Government is warned support on energy bills can’t wait as price cap rises £221 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has indicated that targeted energy support could come in the autumn The Independent UK · Jul 1
Defence Secretary has ‘assurance’ Andy Burnham will invest in armed forces Dan Jarvis secured a £15 billion uplift in defence spending in Tuesday’s Defence Investment Plan. Evening Standard · Jul 1
Andy Burnham 'to slash' central Government with tens of thousands of jobs going in London The Prime Minister-in-waiting is vowing to deliver the ‘biggest devolution of power in modern times’ in Britain Evening Standard · Jul 1
Burnham told of £4.7bn defence black hole yesterday, minister suggests Ministers faced questions over the funding gap and whether Mr Burnham was blindsided by Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement. The Independent UK · Jul 1
Andy Burnham warned 'don't harm' London as bosses unveil 10-point plan for capital to thrive The Prime Minister-in-waiting was urged not to hit businesses with a new wave of tax rises and red tape Evening Standard · Jul 1
Defence Secretary faces questions on £4.7bn funding gap left to Andy Burnham The presumptive prime minister will have to identify an extra tranche of funding for defence in his first budget. Evening Standard · Jun 30
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’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
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 manoeuvre The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
Andy Burnham: I'll cut transport fares in London to lower cost of living for millions Exclusive: The Prime Minister-in-waiting also pledges more affordable homes including in the heart of the capital where property prices are sky-high Evening Standard · Jun 30
Andy Burnham says he will end culture of briefing against female ministers PM hopeful tells meeting of women’s parliamentary Labour party that any staff who undermine female members of his team will be sacked The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
Britain's Safety At Risk? Labour's Defence Plan Faces £14 Billion Black Hole The UK Government's £14.5 billion Defence Investment Plan faces criticism for insufficient new funding, raising concerns about military readiness and financial pressures on the Ministry of Defence. International Business Times UK · Jun 30
Key points from the defence investment plan Here are the key points from the Prime Minister’s speech and defence investment plan. Evening Standard · Jun 30
Long-delayed defence investment plan to be published with £5bn for drones New defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, persuades Rachel Reeves to reduce £18bn gap that led to John Healey quitting The Guardian - UK · Jun 29
High-street slot machines and casinos could face £460m tax rise under Burnham Thinktank finds 43% of the public would support a move by Labour to raise taxes on adult gaming centres The Guardian - UK · Jun 29
The Guardian - UK · Jun 29 What is Andy Burnham’s economic and political blueprint for Britain? Plans include greater regional power, public ownership of utilities and the end of trickle-down economics
The Independent UK · Jun 29 The questions Andy Burnham urgently needs to answer LABOUR LEADERSHIP : The prime minister-in-waiting made Labour MPs feel good about themselves – and the future of the party – with his speech in Manchester. But he ducked questions from journalists – and thereby avoided any scrutiny of the details of his policies. David Maddox looks at the pieces…
The Independent UK · Jun 29 Burnham latest: PM in waiting unveils ‘No 10 North’ plan to get power out of London as he vows to ‘rewire Britain’ The PM-in-waiting promised a 'new direction' for the country as he addressed audience in Manchester
The Independent UK · Jun 29 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky mocks Putin’s failure to capture Donbas ‘15 times already’ Putin admits fuel supply problems have created shortages in Russia as Kyiv continues attacks on his oil refineries
The Independent UK · Jun 28 Household energy bills to rise by £221 a year from Wednesday Analysts at Cornwall Insight said they now believe the energy price cap will remain fairly steady in October
Evening Standard · Jun 28 How Keir Starmer let Andy Burnham through the No10 door After the Prime Minister’s resignation, Anne McElvoy asks Westminster insiders: what went wrong and how could Andy Burnham make it right?
The Independent UK · Jun 25 Royal family core funding set to almost double to £100 million a year The decision to increase funding was made by the Royal Trustees, including outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Evening Standard · Jun 25 Cabinet ministers back Burnham as he prepares to enter No 10 as early as July Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said she had spoken to the former mayor and he was ‘100% behind our unwavering support for Ukraine’.
Evening Standard · Jun 25 Hit London banks with windfall tax up to £60bn to cut energy bills for less well off, Andy Burnham union ally urges But shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride warns: ‘Labour need to realise that you can’t tax your way to prosperity’
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25 Unison chief endorses Ed Miliband for chancellor in a Burnham government Exclusive: Head of trade union backs energy secretary to replace Rachel Reeves, but two other big unions are opposed UK politics live – latest updates
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25 Andy Thingy with the eyelashes who was once ‘mayor of a town’ hits Westminster Trump gets to grips with ‘extremely liberal’ new kid who’s already roasting Kemi Badenoch on X