Peace activists and trade unionists to gather at RAF Fairford to protest against US bombers taking off from Britain to strike Iran

More than 1,500 London bus drivers set for heatwave strikes this Friday

The real welfare dependency is at the top of our society, says ALAN SIMPSON

The new PM may offer more of the same, but early signs on his housing policies look promising, says GLYNN ROBBINS

PM commits to blowing millions on nukes

Only a publicly run, properly funded system that puts dignity before profit can end decades of market failure, says PAUL DONOVAN

PM says football belongs to fans as governing bodies unite against Fifa plans

Andy Burnham’s leadership will be judged on whether he charts a genuinely different course, argues BECK ROBERTSON

Is the Scottish government in favour of drilling or not? Evasiveness and incoherence are the order of the day, argues KENNY MacASKILL

Burnham urged to create publicly-provided national care service before the end of the parliament, and to keep his promise to ditch neoliberalism

‘Rent freezes are not a way forward at the moment,’ Housing Secretary Angela Rayner says

by Alistair Findlay

The new Prime Minister must abandon decades of automatic support for US foreign policy, which makes us all less safe, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP

Mr Burnham's £2 cap on bus fares welcomed by trade unions

Waiting for the grander vision to emerge

New PM slashes fuel bills and culls Starmer deadwood, but peace activists warn that placing John Healey as new Chancellor shows ‘beyond doubt that the military industrial complex is in charge of Burnham’s economic policy’

Can entrenched institutional power be overcome?

The new PM’s opening addresses offered hope, council homes and reform — but little detail on how any of it will be delivered, warns CLAUDIA WEBBE

The Tories introduced the 50% strike ballot threshold to make industrial action harder. MATT WRACK argues that a Labour government has no justification for leaving it on the statute book

by David Nicholson, Wales reporter

Despite the screeching from the right-wing media, Burnham’s speech chimed with the public mood - and socialists should take advantage, says Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO 

Unison national officer CLARE WILLIAMS spoke to the Morning Star about the union’s priority campaigns and why they will not let up just because the Prime Minister has changed

The bard invites readers to a gig, raps for Clacton, and lays out the Burnham-Hurzeler conundrum

SOPHIE BOLT argues that spending more on military will harm rather than benefit Britain by diverting vital resources away from essential public services

JENN FORBES of Your Party says many will welcome the end of Keir Starmer’s leadership, but it’s time we stopped leaving politics to the politicians

United Nations experts slam Britain for ‘perpetuating serious human rights violations’

KEITH FLETT looks at geographical roots of working-class activism in Britain

Against the backdrop of the Durham Miners’ Gala, Matt Kerr talks to ANDY McDONALD MP about Labour’s mistakes, Burnham’s leadership and why raising living standards must come first

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

Can Andy Burnham’s programme deliver a productive economy – or merely a softer version of capitalism, asks VINCE MILLS

Durham Miners’ Association chair STEPHEN GUY speaks to Ben Chacko about the Reform threat, what’s needed from Labour and why the Big Meeting will never lose its politics

IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape