Andy Thingy with the eyelashes who was once ‘mayor of a town’ hits Westminster | John Crace
Andy Burnham, the newly elected MP for Makerfield, arrives at Westminster. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham, the newly…
All of a sudden Labour is rushing to do some good. Call it the ‘Burnham effect’ | Polly Toynbee
‘Twenty years ago, I applied for minimum wage jobs: I couldn’t find a single post directly employed by the state.’…
‘Tax break tart’: hospitality tipped to exploit summer VAT cut on children’s meals
Pubs and restaurants are likely to invent enterprising ruses to avail themselves of the tax break for customers under 18,…
Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax isn’t far off Labour’s housing policy. Not that you’ll ever hear Starmer say it | Anna Minton
‘The political theatre with which Mamdani packaged his promise is as eye-catching as the policy itself.’ The mayor of New…
Rachel Reeves tells ministers to ‘buy British’ in four key industries
Rachel Reeves on a visit to British Steel’s Scunthorpe site last year. She has pressed every spending department to award…
‘Thousands of hospitality jobs lost and industry on brink because of Starmer and Reeves’
One of Scotland’s most successful hospitality bosses has warned thousands of jobs are being lost because firms being “pushed towards…
Reeves makes case to remain as chancellor with reports Burnham may favour Miliband
Rachel Reeves has had one of her better weeks in office. Photograph: Kin Cheung/Pool AP/APView image in fullscreenRachel Reeves has…
Reeves cuts VAT on summer days out to 5% as part of cost of living support
Reeves said the summer attractions that would benefit from the temporary VAT reduction included zoos, museums, theme parks and softplay…
Net migration into UK almost halved in 2025, official figures show – politics live
Net migration to the UK stood at an estimated 171,000 in the year to December 2025, down nearly a half…
Rachel Reeves tells foul-mouthed Reform UK heckler good manners matter
Rachel Reeves hits back at petrol station heckler – video Rachel Reeves tells foul-mouthed Reform UK heckler good manners matter…