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The Scunthorpe steelworks has been officially nationalised under new government powers passed this week.
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Rise in GDP follows a 0.1% decline in April, figures from the Office for National Statistics showThe UK economy grew by 0.1% in May, despite the impact of the Iran war on energy costs, official figures show.The Office for National Statistics said GDP rose, following a 0.1% decline in April. The figures were in line with a 0.1% rise in May that economists had forecast. Continue reading...
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The dual national, who missed six weeks of school, is latest of several children affected by recent Home Office policyA British girl was prevented from returning to her school in the UK for six weeks after a trip to see her grandmother in Italy because of the Home Office’s new rule requiring dual British nationals to have a British passport to get back into the country.The 15-year-old, who was stranded in Rome in April, is just the latest of a number of children and young adults hit by a new Lab
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In the first of a two-part profile, Daniel Boffey traces the incoming PM’s early forays into politics and his rise to prominence – ultimately leading to him leaving London for ManchesterAndy Burnham had emerged victorious, but niggling doubts remained about his mandate. It was the summer of 1987 and the 17-year-old had represented Labour in a school hustings as Margaret Thatcher and Neil Kinnock were battling it out in that year’s general election.“Andy was standing against another guy, a really
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Rain Newton-Smith calls for a new generation of public-private partnerships to fund major projectsAndy Burnham must avoid another “summer of speculation” on tax and spend that would spook British business, the chief executive of the CBI has warned.As Burnham prepares to take up the Labour leadership on Friday, with a new cabinet to be announced on Monday, Rain Newton-Smith urged him to tread carefully. Continue reading...
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Any boost for the military will be paid for by cuts elsewhere. Britain’s new PM should be careful he is not being sold a pupFor many British voters, politicians and journalists, public spending has had a bad name since the late 1970s, when Margaret Thatcher’s government began its long campaign to tame the supposedly bloated state. From this perspective, the public sector wastes money, commissions unnecessary or out-of-date projects and generates endless jargon and reasons for its own existence,
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The prime minister will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv later on Thursday.
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BBC Verify has looked at the scale of the housing challenge facing Burnham when he becomes PM.
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Today in Focus hears from friends, colleagues and mentors of Andy Burnham to find out more about the man soon to be prime ministerOn Monday, Andy Burnham will become the UK prime minister.The former Greater Manchester mayor has faced neither a general election nor a Labour leadership contest to get there, leaving many to wonder: who is he and what does he stand for? Continue reading...
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The home secretary is the frontrunner for the role ahead of ‘risky’ Ed Miliband, according to senior Labour figuresShabana Mahmood has emerged as the frontrunner to become Andy Burnham’s chancellor after a fierce briefing war over the prospect of Ed Miliband being appointed to the powerful role.Senior Labour figures with knowledge of Burnham’s thinking told the Guardian they expected the home secretary to be moved to the Treasury amid concerns that Miliband would become a target for criticism of
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The government argues the move would help jobseekers and could reduce pay discrimination claims.
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I don’t want to create new divisions, incoming prime minister says as Mahmood is tipped to be chancellorAndy Burnham has signalled that he will not increase wealth taxes immediately after becoming prime minister, easing concerns among the business community but limiting his economic room for manoeuvre.He said on Wednesday he did not want to “create new divisions” with his tax policy, in comments that allies said were a sign that he did not intend to raise money by taxing wealth. Continue readin
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The expected next PM says he may have to "ask for a little more" in tax and warns of "difficult" choices.
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The outgoing prime minister was on good form during his sometimes emotional last PMQs. But Labour MPs were right that change was neededMercifully for a prime minister whose defenestration was swift and brutal after Labour’s catastrophic local election results in May, Sir Keir Starmer’s valedictory week has offered several opportunities to point to what he got right. Sir Keir’s steadfast record in corralling international support for Ukraine – and ensuring Britain stayed out of Donald Trump’s ill
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Whoever Burnham appoints to the key role will send a signal of his intent, writes Iain Watson.
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It wasn’t his performances on Wednesday lunchtimes that did for the ultimate mid-table PM – it was all the other stuffWho would have thought it? Most of us would have put money on Kemi Badenoch failing to read the room for Keir Starmer’s last ever prime minister’s questions. Not a bit. From her opening tribute to Ann Widdecombe to her final gags, Kemi was the model of warmth, generosity and tenderness. Pitch perfect. Not a word out of place. So much so that you couldn’t help wondering if the rea
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MPs debated how prejudice against strong regional accents could affect social mobility in Westminster Hall.
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The challenges facing Britain’s next PM. Plus: Fury amid the rubble in VenezuelaAndy Burnham is to become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, having secured the Labour leadership with the landslide support of his party’s MPs.The former Manchester mayor is now set to replace Starmer as Labour leader on Friday before walking through the doors of No 10 and becoming prime minister next Monday. Continue reading...
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In my country, devolution has been the equivalent of giving someone a new electric car without the capacity to charge it. That can’t be the model for the whole UKAs a journalist, I have specialised in Wales, Welsh politics and devolution for the past 10 years. Devolution, in particular, could be considered a bit niche as subjects go. But suddenly, everyone wants to talk about it because Andy Burnham is making it front and centre of his offer as prime minister. MPs have been falling over themselv