Mahmood v Miliband: who will Burnham choose for chancellor? – podcast
Andy Burnham will become prime minister of the UK on Monday. But he has yet to reveal any cabinet picks, and rumours ...
British Steel is taken into public ownership to save UK supply
Scunthorpe factory expropriated from China’s Jingye and ministers will ask a valuer to assess compensationBritish Ste...
Burnham must learn from Starmer’s mistakes: Labour was elected to transform the economy, not just stabilise it | Jonathan Portes
Devolution, tax, the EU and immigration: these are all opportunities for growth if Burnham abandons the excessive cau...
Keir Starmer says farewell to MPs in his final PMQs - video
Keir Starmer faced his final PMQs before he steps down as the UK's prime minister. He offered his 'full support' to h...
Britons to use e-gates in Switzerland as Starmer seals £5.2bn trade deal
Roaming charges also scrapped and trading terms continue for medicines, cars, art, jewellery and other goodsBritish n...
Here’s how Andy Burnham can finance a reindustrialised Britain – without doing a Liz Truss | Larry Elliott
Britain’s PM-in-waiting is right that the country has been failed by 40 years of neoliberalism. There will be obstacl...
Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid | Aditya Chakrabortty
This shadowy treaty on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer...
Andy Burnham is about to have a crash course in hardcore geopolitics | Rafael Behr
The likely next prime minister would rather be in Warrington than Washington, but foreign policy will dominate his ag...
Ministers ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan
Robert Jenrick and MP for Lincoln among those whose constituencies could be hit by cuts to road infrastructure plansT...
Burnham left with £4.7bn bill for Starmer’s new defence investment plan
Ally of PM-in-waiting says four-year boost for the armed forces is an ‘unexploded bomb’Britain has finally grasped th...
Britain has finally grasped the nettle on defence, but tough choices lie ahead
The new PM must balance the security budget and other urgent spending priorities, with little room for manoeuvreBurnh...
The Guardian view on the defence investment plan: the UK needs security, not dependency on a wayward US | Editorial
Sir Keir Starmer cuts civilian investment while deepening reliance on American power. That doesn’t feel like national...
Starmer and Reeves launch delayed defence plan with a sense of resigned relief
New defence secretary goes along with £1.5bn addition to spending plan that led to his predecessor’s resignation and ...
Starmer warns Burnham not to borrow to fund defence as he reveals £15bn plan
PM unveils long-awaited defence investment plan, which he says will mean hit to road, housing and energy schemesUK po...
‘Am I losing this battle? Yes’: Martin Lewis on the online scams that steal his identity – and others’ life savings
Trusted by millions, the finance expert has seen his name and face used to mis-sell a string of fake investments. And...
Keir Starmer’s economic legacy – in charts
PM said Labour had turned economy around – but his record on growth and unemployment appears mixedKeir Starmer used h...
UK prime minister Keir Starmer announces resignation – video
Keir Starmer has confirmed he will resign as Britain's prime minister and leader of the Labour party. Starmer said he...
The business secretary knows about jobs, and seems pretty sure Keir is out of one | John Crace
Doing the rounds of the Sunday studios, Peter Kyle sounded like someone who knew it would all be over come MondayUK p...
Andy Burnham: our next Prime Minister? – podcast
Andy Burnham will return to Westminster as an MP, and potential challenger to Keir Starmer, after decisively beating ...
Starmer says he will stand if there is a leadership contest after Burnham's win – video
Prime minister congratulates his rival on his victory in the Makerfield byelection. The scale of Andy Burnham's win i...
UK borrows more than expected as impact of Iran war takes toll
May figure of £23.3bn underlines challenge facing Andy Burnham if he ends up as Labour leaderBusiness live – latest u...
This major Makerfield victory has made it inevitable: it’s now time for Keir Starmer to step aside | Neal Lawson
Andy Burnham’s positive vision has struck a powerful blow to Reform – but the PM risks diminishing the impact by clin...
Labour’s Andy Burnham gives victory speech after winning Makerfield byelection – video
In his victory speech, Labour's Andy Burnham said the result 'could be a turning point' and that people had 'voted fo...
Burnham brings in top economists before possible leadership run
Labour mayor giving advisory roles to ex-Bank of England economist and others seen as attempt to reassure marketsMake...