Posted by The Guardian | Jun 18, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Andy Haldane, Business, Byelections, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour party leadership, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Labour mayor giving advisory roles to ex-Bank of England economist and others seen as attempt to reassure marketsThree economic heavyweights have been brought in to advise Andy Burnham as he attempts to reassure the markets...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jun 18, 2026 | Dan Jarvis, Defence policy, Donald Trump, Europe, European Union, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Nato, Pete Hegseth, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, US military, US news, World News |
US defence secretary addresses allies in latest attempt to get Europe to raise military budgetsPete Hegseth has announced a review of US military presence across Europe, in a combative address to Nato allies where he threatened...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jun 18, 2026 | Brexit, Europe, European Union, Foreign policy, Michel Barnier, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, World News |
Exclusive: Former chief Brexit negotiator says staying out of euro and Schengen area would be ‘perfectly possible’‘Cynical to get power’: Michel Barnier on Boris Johnson, Brexit and the EU’s futureMichel Barnier has said Britain...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jun 18, 2026 | Digital media, Elon Musk, Far right, Internet, Internet safety, Media, Politics, Social media, Social media ban, Technology, The Guardian, UK news, X |
Exclusive: Richard Hermer’s department understood to be first in government to restrict use after recent riotsThe attorney general has told his office to no longer post on X, making it the first UK government department to stop...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jun 18, 2026 | Bridget Phillipson, Department for Education, Education, England, Labour, Politics, Primary schools, Private schools, School admissions, Schools, Secondary schools, The Guardian, UK news |
Education secretary cites admissions data for England, saying Labour is ‘rebalancing the system to focus on 94% of kids in state schools’Adding VAT to private school fees has failed to trigger an exodus of pupils into the state...
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