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Exclusive: Andy Burnham-backed Mainstream group will inevitably influence looming deputy leadership contestKeir Starmer is facing fresh pressure from Labour insiders, days after a sweeping government reshuffle, as party figures from the left and centre…
Greater Manchester mayor also suggests the cabinet needs to more ‘pluralistic’ and less London-centricThe Labour government needs a “reset” to become more decisive and listen more to its MPs, Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor and former cabine…
Local authorities want government to make it easier to stop flurry of ‘adult gaming centres’ targeting poorer areasHigh-street slot machines are reaping record takings as operators expand apace on Britain’s high streets, reigniting calls for the govern…
A day before the crucial vote, here are the party figures leading the debate on the prime minister’s welfare reformsKeir Starmer’s welfare reforms hang by a thread the day before a vote that could define his premiership. The prime minister was almost c…
Andy McDonald says MPs are being asked to vote without vital evidence but work and pensions secretary says employment support programmes are being improvedThe Department for Work and Pensions has just published an analysis saying that, allowing for the…
Conservative party urged to ‘draw a line’ under the Liz Truss era and never again endorse her as candidateStride stresses the need for politicians to consider policy carefully, saying this is harder in the era of social media.Our modern digital world h…
Group led by Steve Rotheram says introducing local tourism tax would empower regional growthA coalition of mayors from across England are urging the government to allow local authorities to bring in a Barcelona-style visitor levy to generate income fro…
Exclusive: Ex-minister to call for wealth tax, and Andy Burnham to demand focus on housing and educationNext month’s spending review must be an “economic reset” based on a bold wealth tax and higher public investment, the former cabinet minister Louise…
Exclusive: Politicians including Andy Burnham call for councils to be given powers to stop new sites openingSlot machine companies are targeting Britain’s poorest neighbourhoods and channelling the proceeds to billionaire-owned overseas corporations an…
This blog is now closed, you can follow Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement live in our US colleagues’ live blogThere will be two urgent questions in the Commons after PMQs. At around 12.30pm a Foreign Office minister will respond to a question from Pr…