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Andy Burnham, nicknamed the 'king of the north', was elected leader of the Labour party on Friday at a special party conference at the TUC headquarters in London, the final step before becoming Britai...
Taking a fresh look at the Bank’s role would send a strong signal that a Burnham government is prepared to do things differentlyWhen Louise Haigh – then a lowly backbencher – wrote a policy prospectus...
An MP says his "nightmare is over" after he was found not guilty of sexually assaulting two women at a private members' club in central London.
Incoming PM has deigned to answer some quickfire TikTok questions – also revealing his stance on socks with sandalsIt was Tony Blair who wrote that the “leader sets out for the people what they need a...
China said Trump's claims were fabricated and US Democrats said he was paving the way to undermine November's elections.
The Makerfield MP enters No 10 as prime minister on Monday. But who will he choose to join him at the table?Keir Starmer is expected formally to resign as prime minister on Monday morning at Buckingha...
In the second part of a two-part profile, Josh Halliday charts PM-in-waiting’s journey northward, where as mayor he revelled in his Covid-era popularity – and changed his approach to politicsPart one:...
Sir Keir Starmer will bow out as Labour leader today before stepping down as prime minister on Monday.
Burnham, who is set to take the job on Friday, will promise to give back control to communities and spread growthAndy Burnham will pledge he has the “courage to fix the big things that politics has ne...
Keynote speakers included US influencer Jack Posobiec as former PM aims to gain influence among British rightHard-right figures from around the world have gathered in London for the inaugural British...
The home secretary, favourite to take over at No 11, has minimal economic credentials and many MPs would prefer Ed MilibandAndy Burnham last month promised the UK he would bring “good growth in every...
Andy Burnham should make Ed Miliband chancellor when he becomes prime minister next week, Harriet Harman has said.
Appointment by the outgoing prime minister potentially opens door for London mayor to join Burnham cabinetUK politics live – latest updatesSadiq Khan has been handed a peerage by Keir Starmer just day...
Hylton Guthrie says the UK has a problem with opaque political funding, while Andy McWilliam wonders if the closure of the High Pay Centre presents Andy Burnham with an opportunityPolly Toynbee lament...
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereCouples could legally marry in forests, on beaches, at sea or in their gardens under new proposals, the Press Association reports. PA says...
Few know who will get top jobs when new PM enters No 10 and the vacuum of information has its downsidesAs Labour MPs filed out of Portcullis House on the last day before parliament rose – and Andy Bur...
Critics say Foreign Office figures send ‘global message about the role the country wants to play on international stage’Labour’s foreign aid cuts mean reductions of as much as 90% in the bilateral sup...
Exclusive: Green party launches pushback against idea that next PM will have more left-leaning agenda than StarmerAndy Burnham is “too in hock to vested interests” to offer real change, Zack Polanski...
Heatwaves, high energy prices, calls for reindustrialisation and North Sea drilling are all high on the to-do listWildfires cast a pall of smoke this week over Greater Manchester, whose former mayor A...
Andy Burnham will become prime minister of the UK on Monday. But he has yet to reveal any cabinet picks, and rumours suggest he still hasn’t chosen a chancellor. What do we actually know about his pla...