Andy Burnham says he will go ‘faster’ than Starmer. Why is that so hard?
Illustration: Guardian Design/Anaïs Mims/GettyView image in fullscreen Illustration: Guardian Design/Anaïs Mims/Getty Andy Burnham says he will go ‘faster’ than Starmer.…
Retired UK civil servants failed by pension outsourcing, government says
The Cabinet Office has confirmed it is looking to take the scheme back in-house following ‘unacceptable’ service levels. Photograph: Graeme…
Pay gap widens as UK bosses get 130 times average worker’s salary
AstraZeneca’s Pascal Soriot was the FTSE 100’s highest-paid boss last year, receiving £17.7m. The median pay for a full-time UK…
Burnham to warn UK must be honest about its challenges as he prepares to become PM
Andy Burnham speaks with local people during a visit to Gravesend in Kent on Friday. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PAView image in…
Thames Water creditors seek talks with Burnham as nationalisation looms
London & Valley Water, a consortium of 100 institutional investors, has said it is open to government involvement but not…
Rise in overseas surrogates ‘increases risk of stateless babies’
Surrogates normally carry pregnancies from donor eggs or the egg of someone who wishes to become a parent. Composite: Guardian…
Nigel Farage admits George Cottrell paid for filming and let him use his home
Nigel Farage with George Cottrell (right in dark glasses) in 2019. Photograph: Mark Kerrison/AlamyView image in fullscreenNigel Farage with George…
The Andy Burnham I’ve met over the past 20 years gives me hope for British politics | John Harris
Andy Burnham on the Left Field stage at Glastonbury festival in 2022, in a debate session hosted by John Harris…
Molten salt and human sweat: the weird batteries that could store renewable energy
The Crescent Dunes project in the Nevada desert harnesses the sun’s power to heat a reservoir of potassium and sodium…
‘We hear your voices’: inside the Church of England’s debate over Palestine
The Archbishop of York giving the opening speech at the General Synod meeting in York last week. Photograph: Bridget Catterall/Alamy…