered to pay a record fine of almost £8m for hundreds of sewage spills at pop...
Andy Burnham appeared on the verge of tears as he paid tribute to his father, Roy, on the second day of the party conference. The prime minister said he was 'utterly determined' to ensure the UK, whic...
Proposed government-backed network body welcomed by some in sector but others call it just another quangoAndy Burnham’s first address to the Labour party conference as prime minister addressed Britain...
PM reassures firms and chancellor vows help on costs – but unease remains over possible budget tax risesBusiness live – latest updatesA year ago Andy Burnham had a tough business reception at Labour’s...