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US President Donald Trump speaking after the Irish Open at the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, Co Clare, during his trip to the Republic of Ireland. Picture date: Sunday September 13, 2026
Diplomacy / 21 September 2026
21 September 2026

Prime Minister should ‘end support for Trump’s war and climate vandalism,’ Stop Trump Coalition says

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks to supporters at Chelmsford City Racecourse, Essex, following the 2026 local election results, May 8, 2026
Politics / 20 September 2026
20 September 2026
Defence Secretary John Healey (left) and the CEO of software company Palantir Technologies Alex Karp sign a £1.5 billion investment, at Wellington Conference Room, Horse Guards, Whitehall, London, September 18, 2025
Editorial / 18 September 2026
18 September 2026
Lord Tom Watson, former Labour deputy leader, speaks to the media after he and the Duke of Sussex, settled their legal action against the publisher of The Sun over allegations of unlawful information-gathering, January 22, 2025
Big Tech / 18 September 2026
18 September 2026
Screen grab taken from PA Video of activists taking part in a protest featuring a giant lobster in a cooking pot, surrounded by 'Shell chefs' outside the Department For Energy Security And Net Zero in central London. Picture date: Wednesday September 16, 2026. Read less
Climate Crisis / 17 September 2026
17 September 2026
Co-operative Party General Secretary Joe Fortune speaks during the Co-operative Party Conference at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in central London, November 15, 2025
Britain / 17 September 2026
17 September 2026
A view of the Bank of England, London
Politics / 17 September 2026
17 September 2026
Zita Holbourne addresses a previous TUC Congress at Manchester Central in 2018
TUC Congress 2026 / 16 September 2026
16 September 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (centre) sings the national anthem with Reform UK figures during the far-right party’s Conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, September 5, 2026
TUC Congress 2026 / 15 September 2026
15 September 2026
Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) on the picket line outside HMRC in East Kilbride during a strike in the long-running civil service dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, May 10, 2023
TUC Congress 2026 / 15 September 2026
15 September 2026

TUC passes motion urging ‘all public-sector unions to join a united campaign’ and ‘to plan for co-ordinated industrial action’ if needed

TUC Congress 2026 / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend his first Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, September 9, 2026
Editorial / 13 September 2026
13 September 2026
Railway cleaners stage a protest outside the Transport Department (DfT), London
TUC Congress 2026 / 15 September 2026
15 September 2026

The Labour government must deliver on its commitment to bring back privatised services into the public sector. This not only saves money but also creates accountability and generates wider social benefits, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak speaks at the TUC Congress 2026 in Brighton, September 13, 2026
TUC Congress 2026 / 13 September 2026
13 September 2026
Former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer outside 10 Downing Street, July 20, 2026
Politics / 10 September 2026
10 September 2026
Andy Burnham
TUC Congress 2026 / 15 September 2026
15 September 2026

Despite promises of a new era of insourcing, billions of pounds of public contracts continue to flow to private firms. Unions are now calling for urgent action to bring services back in-house, says EDDIE DEMPSEY

Great British Railways branding on the side of a train.
TUC Congress 2026 / 15 September 2026
15 September 2026

Privatisation and the break-up of our integrated rail system have been disasters. The Labour government’s pledges on reindustrialisation and renationalisation offer the solution, argues DAVE CALFE of Aslef

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband making a statement on Israel-Palestine in the House of Commons, London September 8, 2026
Middle East / 8 September 2026
8 September 2026
Gerry Murphy, Assistant General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, addresses union members outside Belfast City Hall, Belfast, as an estimated 150,000 workers take part in walkouts over pay across Northern Ireland. The strike is set to have a major impact with schools closed, hospitals offering only Christmas Day-level services, public transport cancelled as well as limited gritting of the roads in zero-degree temperatures, January 18, 2024
Six Counties / 3 September 2026
3 September 2026
Green Party leader Zack Polanski (centre) with party candidates and supporters after making a speech at the Church of Saint John The Evangelist in Cardiff, ahead of the Senedd election, May 2, 2026
Editorial / 3 September 2026
3 September 2026
House of Commons Handout photo issued by the House of Commons of Prime Minister Andy Burnham making a statement to MPs in his first appearance in the House of Commons, London, since becoming PM, September 1, 2026
Editorial / 2 September 2026
2 September 2026
SOCIAL JUSTICE CALL: Brian Leishman
Scotland / 2 September 2026
2 September 2026
Family members wearing tributes to victims whilst attending a service of recognition, remembrance and reflection for members of the infected blood community, at St Paul's Cathedral, London, May 19, 2026
Healthcare / 2 September 2026
2 September 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend his first Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, September 2, 2026
Economy / 2 September 2026
2 September 2026

PM tells MPs he want welfare cuts and backs Nato demands for soaring military spending

Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaking during a press conference at Church House in central London, August 5, 2026
Politics / 2 September 2026
2 September 2026
A ballot box is emptied during the count for the Blackpool South by-election at Blackpool Sports Centre, Blackpool, May 2, 2024
Democracy / 2 September 2026
2 September 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham during a visit to the Grange Interlink Community Centre in Bradford, West Yorkshire August 20, 2026
Labour / 1 September 2026
1 September 2026
Former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer outside 10 Downing Street, July 20, 2026
Labour / 1 September 2026
1 September 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham leaves 10 Downing Street, London, as he heads to the Palace of Westminster, where he will call for more public control over water, energy and transport in his first appearance in the House of Commons since becoming Prime Minister. Picture date: Tuesday September 1, 2026
Editorial / 1 September 2026
1 September 2026
Andy Burnham
Editorial / 1 September 2026
1 September 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham, accompanied by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan  (second left)  and Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden (left), speaks to members of staff during his visit to Sainsbury's supermarket in Nine Elms, London, August 26, 2026
Politics / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

National Education Union welcomes move but tells PM to go further and refund careers advice for young people

A gas hob burning on a stove. Ofgem has confirmed an 80.06 percent rise in the energy price cap, sending the average household's yearly bill from GBP 1,971 to GBP 3,549 from October. Picture date: Friday August 26, 2022
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

TUC calls for tax increase on bank profits to pay for social tariff to cut household bills

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
Wales / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

Plaid Cymru marks 100 days in Welsh government

US President Donald Trump speaks during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, August 24, 2026
Diplomacy / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner speaks to the media after meeting with emergency responders who fought the home-destroying Stourbridge fires at West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service HQ in Birmingham, August 17, 2026
Editorial / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026
An aerial view of housing in south west London, July 31, 2026
Housing Crisis / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026

Social Housing Action Campaign blasts PM’s decision to break commitment to allocate 100% of Affordable Homes Programme to social rents

Drought in the New Forest
Labour / 27 August 2026
27 August 2026

Andy Burnham could learn a few lessons from a previous Labour government in the pre-privatisation era on how to tackle water shortages, writes KEITH FLETT

Relatives of Palestinian Karim Shalaldeh, 17, cry over his body at a hospital in the West Bank city of Hebron, August 21, 2026
West Bank / 21 August 2026
21 August 2026

Labour's Emily Thornberry calls on PM to ban goods from Israel-held Palestinian territory

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey gives his first all staff address at HM Treasury in central London, July 21, 2026
Economy / 21 August 2026
21 August 2026
Climate activists from Greenpeace and Uplift during a demonstration outside the Scottish Court of Session, Edinburgh, on the first day of the Rosebank and Jackdaw judicial review hearing, November 12, 2024
Climate Crisis / 21 August 2026
21 August 2026