Plans would put mayors at forefront of delivering public sector improvements in areas such as health and educationMayors should be given major new powers, according to a report by the Starmerite thinktank Labour Together, which...
Read MoreMajor trade unions are lining up to back motion to reverse chancellor’s decision to cut pensioners’ fuel allowanceLabour conference – live updatesNo 10 is braced for a potential defeat on a Labour conference...
Read MoreInspired by Finnish success story, mayor Andy Burnham says unconditional homes policy ‘saves public money’The Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, has turned to Finland for bold lessons in how to tackle rough...
Read MoreConservative motion to block winter fuel payment cut defeated but 53 Labour MPs abstain and one, Jon Trickett, votes with the Tories. This live blog is closedFull story: MPs back cuts to winter fuel payments in Commons voteKeir...
Read MoreConservative motion to block winter fuel payment cut defeated but 53 Labour MPs abstain and one, Jon Trickett, votes with the ToriesFull story: MPs back cuts to winter fuel payments in Commons voteKeir Starmer is about to give...
Read MorePrime minister speaks at the Trade Union Congress in Brighton before MPs vote on winter fuel payment plansKeir Starmer is about to give his speech to the TUC conference.According to an extract released in advance, he will...
Read MoreLeaders in English region launch campaign to boost area’s image and call on government to deliver power and financesPlans to create a “northern powerhouse” in England were criticised as running out of steam,...
Read MoreParliament the most diverse by race and gender the country has ever seen, says Starmer, with the largest cohort of LGBT+ MPs in the worldDowning Street has released a full version of what Keir Starmer said in his opening remarks...
Read MoreJim McMahon says department has ‘firmly Tipp-exed’ out the words levelling up from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentDowning Street has released a full version of what Keir Starmer said in his...
Read MorePrime minister says forum will allow ministers to regularly meet metro mayors around the countryAndy Burnham, the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, has said setting up a “council for regions and nations” will be a...
Read MoreVictims of the contaminated blood scandal finally got some of the justice they have been seeking this week when Sir Brian Langstaff published the final report of his inquiry. The Guardian’s John Harris speaks to the...
Read MoreKey people and groups involved in perpetuating and covering up the public health disaster, and those who brought it to light• UK politics live – latest updatesThe infected blood scandal could largely have been avoided...
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