Andy Burnham has promised to lead a "cost of living government," as he chaired his first cabinet meeting as prime minister.He told his newly-assembled top team that he wanted ...

In his first speech as prime minister, Andy Burnham has promised to give people more "breathing space" to help with the cost of living.Policies will be announced on Tuesday ...

Analysts say the Starmer government's planning reforms for England - including changing the rules on green belt development to increase the area homes can be built on - should ...

By lunchtime today, the UK will have its fifth prime minister in four years.No other sentence can so pithily summarise the nature of British politics right now than that ...

The speculation on what happens now inspired President Trump to post, external on his Truth Social platform that:"The People of Aberdeen, in Scotland, are dancing in the streets because ...

Andy Burnham will promise to give people "more breathing room" when he gives his first speech as prime minister outside No 10 on Monday.He is expected to say he ...

"This reprioritisation of public resource shows a change in direction towards improving everyday life and strengthening local economies over expensive national government schemes."Plans for a digital ID scheme had ...

Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told.The Labour Party's ...

The social care system in England - which is delivered mainly by independent providers rather than the NHS - is widely perceived as underfunded and unfair.Public funding is means ...

Thames Water is a major test for Andy Burnham and may help determine what the incoming prime minister's ambition to bring key utilities back under "public control" really means.Despite ...

A serious review of MPs' security is needed following the death of Ann Widdecombe, Andy Burnham has said.The former Greater Manchester mayor, who is expected to become prime minister ...

Police leaders were found to have spread false narratives about the disaster, blaming Liverpool fans, and withheld evidence of their own failings. The legislation, formally known as Public Office ...