Minimum wage rise has made it difficult for employers to hire young people, says Alan Milburn – UK politics live
Good morning. For the second day in a row, the Westminster news is dominated by the thoughts of a leading…
Mitigating Mandelson risks would have been impossible, says former MI6 chief
Mitigating Mandelson risks would have been impossible, says former MI6 chief Vetting of former UK ambassador to Washington warned of…
Report ‘phone hack’ to police or I will do it for you, Labour chair tells Farage
Nigel Farage has claimed that ‘foreign state actors’, most likely serving Moscow, accessed his phone. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty ImagesView image…
‘He doesn’t mention inequality once’: Burnham hits back at Blair’s Labour criticism
Tony Blair at the BBC on Wednesday morning. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/Tayfun SalciView image in fullscreenTony Blair at the BBC on…
‘Worry no longer, I am back’ – Tony Blair’s Why I Have Always Been Right About Everything, digested by John Crace
‘Tis very heaven to imagine you are being constructive when your real goal is to switch off the life support.’…
Revealed: Mandelson vetting warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel
Clockwise from top left: Oleg Deripaska, Peter Mandelson, Lan Fo’an and Tamir Hayman. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images/Israeli ministry of national…
Tony Blair is strong on diagnosis, deluded on prescription: Britain’s ills can’t be fixed by him | Larry Elliott
Tony Blair and Keir Starmer at the Institute for Global Change’s Future of Britain Conference in central London, 27 May…
Reform UK spending on Facebook ads surged before May elections
There were several days in the fortnight before the elections when Nigel Farage’s party spent more than any other party…
Blair says Labour needs debate before selecting new leader as he criticises Burnham speech – UK politics live
In his Today interview, Tony Blair said Labour needed to work out its policy agenda before choosing a leader. Asked…
Tony Blair says Labour must abandon net zero, support Trump and cut benefits
The former PM’s scathing 5,700-word essay criticised Keir Starmer, Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/APView image in fullscreenThe…