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It’s good to talk, but … Burnham on a visit to a family centre in Sheffield last month. Photograph: Annabel Lee-Ellis/ReutersView image in fullscreenIt’s good to talk, but … Burnham on a visit to a family centre in…
Andy Burnham with Alstom apprentices in Derby as he unveiled new technical educational routes to tackle youth…
Protesters gather to support the Joint Awami Action Committee in Kotli, Kashmir on 30 July. Photograph: ReutersView…
Under the proposals, support would be restricted to households in where the highest earner is taking home £24,000 a…
That’s why my government will tackle them head-on Andy Burnham is the UK prime minister Burnham vows crackdown on…
The pilot’s flight path off Clacton appears to be a tribute to Count Binface. Photograph: Flightradar24View image in…
We must grasp the nettle and rebuild a preventive stateSun 9 Aug 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Sun 9 Aug 2026 07.18…
Kemi Badenoch visits a chemical company in Teeside, on the campaign trail for the local elections, 2 April 2026.…
Who doesn’t forget a few million pounds?’ Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNigel Farage:…
Jo Cox is remembered at an event during Glastonbury festival in 2016. Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty ImagesView image in…
Kemi Badenoch at Aberdeen harbour, September 2025. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesView image in…
Yvette Cooper pictured during a visit to a community-based mental health centre in Sheffield. Photograph: Annabel…
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Rod Liddle at the Edinburgh international book festival in 2014. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianView image in…
How to boost investment is just one economic question facing Healey and Burnham in the next few critical months.…
Westminster council has proposed a draft licensing policy that would prohibit standing and encourage seated,…
A French warship and a navy boat near an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants across the Channel after leaving northern…
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Yvette Cooper says climate change requires ‘some immediate acute responses’ by health services in the UK. Photograph:…
They must be “serious people who understand common sense,” she has said. On Wednesday, as pressure grew on the party…
A Million Women Rise march in London, 7 March 2026. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA Million…
Andy Burnham, right, with Rhun ap Iorwerth, the Welsh first minister, in Glasgow on 23 July. Photograph: Alastair…
The true test of Burnham’s enduring popularity will be how he navigates the hardest days rather than the sugar rush of…
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London’s Oxford street during the queen’s platinum jubilee in 2022. Photograph: Chunyip Wong/Getty ImagesView image in…
Attieh Fard, an independent candidate in the Clacton byelection says it is ‘a shame’ Nigel Farage and Count Binface…
Andy Burnham taking a selfie during a visit to a family centre in Sheffield, 31 July 2026. Photograph: WPA/Getty…
Guardian Opinion cartoonUK cost of living crisisNicola Jennings on Andy Burnham and the cost of living – cartoonView…
You know, I’m a tiger mum for all our kids – every single child that’s in our education system achieving excellence,…
The UK Home Office has started stripping some EU citizens of their post-Brexit residency rights, telling them they…
Westminster has largely clung on to its role as political ringmaster. Photograph: ullstein bild Dtl./ullstein…
‘When second preferences kicked in, it’s estimated that about seven in 10 progressives who had backed other parties…
Andy Burnham, the United Kingdom’s first prime minister raised in a northern Catholic environment, attributes his…
Andy Burnham and Oliver Coppard, the mayor of South Yorkshire, at a family centre in Sheffield on Friday. Photograph:…
The Lovell telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPAView image in fullscreenThe Lovell…
Guardian Opinion cartoonSocial careMartin Rowson on Andy Burnham’s plans for care reform – cartoonView image in…
Andy Burnham halted the early‑release scheme that had been easing overcrowding in England and Wales prisons, prompting…
Hardened Green voters – those for whom Burnham’s “business-friendly socialism” will never be socialist enough, or who…
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Diane Abbott apologised after an independent investigation into her conduct concluded. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PAView…
Yet the UK’s economic model increasingly denies them the means to do so. Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies…
Guardian Opinion cartoonNigel FarageBen Jennings on Nigel Farage’s anger at Zack Polanski’s Instagram post – cartoon…
Nigel Farage with George Cottrell (right, in sunglasses) in 2019. Photograph: Mark Kerrison/AlamyView image in…
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The podcast examines whether increased taxes will be used to fund a national social care service. It discusses Andy…
Nigel Farage announced his resignation as MP for Clacton, prompting a byelection. Residents of the constituency…
Andy Burnham seeks to position himself as a unifying figure for a divided Britain, emphasizing positivity and common…
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Bridget Phillipson, the new chair of the Labour party, at the Rape Crisis centre in Cambridge. Photograph: Jill…
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