Posted by The Guardian | Sep 1, 2026 | Budget, Economic policy, John Healey, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Chancellor says he wants everyone from apprentices to senior economists to take part in brainstorming exerciseJohn Healey has asked junior Treasury staff – including IT workers and apprentices – to send him ideas for his October...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 31, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Conservatives, Ed Davey, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Politics, Reform UK, The Guardian, Tom Tugendhat, UK news |
Exclusive: Prime minister wants to ‘bring back hope’ by tackling cost of living as MPs call for electoral reformAndy Burnham will drive home his pledge to bring more essential services back into public control, telling MPs in...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 31, 2026 | Charli XCX, Chase and Status, Culture, Dance music, Festivals, Fontaines DC, Kasabian, Music, Music festivals, Pop and rock, Rap, Reading and Leeds festival, The Guardian |
Bramham Park, LeedsCharli xcx and Fontaines DC are spellbinding and there’s an awesome array of genres, but the biggest turnouts are for tech house names like Kettama and Josh Baker• Charli xcx, Reading festival review –...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 31, 2026 | Conservatives, James Cleverly, Kemi Badenoch, Politics, Priti Patel, The Guardian, Tom Tugendhat, UK news |
Tory leader expected to install Tom Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary as James Cleverly quits to run for London mayorKemi Badenoch sacked her shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, and shadow foreign secretary, Priti Patel, in a...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 31, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Bridget Phillipson, Iain Duncan Smith, Labour, Nadhim Zahawi, Politics, Poverty, Social exclusion, Social mobility, Society, The Guardian, UK news |
Exclusive: Labour MPs believe SMC has become ineffective and its work ‘should be a core function of government’Ministers are considering a shake-up of the government’s social mobility watchdog that could range from giving it...
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