Families can get discounted meals and days out from today – here’s what you need to know Several big-name businesses have confirmed that they are participating in the scheme The Independent UK · Jun 25
Keir Starmer focused on living costs and orderly transition in final weeks as PM The Prime Minister said he hoped to ensure disruption was ‘absolutely minimised’ as he hands over power after his final weeks in Downing Street. Evening Standard · Jun 25
Reeves backs Burnham to be PM despite reports she may be offered lesser role Allies lobby to keep chancellor as ‘stable’ choice while Wes Streeting and Ed Miliband also in picture The Guardian - UK · Jun 25
Burnham could become PM on 17 July based on Labour leadership contest timetable – as it happened The former Manchester mayor could be installed as prime minister in weeks if no other MP puts themselves forward The Guardian - UK · Jun 25
Rachel Reeves ‘set to be sacked as chancellor’ despite backing Burnham IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 25
Rachel Reeves backing Andy Burnham as next PM despite cabinet speculation It has been rumoured that Mr Burnham would appoint a new chancellor. Evening Standard · Jun 25
Reeves insists she has ‘unfinished business’ as chancellor amid speculation she could be ousted by Burnham The chancellor has backed Bunrham to succeed Starmer – but faces losing her role in the Treasury in the coming weeks The Independent UK · Jun 25
It’s not the bond markets Andy Burnham should be afraid of. It’s his own MPs To stay popular with the public – and his backbenchers – he’ll need to make big changes fast. That means changing the way the government borrows, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty The Guardian - UK · Jun 25
Donald Trump on Andy Burnham: ‘I hear he’s extremely liberal, extremely’ US President Donald Trump told reporters Andy Burnham ‘probably won’t open up the North Sea’ for oil exploration. Evening Standard · Jun 24
Great British Summer Savings scheme comes into effect for families The tax cut on children’s meals and days out begins on Thursday and runs until September 1. Evening Standard · Jun 24
Andy Burnham issued warning over tax rises should he become prime minister Opposition leaders will use a gathering of business chiefs to set out their economic response to Sir Keir Starmer’s likely Downing Street successor The Independent UK · Jun 24
Exploit last North Sea oil and gas or risk mass job losses, Andy Burnham urged British Chamber of Commerce boss Shevaun Haviland says transition to clean energy could be handled better The Guardian - UK · Jun 24
Graceless Kemi concedes not a croak of kindness for newly liberated Keir It is customary to say something complimentary about a departing PM but the Tory leader couldn’t meet the moment The Guardian - UK · Jun 24
Cost of London attractions, cinemas and kids meals to be slashed from Thursday Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the Great British Summer Savings measure to help ease cost of living pressures Evening Standard · Jun 24
The Independent UK · Jun 24 Alton Towers and Legoland slash prices as ‘Great British Summer Savings’ set to kick off Rachel Reeves’ scheme will offer free bus travel for children aged between five and 15 in England during the school holidays
Evening Standard · Jun 24 Keir Starmer bats away criticism of front and backbenchers in PMQs bout Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle interrupted the leaders’ Wednesday session and urged them to choose their words carefully.
Evening Standard · Jun 24 Burnham looms large at PMQs: Badenoch mocks Starmer for Labour axing him for 'pair of eyelashes and a T-shirt' SKETCH: Tory leader Mrs Badenoch tears into Sir Keir’s Cabinet ministers after his resignation
The Independent UK · Jun 24 Rachel Reeves’s ISA tax raid could be her final own goal as chancellor Tax will be payable on cash held in an investing ISA, while the Lifetime ISA is getting a part-fixed rebuild. Karl Matchett explains why the chancellor appears to have missed the mark – again
The Guardian - UK · Jun 24 Badenoch will ‘absolutely not’ apologise for PMQs comments about Starmer’s downfall, spokesperson says – as it happened Tory leader said Labour MPs were cheering, even though there are ‘400 knives’ in Starmer’s back
International Business Times UK · Jun 24 Rachel Reeves' Future in Doubt: Why Andy Burnham's Rise Could Reshape Labour's Cabinet Andy Burnham's increasing influence within Labour sparks speculation about leadership changes and cabinet restructuring, particularly affecting Chancellor Rachel Reeves, amid ongoing internal discussions in Westminster.
International Business Times UK · Jun 24 Holding Cash in a Stocks ISA? You Could Soon Face a 22% Tax Charge The new 22% tax on cash interest in stocks and shares ISAs from April 2027 affects savers and investors. Learn about the implications of HMRC's reforms and who will be impacted.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 24 Progressive economists reject Unite leader’s criticism of Ed Miliband Sharon Graham is urged to withdraw her claim that the energy secretary would cost jobs if he became chancellor
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23 HMRC announces 22% tax on cash interest held in stocks and shares Isas Treasury also promises a new first-time buyer Isa with no upper age limit, as the ‘age at which a first home is bought is rising’
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23 Who is likely to be in or out of a Burnham cabinet? Big hitters such as Miliband, Mahmood and Streeting are seen as in line for the top jobs; others face an abrupt end to their ministerial careers
The National (Scotland) · Jun 23 Andy Burnham wants to 'tear up' funding model for Scottish Parliament BRITAIN’S likely next prime minister wants to “tear up” the funding mechanism for Holyrood, The National can reveal.