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General view of No 10 North signage as Prime Minister Andy Burnham holds a National Economic Council meeting at No 10 North, located in Heron House, central Manchester. Mr Burnham has said No 10 North is
Economy / 26 July 2026
26 July 2026
Editorial / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026
Angela Rayner
Housing / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026

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

21st Century Poetry / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026

by Alistair Findlay

Prime Minister Andy Burnham (left) and First Minister of Scotland John Swinney during a bilateral meeting at the Cabinet Office in Atlantic Square, Glasgow, July 23, 2026
Scotland / 24 July 2026
24 July 2026
MADE IN THE USA: Funeral cortege for victims of the US strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh School on February 28 only recently identified through DNA testing, Minab, Iran last Tuesday / Pic: Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP
Labour / 25 July 2026
25 July 2026

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

(Left to right) Actor Brian Cox, First Minister John Swinney co-leaders of the Scottish Greens Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay at 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
Britain / 23 July 2026
23 July 2026
Displaced Palestinians lineup to receive donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 23, 2026
Human Rights / 23 July 2026
23 July 2026
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting speaking at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, July 22, 2026
Editorial / 23 July 2026
23 July 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaking to members of the media in front of a FirstGroup bus during a visit to a bus station in Bath, Somerset to highlight what the government is doing to help families with the cost of living, July 22, 2026
Politics / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026

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

Labour Party MP Stephen Timms
Features / 23 July 2026
23 July 2026

The government’s Pip review looks like a carefully managed exercise in legitimising future cuts to disability support, argues Dr DYLAN MURPHY

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is shown the driver's area on a FirstGroup bus during a visit to a bus station in Bath, Somerset to highlight what the government is doing to help families with the cost of living. Picture date: Wednesday July 22, 2026
Editorial / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026

Waiting for the grander vision to emerge

Striking members of the National Education Union (NEU) on Piccadilly march to a rally in Trafalgar Square, central London, in a long-running dispute over pay, March 15, 2023
National Education Union / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026
Douglas Alexander leaving number 10 Downing Street, London, July 20, 2026
Westminster / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026
Newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey leaves number 11 Downing Street, London. New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has entered number 10 Downing Street and among his first tasks is the selection of his new Cabinet, July 20, 2026
Editorial / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting King Charles III and accepting his invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government, July 20, 2026
Labour Party / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026

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

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting King Charles III and accepting his invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government, July 20, 2026
Downing Street / 20 July 2026
20 July 2026