Decision is one of Makerfield MP’s most significant since his Westminster return as he builds his team for governmentAndy Burnham has chosen his Blairite former colleague James Purnell as his chief of staff, the Guardian...
Read MoreDan Jarvis, who took role earlier this month, is said to have secured billion more for plan than predecessorDan Jarvis, the new defence secretary, promised to publish the delayed defence investment plan (Dip) before the Nato...
Read MoreKemi Badenoch, who joined US anti-abortion activists and European far-right parties at ARC, described energy secretary as a ‘villain’Britain’s net zero policies and energy secretary Ed Miliband have come under...
Read MoreWith Burnham and his team potentially having only weeks before he becomes PM, Starmer has agreed to give him access to civil serviceKeir Starmer has met Andy Burnham for the first time since the Makerfield byelection in what...
Read MoreLeader of city council braces for bitter fight with Reform UK in byelection for Andy Burnham’s replacementLabour’s candidate to replace Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester mayor has been named as Bev Craig, the leader...
Read MoreIt’s 10 years since Brexit – and it’s also another one of those weeks in British politics … Guardian columnist Rafael Behr is online now answering your questions about Burnham, Starmer, Brexit and...
Read MoreA testy Reform UK leader tried to bat off questions about why a gigantic gift to him had anything to do with the publicHappy days. Ten glorious years. Maybe it was the chance to bask in the unmitigated triumphs of the UK’s...
Read MoreSpokesperson did not suggest this would cover the defence investment plan and added Burnham will be allowed civil service ‘access talks’ Peter Walker is a senior Guardian political correspondent.The Liberal Democrats...
Read MoreJim O’Neill, a former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, says government should spend more on major projectsThe man tapped by Andy Burnham to be his chief economic adviser has called for billions of pounds more borrowing to...
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Read MoreEstranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon is sentenced for stealing from party over 12-year periodUK politics live – latest updatesPeter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in jail after he admitted...
Read MorePrime minister gives fresh indication of his intention to finalise and publish defence investment plan before leaving officePeter Walker is a senior Guardian political correspondent.The Liberal Democrats are marking the tenth...
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