Posted by The Guardian | May 18, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner, Brexit, Byelections, Conservatives, David Lammy, Europe, European Union, Keir Starmer, Labour party leadership, Politics, Reform UK, The Guardian, UK news, Wes Streeting |
Greater Manchester mayor says UK needs big debate about ‘how politics needs to change’ as he attempts return to parliamentJakub Krupa writes the Guardian’s Europe live blog.The European Commission has been asked about its...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | May 18, 2026 | Brexit, Europe, European Union, Foreign policy, Labour, Labour party leadership, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, Wes Streeting |
Wes Streeting has suggested he wants to see the UK ‘back in the EU’ one day – but the bloc might take some convincingUK politics live – latest updatesIs it too soon? Is it even doable? Few expected that, 10 years after the...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | May 18, 2026 | Labour, North of England, Politics, Reform UK, The Guardian, UK cost of living crisis, UK news |
Over the past five years, I’ve spoken to people struggling to get by in post-industrial northern England. They’re crying out for more radicalism, not lessAmong other defeats, the recent local elections saw Labour lose heavily...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | May 18, 2026 | Communities, County Durham, Housing, Property, Society, The Guardian, UK news |
Some of the homes have been repossessed, while others are being sold off by debt-laden housing associations. Who buys them – and who will end up living there?Amid the high-stakes bustle of numbered paddles shooting up and gavels...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | May 18, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Brexit, Byelections, David Lammy, Europe, European Union, Keir Starmer, Labour party leadership, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, Wes Streeting |
Deputy PM says the public will not forgive weeks of internal debate on the EU and Labour leadership, warning it will play into Reform’s handsGood morning. Harold Wilson was right; a week is a long time etc etc. Seven days ago,...
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