‘Criminal probe’ into Scottish wingsuit pilot’s death dropped after Swiss alps crash Liam Byrne died after a crashing into Gitschen mountain in Switzerland in 2025 The Independent UK · Oct 2
‘A critical moment’: concern UK is not up to speed in acting on AI risks Andy Burnham’s focus on domestic problems leads some to fear issue has dropped off government’s radar The Guardian - UK · Sep 18
The London stock market dodged a bullet with Shein China’s fashion giant will list in Hong Kong with a shrunken price tag – and big questions over its business model The Guardian - UK · Aug 26
Labour MPs call for Andy Burnham to restore aid spending target set by Brown Thinktank urges prospective prime minister to reclaim UK’s role as an international leader on development The Guardian - UK · Jul 11
Labour MPs to rebel on party funding reforms and demand total crypto ban Exclusive: Call for ministers to tighten bill amid Nigel Farage funding controversies The Guardian - UK · Jul 9
Government should ‘think again’ over small business plans, says committee In February, the committee warned that a series of major reforms is needed to arrest business closures and decline on the high street. Evening Standard · Jul 6
What Australia can learn from the rise of populists around the world to avoid following Hanson down her rabbit hole A quarter of the world’s democracies are now led by authoritarian regimes and almost none have media systems that are able to hold power to account The Guardian - AU · Jul 4
MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims Liam Byrne, who chairs Commons business committee, says too many operators are still waiting for redress The Guardian - UK · Jun 19
Ministers must clear Horizon shortfall claims by end of the year, says committee The business and trade select committee has also urged Fujitsu to make an interim payment ‘immediately’ to support affected sub-postmasters. Evening Standard · Jun 18
The 14-word exchange in the Mandelson files that could destroy Labour for a decade ANALYSIS: The former Labour peer’s 4am messages contain damning disclosures that could haunt Labour for years to come, argues Simon Walters The Independent UK · Jun 1
MPs raise concerns over ‘climate of fear’ in live music industry They called for an investigation into potential market dominance in the sector. Evening Standard · May 24
‘Climate of fear’ grips live music as MPs demand market dominance investigation A new report from the Business and Trade Committee demands that ticketing giant Live Nation face comprehensive scrutiny The Independent UK · May 23
Starmer asks TNT Sports to make Champions League final free to view Match between PM’s favourite Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain marks first time British fans will be unable to watch final free of charge The Guardian - UK · May 23
UK firms to face tougher checks on export licences to bolster sanctions on Russia News follows Guardian report on licence given to British firm exporting machinery to Armenian firm linked to Russian war effort The Guardian - UK · Apr 22
The Guardian - UK · Apr 14 Labour MPs call for Swiss-style EU deal and review of US ties to revive party Group including former cabinet minister Anneliese Dodds also calls for roburst defence of climate policies
The Guardian - UK · Apr 7 As Farage sacks an acolyte for his ‘shameful’ words, how far is too far for the high priest of toxic politics? The Reform leader cynically pushes the boundaries of how far he can go without alienating too many of the voters he needs – but it’s a perilous calibration, says politics and culture writer Martha Gill
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24 Royal Mail owner pushes back against criticisms that service has declined Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský ‘deeply sorry’ for late letters but says Royal Mail is delivering a service ‘nobody else in Europe is doing’
The Independent UK · Mar 24 Late Royal Mail post is ‘badly affecting our national life as a country’ Royal Mail has come under fire over millions of letters arriving late
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23 Funding for populist-right ‘media-political complex’ exceeded £170m in five years, research finds Handful of billionaires gave huge sums in particular to media organisations that boosted rightwing politicians, says Liam Byrne MP
The Times of India · Mar 13 UK Post Office scandal: Indian-origin woman wrongly jailed during pregnancy still awaits justice after 15 years More than 15 years after she was wrongly jailed while pregnant during the UK’s Post Office Horizon IT scandal, Indian-origin former sub-postmistress Seema Misra is still waiting for full compensation, and says the fight has cost her more than two decades of her life.
The Independent UK · Mar 13 Anger as Fujitsu ‘yet to contribute a penny’ to Post Office Horizon scandal victims Thousands of victims are still waiting for compensation
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13 Redress schemes for Post Office Horizon scandal have serious failings, MPs find Committee says thousands of victims still waiting for compensation and ‘face unacceptable delays and inadequate offers’
Evening Standard · Mar 13 MPs criticise Fujitsu for not contributing ‘a penny’ to Post Office redress The Business and Trade Committee said it had found ‘serious structural failings’ in the compensation process.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12 Why Populists Are Winning and How to Beat Them by Liam Byrne review – a surprisingly original prescription A former New Labour minister tackles the question of our times with rigour and verve – but blindspots remain
The Guardian - UK · Feb 28 Decision to allow UK exports to Armenian firm under review over Russian links Cygnet Texkimp was approved to export machines to Rydena, but ministers examining deal after Guardian highlighted founders’ links to Kremlin military supply chain