‘The chancellor is in a bind’: is No 11 at odds with Burnham’s big vision?
MPs applaud PM’s ambition and optimism but John Healey has yet to show he can match leader’s radical perspectiveUntil now, Andy Burnham has been a luc...
Rejoining the EU, Burnham’s donors and the bedroom tax: Politics Weekly answers your questions – podcast
Will the UK ever rejoin the EU? Who is funding Andy Burnham? And will the bedroom tax be scrapped? In a special episode, Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker...
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley attacks Burnham's 'populist' High Street plans.
In a letter, the entrepreneur accuses the prime minister of "jumping on 'everyday fixes' or bandwagons" with his latest cost of living and retail poli...
It’s been a month since Andy Burnham became prime minister. And while polls have shown a ‘Burnham bounce’, the coming months will force the new PM int...
Burnham’s visit to Kyiv marks a renewal of badly needed support for Ukraine
As well as immediate military help and diplomatic backing, the prime minister could be useful in dealing with the USSince moving into Downing Street i...
Rising inflation underlines scale of Andy Burnham’s cost of living challenge
PM’s plan to shield households from more pressure risks being overwhelmed by wider price risesUK inflation rises to 2.9%Business live – latest updates...
Will Andy Burnham’s everyday fixes be enough to get the public on his side?
The prime minister’s money-saving policies are popular but they are yet to convince voters he can take on the big thingsIt was last year that Martin L...
Tuesday briefing: To drill or not to drill – Burnham’s first big climate test
In today’s newsletter: As we enter our fifth summer heatwave, Andy Burnham’s government is looking at what the UK should do with its remaining North S...
Healey urged to be bold on borrowing in first test of Burnham’s growth pledge
Some want the chancellor to exploit newly flexible fiscal rules – others want a more creative approach, such as borrowing from marketsWith just 12 wee...
Burnham’s tax power shift aims to free England’s mayors from ‘Treasury death grip’
Local leaders say plan will transform funding so they no longer rely on Whitehall handouts for big projectsEngland’s regional mayors will be able to b...
Andy Burnham’s plans for technical education build on coalition’s UTC roots
PM’s vocational model also takes inspiration from former education secretary Kenneth Baker’s visionAndy Burnham’s plans to put academic and technical ...
Burnham’s education plan directly contradicts Labour’s Schools Act, Tories claim – UK politics live
The new prime minister is linking the need for better vocational education in school with his belief in localismGood morning. In his last speech to La...
Burnham’s Ukraine gambit is a symbolic start for PM who wants to look inward
New prime minister wants to focus at home, but his first week already suggests the world has other plansIt took just seven days in office for Andy Bur...
Is Burnham’s Oxbridge-heavy cabinet a sign of social mobility or lack of progress on class?
PM’s team can be seen as backward step even though in some ways it is more diverse. Yet its makeup points to wider access to powerRace, school, gender...
