YouGov polling reveals support for prospective challenger, with members believing Starmer could not secure another victory Good morning. A week ago, at cabinet, Keir Starmer delivered a “put up or shut up” message to...
Read MorePay growth eases to 3.4% as businesses face pressure from soaring energy costsUnemployment in the UK has unexpectedly risen to 5% while wage growth has slowed, according to official figures, in the first snapshot of how...
Read MoreThe only useful purpose Keir can play in helping Andy Burnham get elected is to be the focus of everything that voters dislike about Labour On days like this you have to ask yourself one question: is it me who is going mad? Or...
Read MoreUK foreign secretary says urgent pressure needed to get strait of Hormuz reopened and fertiliser and fuel movingGlobal fertiliser supplies must be freed up within weeks to avoid disaster, with harvests suffering and food prices...
Read MoreEstimates suggest £1bn a year is laundered through high street businesses, with some connected to tax evasion, drugs and counterfeit goods“Dodgy” retail outlets such as vape stores, barbers, mini-marts and...
Read MoreBritain likely to face ‘warm, welcoming stance’ if it seeks re-entry but also a ‘hard-headed one’ – with no special dealsBritain would not be able to rejoin the EU on the special terms it enjoyed in...
Read MoreExpected candidate in Makerfield byelection says party ‘needs to change if we are to regain people’s trust’Andy Burnham drew the battle lines for the future of the Labour party on Monday as the Greater...
Read MoreAccounts for Reform UK leader’s media company suggest money was not withdrawn at time of property purchase Nigel Farage is facing fresh scrutiny over his claim that he paid for his £1.4m house from a reality show fee...
Read MoreSome in party fear all-out campaign could boost Reform UK chancesThe Greens are locked in an internal debate about how hard to challenge Andy Burnham in the Makerfield byelection, with some worried about allowing Reform UK to...
Read MoreTrain operator says passenger demand will still be met as it trims summer timetable at government’s behestAvanti West Coast is to cut about one in seven trains on its busiest intercity routes this summer to reduce...
Read MoreThe prime minister said he wouldn’t be setting out a timetable to stand down if Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield byelectionJakub Krupa writes the Guardian’s Europe live blog.The European Commission has been asked...
Read MoreAndy Burnham may already be facing a tricky obstacle in his push to return to Westminster. Past comments about rejoining the EU have come back to haunt him, particularly given that the Makerfield constituency voted...
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YouGov polling reveals support for prospective challenger, with members
Pay growth eases to 3.4% as businesses face pressure
Deep-rooted problems of food inequality are hidden behind area’s
The only useful purpose Keir can play in helping
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UK foreign secretary says urgent pressure needed to get
Estimates suggest £1bn a year is laundered through high
Britain likely to face ‘warm, welcoming stance’ if it
Expected candidate in Makerfield byelection says party ‘needs to