Andy Burnham’s big bold leap – podcast
Helen Pidd reports from the Labour conference in Liverpool as Andy Burnham lays out his grand plans as prime minister. With deputy political editor Jessica Elgot Continue...
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Burnham stakes his future on care, electoral reform and Europe in emotional Labour conference speech
PM says his plan, which includes ending pensions triple lock to fund national care service, will ‘allow us to rise again’Analysis: PM’s promises will take time to come goodKey takeaways from Burnham’s conference speechAndy...
Read MoreHow will Burnham’s national care service work – and how will it be funded?
PM has revealed more details about a proposed shake-up of adult social care – including a broad timetableAndy Burnham’s Labour conference speech gave a little more detail on how he intends to take forward what he said at the...
Read MoreWhat are Labour’s plans to overhaul social care?
Andy Burnham has revealed more details about a proposed shake-up – including a broad schedule for the reformsAndy Burnham’s Labour conference speech gave a little more detail on how he intends to take forward what he said at the...
Read More‘Just like that, I lost my girls’: the mother who feels betrayed by the family courts
The theory of parental alienation is a ‘harmful pseudo-science’, according to recent official guidance in England and Wales. Yet it led to Sarah’s two daughters being taken away six years ago – and never returnedOn the afternoon...
Read MoreFrom Brexit to electoral reform: key takeaways from Andy Burnham’s conference speech
Ending the pensions triple lock, creating a National Care Service and making changes to leaseholds were all announced by the PM in LiverpoolUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham’s first speech to a Labour conference as...
Read MoreBurnham says he would put PR in Labour manifesto and scrap triple lock to fund social care – UK politics live
PM, in first speech to party conference as leader, insists his plans are a ‘good deal’ for older peopleBurnham to signal willingness to look at scrapping pension triple lock to fund social careAngela Rayner, the housing...
Read MoreCampaigners welcome Miliband’s claim Palestine Action ban not meant to criminalise ‘grannies’ – UK politics live
Defend Our Juries welcomes ‘honesty’ from foreign secretary and says his remarks will help in its legal challengeBurnham promises to roll back privatisation with government-backed grid planAngela Rayner, the housing secretary,...
Read MoreBurnham is told axing pension triple lock would be ‘electoral suicide’ as he prepares to address Labour conference – UK politics live
Union leader says getting rid of triple lock not ‘the right thing’ as the PM prepares to lay out his ‘hope comes from honesty’ vision in Liverpool this afternoonBurnham promises to roll back privatisation with government-backed...
Read MoreShabana Mahmood says Labour party wants to create ‘fairness in our immigration system’ – UK politics live
She says a lack of fairness can make ‘people turn inwards’Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hopeLisa O’Carroll is a senior Guardian correspondent.The head of the SDLP, Claire Hanna, has called for an...
Read MoreShabana Mahmood hints she could water down controversial care worker visa plans
Home secretary under pressure over changes to indefinite leave to remain that would penalise foreign care workersUK politics live – latest updatesShabana Mahmood has signalled she is considering watering down her plans to make...
Read MoreJohn Healey says Labour will stick to fiscal rules in first speech as chancellor – UK politics live
The chancellor announced a new local apprenticeship service to boost opportunities for young peopleLisa O’Carroll is a senior Guardian correspondent.The head of the SDLP, Claire Hanna, has called for an international mediator to...
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