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A Thames Water van, August 22, 2025
Privatisation / 15 July 2026
Burnham urged to clarify nationalisation plan as Thames Water ‘months from bankruptcy’
15 July 2026
A view of the Senedd, the Welsh parliament building in Cardiff
Wales / 15 July 2026
Welsh Labour appoints new leader
15 July 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend his final scheduled Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, July 15, 2026
Parliament / 15 July 2026
Starmer quits with smear at Corbyn
15 July 2026

Meanwhile, incoming PM Andy Burnham dithers over who should be his Chancellor

School children in a classroom
Wales / 15 July 2026
Welsh government must rectify ‘chronic underfunding’ of additional learning needs, unions demand
15 July 2026
Workers' Rights / 15 July 2026
Equity to support unpaid comedians after Leicester Comedy Festival venue repossessed
15 July 2026
Palestinian women mourn over the body of 10-year-old Motaz Abu Shaar, who was killed by Israeli fire, during his funeral at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 14, 2026
Gaza Genocide / 15 July 2026
Amnesty, Save the Children and more charities urge Burnham to take ‘decisive action’ to end Israeli atrocities on Palestinians
15 July 2026
A homeowner turns down the temperature of a central heating
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 15 July 2026
Scottish government to look at price checker for heating oil
15 July 2026
General view of the British Steel works in Scunthorpe
Industry / 15 July 2026
Labour must commit to buying British to keep nationalised British Steel alive, GMB says
15 July 2026
Workers' Rights / 15 July 2026
‘Tremendous win’ as striking Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers secure 8.26% pay rise
15 July 2026
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell leaving in a prison van from the High Court in Edinburgh, June 23, 2026
SNP / 15 July 2026
Campaigners dismiss 'weasel words' over Yes Scotland Murrell claims
15 July 2026
A pile of cheeseburgers and French fries
Health / 15 July 2026
Quarter of heart disease cases driven by ultra-processed foods, study finds
15 July 2026
[Pic: Robina Weermeijer / Creative Commons]
Healthcare / 15 July 2026
New Alzheimer’s test to be trialled in Scotland
15 July 2026
An Uber vehicle stops across the road from a taxi rank in Sy
Workers' Rights / 15 July 2026
Taxi drivers' union calls on Burnham to halt driverless car trials as first act in office
15 July 2026
Richard Burgon during the Labour leadership hustings at the SEC centre, Glasgow, February 2020
Parliament / 15 July 2026
Labour's Richard Burgon urges ban on MPs taking second jobs
15 July 2026
Wales / 14 July 2026
Welsh government's Budget in danger of falling
14 July 2026
A rally for independence organised by Believe in Scotland, which aims to celebrate Scotland's potential, its culture and its people in Edinburgh, March 28, 2026
SNP / 14 July 2026
Murrell had no access to Yes Scotland accounts, says lawyer
14 July 2026
Jana, 8, mourns over the body of her 10-year-old brother, Motaz Abu Shaar, who was killed by the Israeli military, during his funeral at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 14, 2026
Gaza Genocide / 14 July 2026
Sanction Israel now, MPs urge
14 July 2026

82 MPs and peers test incoming premier Andy Burnham’s intentions to reset government policy towards Israel

PSC Cymru die-in outside the Senedd
Gaza Solidarity / 14 July 2026
Palestinian campaigners hold mass die-in outside the Senedd
14 July 2026
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a visit to OES Group Ltd in Gateshead, July 13, 2026
Labour Party / 14 July 2026
Reeves claims economy booming in fight to keep cabinet role
14 July 2026
British and US troops in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, August 27, 2009
Abuse / 14 July 2026
British soldiers dropped Afghan prisoners off forklifts ‘for fun,’ inquiry hears
14 July 2026
From left Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research’s (CICTAR), Toby Quantrill, TUC Cymru’s Amber Courtney and report author Vivek Kotecha
Privatisation / 14 July 2026
Unions demand profit be taken out of social care in Wales
14 July 2026
A general view of the Houses of Parliament in London
Austerity / 14 July 2026
Welsh government urged to complain to Westminster about disability benefits review
14 July 2026
Campaigners take part in a Stop Rosebank protest outside the UK Government building in Edinburgh, September 30, 2023
Climate Crisis / 14 July 2026
Labour MPs urged to back North Sea fossil fuel drilling
14 July 2026
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks to supporters, backed by his newly elected Senedd members on the steps of the Senedd, following winning the most seats in the Welsh Parliament election, May 9, 2026
Round-up / 14 July 2026
Wales in brief: July 14, 2026
14 July 2026
Leader of Reform UK Scotland Malcolm Offord is interviewed outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, May 11, 2026
Scotland / 14 July 2026
SNP accuse Reform of trying to criminalise Gaelic and Scots
14 July 2026
A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London, December 21, 2021
Healthcare / 14 July 2026
Nearly £10bn wasted buying PPE during pandemic, Covid-19 inquiry finds
14 July 2026
Climate change activists from Extinction Rebellion chain themselves together outside the BBC Bristol building on Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, December 2018
Media / 14 July 2026
Nearly three in four heatwave newspaper stories failed to mention climate crisis
14 July 2026
Dungavel Detention Centre, just outside the small village of Strathaven in Scotland, August 2003
Asylum Seekers / 14 July 2026
Inspector questions women’s welfare at Dungavel
14 July 2026
Police activity in Rotherham, thought to be in connection with the Ann Widdecombe murder investigation, July 12, 2026
Politics / 14 July 2026
Minister warns of threats to MPs
14 July 2026
The skyline of Canary Wharf in London as the cold snap continues to grip much of the nation, February 14, 2021
Inequality / 14 July 2026
Big banks 'making a killing' from the misery of the cost-of-living crisis, TUC warns
14 July 2026

