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The ONS said the Britain’s GDP rose by 0.5% in the second quarter. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/ShutterstockView…
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The ONS said the Britain’s GDP rose by 0.5% in the second quarter. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/ShutterstockView…

The prime minister, Andy Burnham, told the Labour party conference he wanted to build the country his late father had…

Protesters on Whitehall demand the government pause its AI use, London, 16 September 2026. Photograph: Dan…

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The new policy, just announced by Andy Burnham, should remove the ‘ratchet’ effect, where high inflation can trigger a…

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Andy Burnham gives his speech at the Labour party conference in Liverpool, 29 September 2026. Photograph: Wiktor…

Andy Burnham delivered an emotional speech at the Labour conference, announcing significant policies on pensions,…

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Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PAView image in fullscreenElectricity pylons at sunset in Scotland. “The price of energy…

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In doing so, Andy Burnham has put the spotlight back on one of the major challenges facing almost everywhere in the…

The chancellor, John Healey, struggled to bring the advertised optimism to Labour’s conference hall. Photograph: News…

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People at the Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool, 27 September 2026. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The…

Protesters block Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Northern Ireland, ahead of an Orange Order parade on 27 September.…

Mr Healey made fiscal credibility the condition for his goal of turbocharging apprenticeships for young people,…

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Israeli settlers fly flags over a home they seized from a Palestinian family south of Bethlehem in the occupied West…

Andy Burnham is set to deliver his first speech as prime minister at the Labour conference on Tuesday. In a recent…

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You may struggle to pay your bills, you may fight to get a hospital appointment, but Andy has a way of making you feel…

The Guardian editorial argues that Prime Minister Andy Burnham should nationalize Thames Water rather than allowing it…

Demonstrators call on MPs to guarantee the rights of EU citizens living in the UK after Brexit. Photograph: Tolga…

John Harris argues that the Labour Party's nostalgia for a two-party political system is misplaced as the UK has…

Tony Blair has advised Andy Burnham to prioritize rejoining the EU, a stance that contrasts with Burnham's recent…

British prime minister, Andy Burnham (centre) with ministers during a cabinet meeting. Photograph: Chris…

That is why I say cuts should be reversedDavid HarewoodI understand the pressure on the public purse, but I have also…

Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has argued that national identity should not be defined by ethnicity, rejecting…

The US president touted his ‘truly great friendship’ with his Chinese counterpart after hosting him at the White House

Private bus operators say passengers don’t need a new public bus operator, ‘they need faster, more reliable journeys’.…

Burnham will emphasise again that he intends to deliver the biggest change to Britain in 40 years. Composite: Guardian…

England fans at the Frankfurt Arena, Germany, on 20 June 2024. Photograph: Stefan Matzke/sampics/Corbis/Getty…

The Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, serves up fish and chips at Brighton’s Palace Pier ahead of his party’s…

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Sagal Abdi Wali, the Labour candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, in Primrose Hill, London. Photograph:…

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Protestors outside Frome town hall before Somerset council’s meeting to decide the future of the Saxonvale development…

Guardian columnist Marina Hyde discusses her new book, What a Time to Be Alive!, in a podcast episode hosted by…

El Niño increases drought risk in a large swathe of the world. Photograph: Mast Irham/EPAView image in fullscreenA…

Is this primarily a rebadging exercise, aimed at boosting the qualifications’ status and name recognition, while…

Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has joined surveillance and military technology firm Palantir as a senior…

In short, they need enough of this “progressive majority” to stay within the fold.Labour strategists – including Keir…

This would mean achieving 42% of parliamentary seats with 28% of the vote.Reform would become the official opposition…

At the UN general assembly the British prime minister promised to crack down on misinformation ahead of his meeting…
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