Trade unions call for windfall tax hike to fund social energy tariff to public’s energy bills

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood arrives for a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street, London, May 19, 2026
Labour / 13 July 2026
40+ human rights groups demand government close ‘inhumane’ asylum accommodation in former military sites
13 July 2026
IWGB union members protest outside Take-Two House, Rockstar's offices in London, [Pic: IWGB]
Workers' Rights / 14 July 2026
Rockstar Games urged to recognise IWGB by 23 senior union and community leaders
14 July 2026
We Own It
Healthcare / 13 July 2026
Campaigners call on Burnham to ‘red card’ pharma deal with US
13 July 2026
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth with his newly elected Senedd members on the steps of the Senedd, following winning the most seats in the Welsh Parliament election, May 9, 2026
Industrial / 13 July 2026
Teaching unions brand Welsh gov pay offer 'recipe for disaster'
13 July 2026
A view of BAE Systems' Barrow-in-Furness shipyard in Cumbria, October 30, 2024
Undercover Policing Inquiry / 13 July 2026
BAE Systems offered money to Special Branch to spy on anti arms trade campaigners
13 July 2026
Police outside the house of Ann Widdecombe in Haytor in Dartmoor. The ex-Tory prisons minister was found dead at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor on Thursday after sustaining serious injuries. Picture date: Monday July 13, 2026
Britain / 13 July 2026
Murder of Ann Widdecombe being investigated as potential act of terrorism
13 July 2026
The wreckage of the Chinook Helicopter which crashed on the Mull of Kintyre killing all 29 on board, June 4, 1994
Cover Up / 13 July 2026
MoD ‘cannot be allowed to win’ over Chinook crash inquiry, say families
13 July 2026
Former Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) boss Sir Olly Robbins appearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Houses of Parliament in London, April 21, 2026
Mandelson Scandal / 13 July 2026
Sacked Foreign Office chief applies for judicial review saying Starmer followed ‘no process at all’
13 July 2026
A person wearing a University and College Union (UCU) armban
Industrial / 13 July 2026
London South Bank University staff begin marking boycott ahead of strikes over ‘fire-and-rehire plans’
13 July 2026
Medical urine samples and blood vials in a medical clinical laboratory, based at University of Bristol, Monday April 8, 2019
Healthcare / 14 July 2026
Excellence in medical research ‘not leading to better health for enough people’
14 July 2026
Floral tributes are left by the Hillsborough Memorial at Anfield, Liverpool, on the 36th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, April 15, 2025
Politics / 13 July 2026
Campaigner ‘over the moon’ as Hillsborough Law returns to Commons
13 July 2026
Scotland / 13 July 2026
Social care crisis ‘piling pressure’ on Scottish NHS, say Labour
13 July 2026
A view of a burnt area affected by wildfires in Bedar, near Almeria, Spain, July 11, 2026
Wildfires / 13 July 2026
British woman becomes 13th person to die in deadly Spanish fires
13 July 2026
Police outside the house of Ann Widdecombe in Haytor in Dartmoor, July 10, 2026
Crime / 12 July 2026
Police not looking for any other suspects in Widdecombe murder probe
12 July 2026
People enjoy the sun at Viking Bay, Broadstairs, Kent. The heatwave across the UK looks set to continue as 2026 became the first year to record temperatures of 35C on six separate days, July 12, 2026
Climate / 13 July 2026
May and June heatwaves caused excessive deaths, highlighting ‘tragic indictment of energy system’
13 July 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hugs Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves whilst in Berkshire, to deliver a speech following the publication of long-delayed defence investment plan (Dip), June 30, 2026
Economy / 12 July 2026
Reeves to announce small business growth support in final Mansion House speech
12 July 2026
A Thames Water van
Britain / 13 July 2026
MPs call for special administration of Thames Water as future of the utility hangs in the balance
13 July 2026
Miners' Gala
Durham Miners' Gala 2026 / 12 July 2026
Britain needs a total reset, socialist MP warns Burnham at the Big Meeting
12 July 2026